SPITFIRES GAME DAY CHECK-LIST
Before you leave your house/work, check that you have:
- the game sheets
- any call-up or loan forms
- the net bag with net, ladder, velcro, pegs, hammer AND corner flags
- the balls
- the jerseys (men)
- the alternate-colour jerseys if needed
- the first aid kit with its list of emergency names and phone numbers
OCSL teams also need:
- the cards (if you keep all the cards in a bunch)
At the game:
- put up the net
- set up the corner flags
- inflate the balls
- card check is 15 minutes before the kick-off; your players should be ready
OCSL: DO NOT LET A PLAYER STEP ONTO THE FIELD TO PLAY IF HE/SHE HAS NO PLAYER CARD
If a player does play without his/her card and you discover it:
- The player must stop playing
- The rest of you must keep playing or you'll ALSO be fined for game abandonment!!!!
At half-time (OCSL)
- Check the ref's game sheet. Make sure all present have their cards checked. Cross off absent players or they'll be marked as playing without cards. Make sure the ref has the call up forms for your subs.
After the game:
- take down the net
- remember the corner flags
- find all the balls
- collect the jerseys for the wash (men)
- check that nothing has been left behind (water bottles, shoes(!) corner flags)
Go home and:
- fill in the game report(s)