Pre-match pitch inspection and minor maintenance

By visual inspection while walking the pitch.  Identify:

• Stones/broken glass, needles
• Loose divots/other surface damage
• Hard surface due to ice/drought
• Waterlogged surface
• Surface levels (unfilled divots or sunken drainage trenches)
• Dog faeces

Immediately prior to match (should allow min of 45 minutes to complete task and 3/4 people)

• Delay to start of match to allow remedial action
• Match postponed by officials
• Player injury
• Poor playability
• Reputational damage to club and volunteer groundstaff
• Potential damage to machinery or injury to groundstaff and volunteers

• Gloves
• Fork
• Waste bag

• Best completed by two to four people.  Sharing task ensures more detailed coverage and sufficient resources to complete task in time
• Keep team/match officials informed of any issues