Field Inspection Hazard List CLICK HERE to view

Many things can make a field unsafe for play, represent a potential injury to players or put volunteers and spectators at risk. The following are just some of the potential hazards to look for and remedy:

 

Playing Field Conditions

• □  Water saturated, wet, slippery playing field or goal area

• □  Dry, hard playing field

• □  Permanent hazards (move playing field):

  • □  Sprinklers

  • □  Utility Access covers

  • □  Pipes/faucets

  • □  Drains

• □  Debris (cleared before each game)

  • □  Broken glass

  • □  Rocks, gravel

  • □  Bottles or Cans

  • □  Pencils, Pens

  • □  Trash including paper

• □  Bikes/toys too close to touchlines

• □  Gopher holes, large divots or bumps

   

  Surrounding Areas

• □  Walls, fences, concrete edging too close to playing fields

• □  Poles/posts

• □  Trees, shrubs protruding into field of play or too close to touchlines

• □  Playing fields so close to each other that players, stray balls and spectators enter games in play

• □  Coach, player, spectator seating areas too close to touchlines

• □  Field equipment from other sports like backstops, football sleds, infields

• □  Parked cars

• □  Standing water – West Nile, mosquito breeding ground

• □  Industrial chemical exposure