How to choose the sport light for the American football field

The National Football League is the name given to the merger of the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference.
The NFL is the largest of the four major professional sports leagues in North America and the largest in the world. The lighting requirement is Strict.

Size of American Football field

American football field of rugby match is 160 yards long (1 yard = 0.9144m), 75 yards wide, 110 yards apart from the two goal lines, 25 yards from the goal line, and end zone between the two lines.The two goalposts are 18 feet (5.64 meters) apart.The crossbar is 10 feet (3.048 meters) above the ground;The goal post is one foot above the crossbar

Lighting standards for American football fields

Today many corners of the rugby field or lighting arrangement, and on the football field corners set four light pole, 58 m height – 33 – like the discharge project-light lamp to the football field center should not be less than 25 ° Angle with the ground, to determine the height of the light pole, therefore, light pole distance is different from the centre of the football field of the light pole height is different;Football field bottom line bottom line midpoint and football field outward into 10 ° Angle (with television into 15 ° Angle), football field sideline halfway point and line outward into 5° Angle after the intersection of two phase extension area for the arrangement of the triangle formed by the light pole position.A suitable illumination distribution can be formed on the football field by the projection of various beam angles.
GL-SPL series offer the 15,20,30 degree.

GL-SPL-1000W advantage as follow:

1. The overall volume gets smaller, can be directly replaced in the original position of the traditional light tower

2. The most stable, high-energy-saving LED, mainly solves the problems of traditional lamps: slow start-up, high energy consumption, low power factor, high temperature, no waterproof, no UV protection, and no easy maintenance

IES TM-21-11 Prediction

3. The product is available in various angles, perfectly used in large stadium and high Mast lighting 25-100 meters, can irradiate for 100-1000

Why choose us?

Because of the professionalism and particularity of football sports, the choice of American football stadium lighting should be extra cautious. In the field of American football lighting, the industry is currently the first to promote “Mecree”. As a supplier of LED sport light solutions, MECREE is better professional and guaranteed.
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