Ground duty
All GUFC teams must help manage ground operations on game days - at Gymea Bay Oval, Kareela 2 or 3.
Via a roster system, teams must:
- provide ground control (wearing an “orange jacket” and managing crowd behaviour)
- cook the BBQ (at Gymea 1 and 2 only)
- set up and pack up fields.
Team managers are responsible for coordinating their teams’ involvement. Team managers must:
- check the manager’s bulletin and website each week to see if their team is rostered on
- ensure the required number of people are present. This will involve planning ahead - contacting your team and confirming exactly who will help out
- ensure your helpers are ready to go at the allocated time (and taking over from the current team on duty where appropriate).
Duties at Gymea Bay Oval fields
1. Ground control
The ground control system is in place right across the Sutherland Shire Football competition. It involves wearing an “orange jacket” and helping monitor crowd behaviour.
GUFC teams on ground control must:
- provide two people per field to constantly patrol the field
- ensure these people wear an orange jacket, which are available at the ground control office. GUFC will be fined if people are not visible in orange jackets
Respectful crowd behavior is the key to everyone enjoying football. Your job while wearing the orange jacket is to ensure crowd behaviour is always acceptable. Harassment, abuse or other poor behavior towards officials, coaches or spectators is not tolerated.
If situations get out of hand, report it immediately to the GUFC committee member in the ground control office.
2. BBQ
Workers are generally assigned to the GUFC BBQ each weekend. In the event they don't turn up or require a break, you may need to help out.
3. Set up and pack up
GUFC teams will be rostered to set up and pack up Gymea Bay Oval each weekend. GUFC committee will also be on hand to help.
Ground set-up:
- Mark out the fields
- Set up for small sided games
- Put up corner and halfway flags
- Put out garbage bins, banners and furniture
- Change over to full field games, following the small sided games.
- Some people will be required to help set up Kareela Oval 2 – a GUFC Ground Controller will coordinate this.
Ground pack up:
- Take down the goal posts and store against fence. Don’t remove nets.
- Remove flags and put in shed behind BBQ
- Sweep out change rooms and both toilets
- Sweep steps and clubhouse area
- Clear up any litter and leave oval tidy and clean
- Ensure garbage bins are put into carpark area.
Duties at Kareela Oval fields
1.Ground control
The ground control system is in place right across the Sutherland Shire Football competition. It involves wearing an “orange jacket” and helping monitor crowd behaviour.
GUFC teams on ground control must:
- provide two people per field to constantly patrol the field
- ensure these people wear an orange jacket, which are available at the field in the Council clubhouse. GUFC will be fined if people are not visible in orange jackets.
Respectful crowd behavior is the key to everyone enjoying football. Your job while wearing the orange jacket is to ensure crowd behaviour is always acceptable. Harassment, abuse or other poor behavior towards officials, coaches or spectators is not tolerated.
2. Set up and pack up
GUFC gear is kept in the Council clubhouse. Gear includes tables, chairs, first aid and orange jackets. These are to be placed near halfway, on the carpark side.
Important – Kareela Keys
- Teams rostered on to set up Kareela Saturday or Sunday morning will need to pick up the keys from Gymea Bay Ground Control office beforehand.
- Teams rostered to pack up Kareela Saturday or Sunday must return the keys to Gymea Oval Ground Control office after their match.