Abstract: A measuring apparatus for identifying the boundaries and indicia of a basketball court or street hockey rink, respectively. In a first embodiment, the measuring apparatus comprises the combination of an elongate measuring strip and the casing for containing the same. The casing is preferably attached to the base of a portable basketball backboard and hoop set such that the measuring strip may be extended therefrom and extended across the playing surface to identify the boundaries and indicia inherent to a conventional basketball court. The second embodiment likewise comprises the combination of an elongate measuring strip and the casing for housing the same, and is designed and configured to identify the boundaries and indicia of a street hockey rink. The casing is preferably formed upon the frame of a conventional street hockey goal net with the measuring strip being extensible therefrom to measure out and identify the placement of the boundaries and indicia inherent to a street hockey rink.

Abstract: A kit for forming a court upon a generally planar playing surface. In a first embodiment, the kit comprises a plurality of pieces of tapes adhesively attachable to the playing surface wherein each tape of the plurality of tape is sized and configured to correspond with and represent a specific boundary of the court. In an alternative embodiment, the kit comprises a court overlay formed from a unitary piece of tape that may be spread out about the playing surface and adhesively attached thereto to thus form a given court. The tape utilized to form the court according to the present invention may be selected to have a desired adhesive property, texture, or reflective property.

Abstract: A kit for forming a court upon a generally planar playing surface. In a first embodiment, the kit comprises a plurality of pieces of tapes adhesively attachable to the playing surface wherein each tape of the plurality of tape is sized and configured to correspond with and represent a specific boundary of the court. In an alternative embodiment, the kit comprises a court overlay formed from a unitary piece of tape that may be spread out about the playing surface and adhesively attached thereto to thus form a given court. The tape utilized to form the court according to the present invention may be selected to have a desired adhesive property, texture, or reflective property. There is additionally disclosed a measuring apparatus for facilitating the formation of a court from the kit of the present invention.

Abstract: A kit for forming a court upon a generally planar playing surface. In a first embodiment, the kit comprises a plurality of pieces of tapes adhesively attachable to the playing surface wherein each tape of the plurality of tape is sized and configured to correspond with and represent a specific boundary of the court. In an alternative embodiment, the kit comprises a court overlay formed from a unitary piece of tape that may be spread out about the playing surface and adhesively attached thereto to thus form a given court. The tape utilized to form the court according to the present invention may be selected to have a desired adhesive property, texture, or reflective property.