For those people who always turn up at the match and have forgotten something…… it’s worth creating a pre-match checklist!
Here’s a checklist that you can adapt. Create your own checklist for your format/age group/playing location.
- Keys (to shed or goals)
- The numeric code to get into a storage shed.
- The numeric code to unlock the padlocks on goals.
- Samba goal or nets for fixed goals, if needed.
- Mallet/hammer for net pegs
- Corner flags
- Respect barrier
- Match ball plus spare
- Training balls for warm up
- Ball pump
- Cones for warm up
- Whistle
- Goalie shirt
- Spare shirt
- Spare set of shin pads
- First aid kit
- Stopwatch
- Cash to pay referee
- Half time oranges/Penguins for the kids
- Registration cards (if required)
- Trophies e.g. Player of the Match
- Results card (if required)
- Contact numbers – Raiders parents and opposition manager