Winter Pitches (Football and Rugby

This suite of one-day training courses covers the maintenance and management of winter sports playing surfaces and facilities at all levels of the sport for either volunteers or members of a professional grounds team. Winter sports pitches should be managed with insight and care to ensure longevity of the surface throughout the more demanding winter months. At Levels 2 and 3, course delegates can consider planning, scheduling and facilities management to ensure that they are maximising income, playability and staff.

Level 1 Winter Pitches: In-Season or Renovation

• Course covers: the definition and assessment of the surface, seasonal maintenance, general tasks, setting out and line marking, turf problems, safe and effective use of equipment

Level 2 Winter Pitches: Applied Turf Culture

• Course covers: surface requirements, performance quality standards, turf grass identification, fertilisers and nutrients, pests and diseases, moss and weeds, non-turf surfaces and new developments

Level 3 Winter Pitches: Advanced Turf Culture

• Course covers: soil structure and texture, irrigation management, drainage, choice of grass species, managing nutrient levels, integrated pest management, managing performance quality standards

These training courses can be offered as a bespoke course for a group of delegates or in traditional format.