A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games. They are generally outdoors, but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions. Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles More recently, some types of fields have begun using a synthetic grass-like material called AstroTurf, but its use is often controversial. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind Today a lot of fields have Next Turf, ProGreen or Field Turf. These Turfs are filled with rubber and/or sand.

There are a variety of different commonly used fields, including

• the cricket field containing the cricket pitch,
• the baseball field,
• and the American football field
• courts: tennis court, volleyball court, basketball court
• Football (Soccer) pitch

Metaphorically, a playing field refers to any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, most often economic competition between companies. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20 A baseball field or baseball diamond is the field upon which the game of Baseball is played American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A tennis court is where the game of Tennis is played It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet In Basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources A metaphorical playing field is said to be level if no external interference such as government regulations affects the ability of the players to compete fairly. LEVEL is a Computer and video games Magazine originating in the Czech Republic with branches in Romania and Turkey See Free Trade. Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions

The term is also used for collectable card games, where it refers to the area that the cards are placed during gameplay. Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards