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Court diagrams for seven outdoor games: shuffleboard, horseshoes, tetherball, croquet, badminton, volleyball, and deck tennis.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jun 1974 (v.52#6) pg. 132

Tips on how to master the underhand serve in volleyball.
BOYS' LIFE Aug 1974 (v.64#8) pg. 47

How to receive the serve, make a set-up pass, and spike for a score.
BOYS' LIFE Mar 1980 (v.70#3) pg. 74

Simple-to-make net standards for a backyard volleyball or badminton court. Includes court dimensions. Built from 2"x2" wood. Held upright with nylon rope and tent pegs.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Aug 1983 (v.6#11) pg. 30

Backyard game arena includes space for horseshoes, croquet, badminton, volleyball, handball, basketball, shuffleboard, tennis, and a putting green.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #118 Jun 1970 (v.20#5) pg. 44

Build the ultimate volleyball set.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #289 May-Jun 1988 (v.38#5) pg. 96
Correction FAMILY HANDYMAN #290 Jul-Aug 1988 (v.38#6) pg. 20

Play at home. Layouts for 15 classic backyard games plus instructions on how to dry-line and paint grass, and install a concrete play slab.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #674 Jun 1984 (v.80) pg. 29
Correction MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #676 Aug 1984 (v.80) pg. 6 (Horseshoe scoring).
Correction HOME MECHANIX #681 Jan 1985 (v.81) pg. 13 (Shuffleboard).

Dimensions for backyard game courts.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1971 (v.136#2) pg. 136

Make a moveable badminton or volleyball net for your backyard. Pour an old rubber tire full of concrete and you will be able to easily roll this heavy base to wherever needed.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jul 1978 (v.213#1) pg. 114

Home court advantage. Ideas for both turf and artificial surfaces for badminton, volleyball, lawn bowling and croquet courts. Includes court dimensions and layout diagrams.
PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Jul-Aug 1991 (v.6#6) pg. 68

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