Designation:F2336−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforRollerHockeyPlayingFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2336;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThepurposeofthisguideistoreachcommonunderstandingbyprovidingaguideforthedesignandconstructionofrollerhockeyplayingfacilities.Attentioniscalledtothealternativedimensionsoftheplayingsurfacedependinguponthetypeofuseandtheageoftheuser.Intheinterestoffuturestandardization,itisrecommendedthatsurfacedimensionsofallnewfacilitiesbeclassifiedinaccordancewiththosefoundinthisguide.Itisrecognizedthatrollerhockeyplayingfacilitiesalsoareusedforfigureskating,speedskating,andpleasureskating.Organizersofthesesportsmayadoptthepresentstandardaswritten,ormodifytheguideinaccordancewiththeirspecialinterests.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheprovisionsforconsistentsafetyconsiderationsinthedesignandconstructionofnewrollerhockeyrinksinordertoreducepotentialsafetyhazards.Itisintendedtostandardizegameconditionsandestablishguide-linesthatwillprovidealevelofconformityforthepurposeofcompetitionandreducepotentialhazardstoplayersandgameofficials.1.2Thisguideshouldbetakenintoconsiderationbyarchitects,designers,engineers,constructioncontractors,andappropriateinspectorswhomaybeinvolvedinthedesignandconstructionofnewrollerhockeyrinks.Thisguideappliestothedevelopmentofnewarenasandtoexistingfacilitiesthatwillberenovated.1.3Thisguidetakesintoconsiderationthatmosticehockeyrinkswithconcretesurfacescanbeacceptableforrollerhockey.However,dasherboardsmustmeetcriteriarespectiveofthespecificactivity.Facilitiesdesignedandconstructedforrollerhockeymaynotbeacceptableforicehockeyuse.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesno...
