Hardcourt describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. This may describe an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt (again used in basketball), or shale, clay, or Rebound Ace (as in tennis). See also: Tennis court#Hard courts. A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... The MAPLE (Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment) dedicated isotope-production facility is a current project jointly undertaken by AECL and MDS Nordion. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Indoor soccer game in Mexico Indoor soccer is a game derived from association football, (soccer) adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... Shale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. ... The Gay Head cliffs in Marthas Vineyard are made almost entirely of natural clays. ... Used at the Australian Open, Rebound Ace is a cushioned tennis hardcourt comprised of layers of polyurethane rubber, fiberglass, and other materials on top of an asphalt base. ... The Australian Rod Laver, a candidate for the greatest player of all time This article is about the sport. ... Empty tennis courts. ...