FIFA UPDATE
Delegates being shown how to set a pedestrian mower
technical officer, Andy Cole, who works closely with Alan. Andy has vast experience of how FIFA worked in the past having worked at the 2010 finals in South Africa, the 2014 finals in Brazil and 2018 in Russia as well as several youth World Cups. Through that experience, he has been able to assess and relay what he felt was missing in the pitch delivery process. To give more time for pitch assessment, Alan has taken the pitch inspection visits out of the main schedule because he felt there wasn’t enough time to carry out a full evaluation. Whilst iTurf focus on matters
Andy Cole takes delegates through pitch testing
under the surface and carry out critical tests for hardness, moisture, traction, density and level, Alan focuses on the venues equipment, staffing levels and experience and other essential infrastructure. As each venue visit is completed, all the notes are compiled into a visit report before moving onto the next one. The team will typically look at one stadium pitch and four training pitches in a day, with at least one and a half hours spent at each venue.
Once the first full inspection is completed, Alan returns to Zurich to evaluate all the reports. Pitches are scored and rated for risk
in an easy to identify traffic light system. Budget costs are also put against each venue and, gradually, a picture emerges of what the pitch delivery looks like. Each FIFA Tournament has a director from the competitions department who will control the tournament budget. Each department involved in the delivery of the tournament will report its initial findings to the director and then agree the budget going forward.
During the inspection, Alan will have tried to gauge the skill set of the ground teams who will have to deliver the pitches under
TERRA RAKE
Highly productive & efficient thatch removal. Available in FIVE versions from 1.7m to 4.6m including an electric trailed 1.7m option.
NEW SHIFT
Designed for high quality & synthetic pitches.
OUT NOW!
EASY TO STORE & FITS THROUGH TIGHT SPACES
MOVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS
MULTI DIRECTIONAL PORTABLE GOAL
Follow us on Twitter @WIEDENMANNUK FOR DEALER INFO VISIT
Sponsor of:
WIEDENMANN.CO.UK OR CALL 0141 814 3366
WWW.MARKHARROD.COM OR CALL 01785 594421 PATENT
PENDING GB1820948.6
GET SOCIAL FOR ALL OF OUR LATEST NEWS & OFFERS
PC October/November 2019
43
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164
