Team Elections Thursday -- Grounds Keeper

Hey Rooks! This one's for you: Grounds Keeper.

The Grounds Keeper is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the preparation the athletic fields for home games -- insuring that the fields are properly marked in accordance with the Laws of the Game, and that flags, goal posts, sideline ropes, and cones are available. Grounds-Keeper reports to the Team Manager.

This one is easy and is an ideal role for a rookie. Does this mean you have to prep the field all by yourself? No. It means that you put together your own crew that does the work under your guidance. No one escapes rookiedom without knowing the proper marking and layout of the pitch (yes, there will be a test), and this is a great way to get to learn and memorize that setup. Senior players will be around to help out, and you'll not only gain a better understand of field prep, you'll become a better player because you'll immediately recognize where you should be during certain phases of play, and when your captain yells, "22 drop!," "center scrum!," "back 10!," etc.

Our rookie of the year last season (my rookie) was our Grounds Keeper.