MSDC Pitch Quality Inspection Record

• Site Name and Pitch Number:

• Sports Facility Type:

  Select Senior football pitch Junior football pitch Mini soccer pitch Rugby pitch Cricket pitch Stoolball pitch Athletics track Tennis Courts Bowling green Pétanque Piste

  • Senior football pitch
  • Junior football pitch
  • Mini soccer pitch
  • Rugby pitch
  • Cricket pitch
  • Stoolball pitch
  • Athletics track
  • Tennis Courts
  • Bowling green
  • Pétanque Piste

• Pitch specification:

  11v11

  9v9

  7v7

  5v5

• Wicket type:

  Select Grass Artificial

  • Grass
  • Artificial

• Number of Courts:

• Date and time of inspection:

  Date

• Prepared by:

Outdoor Sports Facility Inspection

• Is this a grass playing surface?

  Yes

  No

• Length of Grass: (Acceptable = slightly long, due to be cut, Good = fine but not cut recently, Excellent = just been cut and cleared

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Grass Coverage (Acceptable = some bare areas due to wear, some weeds, Good = few bare patches or weeds, Excellent = No bare patches and negligible weeds.

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Playing surface - Drainage (Acceptable = pitch drains within 1 week of heavy rain shower, good = 3 days, excellent = 1 day)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Playing surface - Slope (Acceptable = minor slope along/across the pitch, good = part of the pitch, excellent = no slope)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Condition of Playing Surface - Damage (Acceptable = a few minor undulations, good = the odd undulation, excellent = no damage

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken:

• By when:

  Date

• Line Markings: (Acceptable = lines visible, pitch correct size, Good = lines are bright, Excellent = lines are bright and straight)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken:

• By when:

  Date

• Have recent weather conditions adversely influenced these scores?

  Yes

  No

• To what extent?

• Equipment (goal posts etc.) - (Acceptable = Goals are standing upright and rust free, Good = goals are clean and smart, Excellent = Goals are pristine)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description

  Select Rust/chipped paint Tape Missing net hooks Incorrect size Goalposts not straight Socket exposed

  • Rust/chipped paint
  • Tape
  • Missing net hooks
  • Incorrect size
  • Goalposts not straight
  • Socket exposed

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Litter: (Acceptable = Negligible litter on the pitch itself, Good - No litter on the pitch, Excellent - No litter on the pitch or surrounds)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken by Landscapes Contractors:

• By when:

  Date

• Dog Fouling: (Acceptable = Very little fouling on the pitch itself, Good - No fouling on the pitch, Excellent - No fouling on the pitch or surrounds)

  1 Unacceptable

  2 Poor

  3 Acceptable

  4 Good

  5 Excellent

• Description:

• Photograph:

  Media

• Action to be taken:

• By when:

  Date

• Facility is playable in its current condition:

• Reason:

Health & Safety

• Are any hazards present during this inspection, which are not already covered the site risk assessment?

  Yes

  No

• Description:

• Photo:

  Media

• Remedial action to be taken:

• By whom:

• By when:

  Date

• Have there been any significant changes to the site since the most recent annual risk assessment was undertaken?

  Yes

  No

• Does the risk assessment for this site require interim review?

  Yes

  No

• By whom:

• By when:

  Date

• No other hazards or maintenance defects found at time of this inspection:

• Time inspection completed:

  Date

• Inspector's Signature:

  Sign