EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS Getting Personal
Michael Hood - he would like to be an astronaut, but he can’t tie shoe laces!
Who are you?
Michael Hood, Head Groundsman at Leicester Grammar School.
Family status. Married with three children.
Who’s your hero and why? Thierry Henry - The Goat.
What’s been the highlight of your grounds career so far? Becoming Head Groundsman.
If your younger self saw you now, what would he think? Legend.
Which famous people wind you up? Sean Dyche.
What job would you love, other than your own? Taxi driver or an astronaut.
What was the most embarrassing moment in your life? Answering these questions.
What is your favourite fi lm? Four Lions.
What scares you? Birds. What would your
autobiography be called… and who would play you in the fi lm? Sorry guys ... I don’t really know what I’m doing! Mr Bean.
What is your favourite sport? Football.
What would you cast into Room 101? Noisy eaters.
Which historical time and place would you most like to visit? Chichen Itza in Mexico.
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? Ron Burgundy, Seth Macfarlane and Margot Robbie.
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What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Never miss a good chance to shut up.
What’s your favourite piece of trivia? The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
What’s your favourite smell? Freshly cut rye grass.
Which three albums would you take to a desert island? Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP, Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus and The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.
What’s the daftest work- related question you have ever been asked? Which way do you lay turf.
What’s your favourite piece of kit? SISIS scarifi er.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Honest, reliable and versatile.
What is the single most useful thing you could tell a 16-year- old groundsperson/ greenkeeper? Keep going.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to tie shoe laces.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? Everyone must fi nish work at noon on a Friday and go straight to the pub.
says: “He is a fantastic servant to the school and always fi nds a way to get things done. Ciaran Kilduff (eleven years’ service) - NVQ Level 2, PA1, PA2 and PA6, Chainsaw certifi cate – he has an extremely healthy perspective and there is nothing he can’t do. Oliver Gilbert (six months) NVQ Level 3, PA1, PA2 and PA6, chainsaw certifi cate – I worked with Oliver for seven years at Glen Gorse Golf Club. He is a great addition to a strong team and a dream to work with. William Webb (eighteen months) - NVQ Level 2, PA1 and PA6. William has taken on the role of looking after cricket during the season and is doing an unbelievable job. And last, but my no means least, Jack Tarleton-Lord (two years) - NVQ Level 2, PA1 and PA6. Jack is ever
present and is known to the team as the outfi eld master.”
Maintenance on the site doesn’t come without its problems and Michael has had issues with green algae build up on the water-based hockey pitch for the past three years, so he turned to John Mullins from Agrovista Amenity for advice. John explains “We found the Dosatron system (which is fi tted on to the irrigation system) was being used to apply a chlorine-based product, but the algae was not being controlled. We set up a trial with Huwa San TR50 and started to apply it through the irrigation system and the algae was no longer an issue.”
“Sometime after this, work was carried out on the watering system, but the Dosatron pump
Left to right: Les Berry, Jack Tarleton-Lord, Oliver Gilbert and William Webb
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