Football pitch maintenance and management

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A fundamental requirement in the use of performance standards is to manage a pitch holistically.

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Marking out a pitch might be done the day before a game, mostly on lower league games, or on the day of the game for higher league games or pitches that are being maintained to a higher standard.

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A key aim of pitch maintenance and management is to provide an even surface, without significant undulations, which can provide players with good grip for turning, running and ball control.

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This entry takes a brief look at how maintenance inputs and expectations of quality have changed over a 30-year, or so, period.

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In addition to monitoring performance standards to aid pitch management, the need to ensure a pitch is safe and legal to use on the day of a match is essential if an organisation’s duty of care to its users is to be fulfilled.

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Mow at a height which allows for good root growth and also good roll of the football. For many pitches this will typically be between 25mm and 50mm, with a 40mm height of cut providing a good balance between root growth and ball roll for many levels of league game.

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1) Total (live) vegetative ground cover, including grass density.
2) Bare (and decaying-dead) area.
3) Desirable grass coverage.

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4) Undesirable grasses.
5) Sward height.
6) Root depth, and root density.
7) Weed content.
8) Earthworm surface casting.

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9) Surface evenness.
10) Infiltration rate
11) Silt and clay content.
12) Soil pH.
13) Nutrient levels.

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14) Pest damage.
15) Disease.
16) Surface colour.

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