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Post by thenewistsensation on Jan 20, 2012 0:52:15 GMT -6
In my new position this year I am also taking over the roll of "equipment coach." I will have full control of our equipment room.
How have some of you guys organize it? Do you use a single coach that is incharge of keeping it up? Any thoughts on this would help. Thanks.
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Post by wybulldogs on Jan 20, 2012 0:58:32 GMT -6
I do 1 large equipment handout the week prior to Fall Camp, and 1 large equipment hand in the week after the season ends. Each grade has an assigned time to be there. Everything is kept track of, helmet sizes, uniform sizes, and so forth. A copy of that list is then kept in the equipment room. If anything else is given out, it is logged on that list, that way at the end of the season, I know exactly what needs to be turned in, and what needs to be billed to the student/parents. All of my coaches do a good job of keeping the equipment logs up to date whenever they have to get something.
As for organization, everything is split up. I have a fairly large room, so it makes it easier. Helmets and Shoulder pads are split up in the front of the room. In one corner I have separated into different boxes the knee pads, thigh pads, girdle pads, and girdles. On the back wall, all of the pants are sorted and folded on racks of shelving. In the middle of the room all of the jerseys are sorted and hung onto two racks by numbers. 9th grade team on one rack, 7th/8th grade team on another rack.
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Post by shields on Jan 20, 2012 4:41:58 GMT -6
Best thing we ever did...cut the door leading to the equipment room in half and made it so we could lock the bottom half, open the top, and issue equipment. Players never enter the room. This is how it was set up at Appalachian State when I was there and it made total sense to me.
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Post by pstokes on Jan 20, 2012 6:18:50 GMT -6
Make sure that you have some type of equipment numbering system. ex. FB-H-12-001. Football Helmet 2012 #1. It makes keeping up with equipment and year purchased easier for rotation and reconditioning. This makes it easier to set up a plan for what equipment and cloth needs to be replaced each year. It also allows for you to keep up with how well a piece of cloth or equipment holds up.
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 20, 2012 10:24:46 GMT -6
I agree with shields. No kids are allowed in our equipment room. We also only have myself the Head Coach and our Athletic Trainer that have keys to the room. There is too much expensive stuff in there that can disappear (new footballs, helmets, game jerseys, etc.).
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Post by veerman on Jan 20, 2012 11:04:42 GMT -6
I like keeping everything I could in closeable tubs that you can buy at wal-mart and other places. Being able to label them and store lots of things was great.
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