Module 4:

4.1 What materials might be used?

1   Introduction

There is a wide range of materials that can be used to look after a football pitch.

The actual type of material and quantity used can vary significantly between pitches. This is influenced not just by available budget, but also by soil type, geographic location, the quality standard of the desired pitch, the mount of use that has taken place, as well as many other reasons or factors.

2   The materials

There can be quite a few different types of material, however, for our purposes we have identified 12 main types and groups of material that might be used for looking after a pitch.

There will be others, and some of these could be allocated to one of the main groups we have listed, or they might be considered as a separate type or group altogether.

This doesn’t really matter how or where they are grouped because a key focus of this module is to raise awareness and understanding of the majority of materials in use, not to cover every single potential material.

In the first instance have a think about some of the materials that might be used as part of the annual maintenance and renovation activities on a football pitch.

3     Activity

Once you have had a think then make a list of those materials and try and add some more examples. We have created a worksheet for you to download and complete.

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If you identify a minimum of 3 different types / groups on your list, then that is a good start; if you identify 4 to 8 then that is really good going; whilst 9 or more is excellent, showing you already have a good idea of the materials that might be used on pitches.

There are many materials and hopefully you have included some from our list, which we have put in an A-to-Z order: