The telephone pole/volleyball pole reference reminds me of the problems describing things such as wires/pylons and how we communicate in general.
"Have you got the wires?"
'Are you referring to the 30 ft wires on the telegraph poles or 300 ft wires on the pylon lines, or was it the wires strung across the field between the trees?'
(clearly more of an issue low level or ad hoc landings)
Scenario - HEMS, ad hoc or precautionary landing (possibly at night?) on a sports pitch/astro turf.
Have you got the...
Posts - Netball/football/hockey/tennis/lighting
Wires - Between posts/between lighting posts/tennis net/hanging wire across pitches to demarcate pitches using net that is not in use.
Netting - goals/cricket lane/fencing/loose around edge
For example;
http://clubdir.gaa.ie/monaghan/toome...astrosmall.jpg
You opt to land in this floodlit area....
Did you see it?