Thursday 5 September 2013

Preparing for match day

With the 1st match of the new season only 3 days away, and my wife expecting our 3rd child on the same day, I have had to be more prepared than I have ever been.  Match day equipment has been passed on and email drafted in preparation for me not being there for our 1st match.  It then hit me how much is actually involved!

  • Collect registration cards from club chairman
  • Arrange collection of goals
  • Arrange for new kit to be collected
  • Prepare match sheet
  • Organise referee
  • Organise time of kick off
  • Contact opposition with details
  • Email all parents with details
  • Arrange for goals to be stored somewhere
  • Work out substitutions so all get equal playing time
That’s just the pre-match list!  Then there’s the match day list

  • Organise kids
  • Choose captain
  • Exchange match sheets with opposition
  • Do substitutions
  • Pay referee
  • Enjoy the match!
This is all in addition to the pre-season preparation.  Who’d be a volunteer grassroots coach?!?  Me, I wouldn’t swap it for the world!