{"id":269506,"date":"2022-11-08T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T21:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsdistributors.co.nz\/?page_id=269506"},"modified":"2022-11-09T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T02:28:07","slug":"size-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsdistributors.co.nz\/size-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Size Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row content_placement=”middle” bwd_show_when_date=”__\/__\/____ __:__” bwd_show_when_date_end=”__\/__\/____ __:__” css=”.vc_custom_1667960651595{margin-bottom: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.sportsdistributors.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Measuring-tape.png?id=271500) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bwd_show_when_date=”__\/__\/____ __:__” bwd_show_when_date_end=”__\/__\/____ __:__” css=”.vc_custom_1667960336966{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Buying online can be hard, we get it. Getting the right size can be a bit of a mission without being able to try things on or take a swing with a piece of equipment.\u00a0 \u00a0Maybe you’re buying for someone else with only an age or a measurement to guide you.<\/p>\n
Here we have compiled a list of guides to help you make these decisions.<\/p>\n
If you find a sport we have missed and you’d like some more info on please let us know and we will try to add it on.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1667855892706{background-color: #c1c1c1 !important;border-radius: 3px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Athletics:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n AGE GROUP\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n SHOTPUT KG\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n HAMMER KG\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n DISCUS KG\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n JAVELIN GM\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n BOYS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 7yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 8-9yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 10yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 2.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.75kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 11yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.75kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 12yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 13yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 14yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.25kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n SECONDARY SCHOOL – BOYS – NZSS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Junior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.25kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 700gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 700gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n MENS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 16-17yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 700gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 18-19yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 6.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 6.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.75kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 800gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 7.26kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 7.26kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 2.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 800gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n MENS MASTERS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 35-49yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 7.26kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 7.26kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 2.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 800gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 50-59yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 6.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 6.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 700gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 60-69yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 5.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 600gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 70-79yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 500gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n GIRLS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 7yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 8-9yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.50kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 10-11yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 2.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.75kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 12yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 0.75kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 13-14yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n SECONDARY SCHOOL – GIRLS – NZSS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Junior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 500gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 500gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n WOMENS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 16-17yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 500gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 18-19yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 600gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 600gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n WOMENS MASTERS\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 35-49yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 4.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 600gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 50-59yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 500gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 60+yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 3.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 1.00kg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 400gm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”double” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1667274839932{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Badminton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nNet Height:<\/strong><\/p>\nThe net is 1.55 metres (5 ft 1 inch) high at the edges and 1.524 metres (5 ft) high in the centre. The net posts are placed over the doubles sidelines, even when singles is played.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJunior Racket<\/strong>: Primary and Intermediate<\/p>\nSenior Racket<\/strong>: Secondary and Adults[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”double” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1667274839932{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nBASKETBALL\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\nHOOP HEIGHT:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\nSchool Years 1-4: Hoops are 2.4 metres high.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSchool Years 5+: Hoops at the regulation 3.05 high.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n BALL SIZE\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n SIZE 3\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n SIZE 5\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n SIZE 6\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n SIZE 7\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Age Range\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Under 7\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 7-9yrs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Girls SS Junior & Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Boys SS Junior &\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”double” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1667274839932{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CRICKET\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\nBAT: <\/b><\/span>The ideal length for a bat is the inside measurement of the batsman\u2019s trousers. Children over the age of seven fare best with bats that weigh no more than a kilogram.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTIP<\/strong>: Lift the bat in the non-dominant hand (i.e.: The left hand if right-handed), and to hold it out horizontally with the shoulder for one minute. If he can do this without strain or difficulty, the weight is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBAT SIZE<\/th>\n | PLAYER HEIGHT (cm)<\/th>\n | PLAYER HEIGHT (in)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 1<\/td>\n | – 130<\/td>\n | – 4’3″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 2<\/td>\n | 130 – 137<\/td>\n | 4’3″ – 4’6″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 3<\/td>\n | 137 – 145<\/td>\n | 4’6″ – 4’9″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 4<\/td>\n | 145 – 152<\/td>\n | 4’9″ – 5′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 5<\/td>\n | 152 – 160<\/td>\n | 5′ – 5’3″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSize 6<\/td>\n | 160 – 165<\/td>\n | 5’3″ – 5’5″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nHarrow<\/td>\n | 165 – 170<\/td>\n | 5’5″ – 5’7″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSmall Adult<\/td>\n | 170 – 175<\/td>\n | 5’7″ – 5’9″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nShort Handle<\/td>\n | 175 – 183<\/td>\n | 5’9″ – 6′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nLong Blade<\/td>\n | 183 +<\/td>\n | 6′ +<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”270993″ img_size=”Full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]PADS<\/strong>: To find your recommended pad size, measure in a straight line from the centre of the knee cap down to the instep (where the tongue of your shoe sits).<\/p>\n\n\n\nPAD SIZE<\/th>\n | MEASUREMENT (cm)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \nExtra Small Junior<\/td>\n | – 25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSmall Junior<\/td>\n | 25 – 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nJunior<\/td>\n | 30 – 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nYouth<\/td>\n | 35 – 38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSmall Adult<\/td>\n | 38 – 41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nAdult<\/td>\n | 41 – 44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nOversize Adult<\/td>\n | 44 +<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”271034″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]GLOVES<\/strong>: To find your recommended glove size, measure in a straight line from the start of the wrist to the tip of your longest\u00a0finger.<\/p>\n\n \n\n\nGLOVE SIZE<\/th>\n | MEASUREMENT (cm)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | \nExtra Small Junior<\/td>\n | – 14.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSmall Junior<\/td>\n | 14.5 – 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nJunior<\/td>\n | 16 – 17.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nYouth<\/td>\n | 17.5 – 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSmall Adult<\/td>\n | 19 – 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nAdult<\/td>\n | 20 – 21.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nOversize Adult<\/td>\n | 21.5 +<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”271027″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”black” style=”double” border_width=”5″ css=”.vc_custom_1667274839932{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1667855935493{background-color: #c1c1c1 !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n HOCKEY<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\nSTICK: <\/b><\/span>To find the right stick height it\u2019s recommended to measure from the ground to the belly button.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n PLAYER HEIGHT CM\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n STICK LENGTH\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 172cm +\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 37.5\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 160cm-172cm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 36.5\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n 152cm-160cm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n 35\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |