Groundsman

Saturday Groundsman Duties

8:00am 

  • Music on
  • Assist Canteen staff with outdoor setup
  • Put teardrop flags out.
  • Open Equipment Shed. Lights on.
  • Put Red & Blue Samba goals out on grass.
        • 2 ends (Left & right).   2 long bars
        • 2 corner flags
        • 1 red/blue net-tub (Net, 2 sandbags, 3 or 4 yellow box markers, ~30 white cones)
  • Assist Check/Fix U8-U11 pitch setups by parents: 
    • Penalty Areas (Red Goals: 5m x 12m)  (Blue goals 10m x 20m)
    • Nets properly attached
    • Weight Bags over rear bar
    • Corner Flags

 

  • Put Marquee up.
    Get others to help

 

9:45am

  • Setup U7 pitches.
    Goals, Corner flags, sidelines, centre spot.

 

10:20am

  • take 5-6yo kickoff equipment out

 

 

12:00am

  • assist 5-6yo kickoff packup and get equipment locked away.
  • Stack/Sort Red and Blue goals neatly.
  • Repack red/blue net-tub (Net, 2 sandbags, 2 box markers, ~30 white cones)

 

12:15pm

  • Take Marquee down and put away.
    Get others to help
  • Put teardrop banners away  
  • Retrieve rubbish and lost property from grounds
  • Music off
  • Lights off. Lock Up.

 

 

Anytime Jobs (in order of priority)

  1. Load up equipment trolleys for Sunday matches
    Each full-size pitch gets:  1 ladder, 2 nets, 2 sets pegs & mallets,  6 flags, 1 stretcher, 12 white chairs
  2. Check match ball inflation
  3. Clean equipment building toilet and stock with toilet paper/ paper towels / hand soap
  4. Empty bins, sweep floors.  Equipment shed first, then main clubhouse.
  5. Repack yellow frame training goals neatly

 

 

 

 

Sunday Groundsman Dutiess

Early Shift

  • Music on
  • Assist Canteen staff with outdoor setup
  • Put teardrop flags out.
  • Open Equipment Shed. Lights on.
  • Put trolleys out on grass.
    For matches on Lord 1, 2, 3
  • Put Blue and Red Samba goals out on grass.
    Check match schedule for Lord 4a (red) and/or Lord 4b (blue)
    • 2 ends
    • 2 longs
    • 2 corner flags
    • 1 red/blue net-tub (Net, 2 sandbags, 2 box markers, ~30 white cones)
  • Hang nets on crossbars
  • Peg nets out. Or fixup net peg outs.
  • Check corner & halfway flags. Stretcher. Chairs.
  • Put Marquee up.
    Get others to help
  • Sort out red and blue buckets
  • Repair any damage to red and blue goals.

 

Anytime Jobs (in order of priority)

  • Repack yellow frame training goals neatly
  • Empty bins, sweep floors.  Equipment shed first, then main clubhouse.
  • Repack yellow frame training goals neatly

 

Late Shift

  • Stack/Sort Red and Blue goals neatly.
  • Repack red/blue net-tub (Net, 2 sandbags, 2 box markers, ~30 white cones)
  • Repack trolleys for full-size pitches
    Each full-size pitch gets:  1 ladder, 2 nets, 2 sets pegs & mallets,  6 flags, 1 stretcher

 

  • Take Marquee down and put away.
    Get others to help
  • Put teardrop banners away  
  • Retrieve rubbish and lost property from grounds
  • Music off
  • Lights off. Lock Up.