Costings Category of Works Per Annum
Painting and erecting goal post Inspect socket
Initial marking out of pitch Over marking or pitch for play (weekly)
Aeration, solid or slit tine End of season renovation Chain harrow (per occasion) Roll (per occasion)
Selective herbicide application Mowing (per occasion)
Total to maintain 1 pitch for 1 year
Occasion 91.00 4.03
Removal of post at the end of the season 42.21 Apply basic fertiliser
£ Per Quantity Total £
1 91.00 1
4.03
90.97 14.80
71.31 64.59
514.00 30.70 36.29 90.15 17.40
1 70.97 26 384.80 1 42.21 1 71.31 6 387.54 1 514.00 6 184.20 6 217.74 1 40.15 14 243.60 2,251.55
£2,251.55 / 36 weeks = £62.54 per week 2 matches per weekend £62.54 / 30players = £2.00 per head
End of Season Renovation Practices
4 x 20Kg bags of sports turf perennial grass seed Decompact goal areas
Make good area with appropriate top soil (2 tonnes per pitch maximum) Hand seed worn areas and apply top soil dressings
Disc seed pitch within the 18 yard wide area along full length of pitch Drag mat to smooth surface and work in seeding
The budgets allocated for the maintenance of local authority pitches are not dissimilar to those shown in the tables above - and are totally inadequate. If the Football Association wishes to bring about the upgrading of facilities, the service inputs and quality standards are essential, linked with funding into the private sector and local authority providers. This is key to developing even a small improvement to surfaces on which children can play and develop their skills. I classify educational areas within the above aforementioned category.
With regard to the above end of season works a more realistic figure for pitch renovation would be around £1,500 for a small club and, for a semi professional club, from £2,000 to £5,000. Professional and FA standard pitches would be £5,000 to £10,000 if additional Koro and
drainage work were deemed necessary. At grass roots level, local authorities need knowledgeable staff, quality equipment and, rather than the inadequate sums within the usual grounds maintenance specification, a more realistic budget would be in the region of £4,000 per pitch per annum. This could be managed by all local authorities operating a sensible pricing policy:
£4,000 / 36 weeks = £111.11 per week.
£111.11 / 2 matches = £55.55 per match.
£55.55 / 15 players = £3.70 per player.
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