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This Lantra-accredited Customised Award is exclusively developed and delivered by a Lantra-approved Training Provider, who meets our quality standards. The course is specifically tailored to meet learners’ needs. For further details about the course content and delivery locations, please contact the Training Provider using the details provided below.
The minimum age to undertake this course is 16.
Sports facilities are under increasing pressure to provide playing surfaces all year round. Natural turf surfaces that traditionally provided the playing surfaces are not able to withstand high usage all year round, especially in the winter months.
This training course is designed to provide a basic knowledge of synthetic sports turf maintenance. The course enables the Groundsman to grasp the basic needs of synthetic sports turf throughout a 12-month period.
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Who should attend?
Delegates attending the Synthetic Sports Surfaces, General Maintenance Techniques course will develop their own skills, working knowledge and expertise. This course is suitable for novice and experienced groundsman.
What will be covered?
- To consider and provide safe working practice when completing all tasks and operations on synthetic sports turf
- To understand and appreciate the general requirements of play for synthetic sports turf
- To be able to provide playing surfaces to the required standard of play
- To carry out all maintenance operations in the correct sequence ensuring the best surface
- To understand the difference between materials and products available for the maintenance and renovation of synthetic sports turf
- To understand and be able to carry out repairs to the synthetic sports turf surface after each game
- To have an understanding and be able to carry out basic maintenance to all machinery and tools used.
Other areas of interest
Robotic GPS Sports Line Marking
Risk Assessments within Sports Turf, Grounds and Estates Management
Train the Trainer within Sports Turf, Grounds and Estates Management
The Maintenance of Natural Sports Turf Surfaces for Rugby and Football
The Maintenance, History and Ecological Principles of Wildflower Meadows
Basic Management & Maintenance of Ponds and Wetland Areas
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