Turf AI

Football Pitch Groundskeeping Course

Course Modules

Module 1. What is a football pitch? [3-hours]

1.1 What is needed from a pitch?
1.2 Observation skills: Getting started
1.3 Observation skills: Football pitch
1.4 Module summary & recall

Module 2: Pitch quality [5-hours]

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Examples of Performance Standards
2.3 Assessing Pitch Quality
2.4 Carrying Capacity: Limitations on games played
2.5 Module summary & recall

Module 3: Maintenance activities [4-hours]

3.1 Work activities: Introduction
3.2 The need for certain activities
3.3. When are the activities typically carried out?
3.4 Relative frequency of maintenance activities
3.5 Module summary & recall

Module 4: Materials [3-hours]

4.1 What materials might be used?
4.2 What are they used for?
4.3 When are they used?
4.4 How much is needed?
4.5 How much do they cost?
4.6 Module summary & recall

Module 5. Making connections [3-hours]

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Not doing a maintenance activity
5.3 Reasons for carrying out maintenance activities
5.4 Maintenance activities (including materials) influencing performance standards
5.5 Module summary & recall

Module 6. Turf science [5-hours]

6.1 Turfgrasses
6.2 Turf Problems and controls
6.3 Soil science
6.4 Pitch construction, drainage & carrying capacity
6.5 Module summary & recall

Module 7. Good working practices [3-hours]

7.1 Why is it important to use equipment and materials safely, and efficiently?
7.2 Connections with performance standards
7.3 Working safely
7.4 Safe and secure storage of equipment and materials
7.5 Module summary & recall

Module 8. Planning the work [4-hours]

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Planning the usage schedule
8.3 Planning the maintenance inputs
8.4 Creating an annual work plan
8.5 Module summary & recall

Module 9. Self-assessment