In sports, a hash mark or hash line is a short line/ bar marking that is painted perpendicular to the sidelines or side barricades, used to help referees and players recognize on-field locations and visually measure distances. Hash marks serve the same function as the graduated markings on measuring tools such as rulers.

2019年9月7日 · In the NFL, the hash marks are 70 feet and 9 inches away from the nearest sideline. The distance between the two rows of hash marks is 18 feet and 6 inches. They are closer on a college...

2015年3月23日 · The hash marks for college fields are 40 feet wide and start 60′ in from the sidelines. They are wider than NFL hashmarks (18′ 6″) and narrower than the high school (53′ 4″) markers. Goal posts also vary in width between levels of play. College/NCAA goal posts measure 18 feet, 6 inches wide (the same as the NFL)

2024年11月6日 · The main reason for the wider hash marks in college football is due to the size and shape of the field. College fields are typically 53 1/3 yards wide, while professional fields are only 23 1/2 yards wide.

2016年10月23日 · If the play ends outside the hash marks, the ball is spotted about 1½ yards inside the nearest hash. Now, to your question, and why the ball isn’t placed in the precise middle of the hash...

The two hash marks are 60 feet from the sidelines. Hash marks and short yard-line extensions shall measure 24 inches in length. Nine-yard marks 12 inches in length, every 10 yards, shall be located nine yards from the sidelines. They are not required if the field is …

In the NFL, each hash mark is 70’ 9” from the closest sideline. That makes the two rows of hash marks 18’ 6” apart. In college, the hash marks are closer to the sidelines. The hash marks are 60 feet from the nearest sideline, making the two rows of hash marks 40 feet apart.

2022年9月7日 · College football hash marks are 18’ 6” apart, while NFL hash marks are at the 25-yard line. The difference in distance accounts for the width of the playing field and how many defenders can be lined up on each side of the ball at once.

In the NFL since 1972, the hash marks are 70 feet 9 inches (21.56 m) from each sideline; in college football they are 60 feet (18 m) from each sideline. At each 5-yard line they are marked with 2-foot (0.61 m) lines painted parallel to the sidelines.

High school goal posts are 23'4" wide and 20' tall from ground while NCAA goal posts are 18'6" wide and 30' tall poles from ground. High school hash marks are 53'4" from the sidelines while NCAA hash marks are 60' from sidelines. Measurements shall be from the inside edges of the boundary markings.