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# Supported sports & activities

> All activity types supported by the SkyMatch API and how they affect scoring.

## Overview

Pass one of the values below as the `sport` parameter in any endpoint. Each activity type uses different weather thresholds — for example, padel is more sensitive to wind than hiking, and outdoor events have different rain tolerances to golf.

If no `sport` is provided, SkyMatch defaults to `outdoor`, which uses balanced general thresholds.

## Activity types

| Value             | Activity                   | Notes                                             |
| ----------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `padel`           | Padel                      | Wind-sensitive. Rain threshold is moderate.       |
| `tennis`          | Tennis                     | Similar to padel. Slightly more wind-tolerant.    |
| `football`        | Football / soccer          | Higher rain tolerance. Wind threshold is lenient. |
| `cricket`         | Cricket                    | Rain-sensitive (play stops in rain).              |
| `golf`            | Golf                       | Wind-sensitive. Light rain tolerated.             |
| `hiking`          | Hiking / trail walks       | Most wind-tolerant. Moderate rain tolerance.      |
| `event`           | Outdoor events             | Rain-sensitive. Crowd comfort factored in.        |
| `camping`         | Camping                    | Wind and rain both weighted heavily.              |
| `outdoor_fitness` | Outdoor fitness / bootcamp | Balanced thresholds. Temperature-sensitive.       |
| `outdoor`         | General outdoor (default)  | Balanced general thresholds across all factors.   |

## How sport type affects scoring

The `playability_score` is calculated using the same underlying weather data regardless of sport — but the **weighting of each factor** changes based on the activity:

| Factor      | Padel  | Hiking | Outdoor event |
| ----------- | ------ | ------ | ------------- |
| Rain        | High   | Medium | High          |
| Wind        | High   | Low    | Medium        |
| Temperature | Medium | Low    | Medium        |
| Cloud cover | Low    | Low    | Low           |

## Requesting new activity types

Don't see your activity listed? [Email us](mailto:hello@skymatch.uk) — we add new sport types based on customer demand and can usually turn around a new type within a week.