Equipment

Equipment Guidelines

Treat it like you paid for it!
Keep the storeroom tidy
Hang training kits on hooks
Don’t use broken gear
Report broken or missing items on the chat
Inflate your own balls
Pitch kits (bins) are only for matches NOT for training
Don’t wrap the Bownets
Coaches to count balls before and after use - look for missing balls!
Collect balls immediately if kicked onto road or out of sight.
Store goals upright and face-to-face with two locks
Last coach to leave locks up (storerooms and toilets)
at EO, use TeamApp chat for sign-out/over/in of Pitch Kits

Access & Security

Equipment access and security procedures here (requires coaches/managers login)

Pitch Maps

Raphael Park (Victoria Park) Pitch Map - MATCHES

Raphael Park (Victoria Park) Pitch Map - TRAINING
Edinburgh Oval (Curtin University) Pitch Map

Junior Equipment Reference Chart

Check out our Junior Equipment Reference Chart for pitch, game format, goal size, football sizes, etc.

Junior Coach's Kit

All junior coaches are provided with a Coach's Kit containing all the equipment they need to run training and pre-game warmups. Coaches are expected to sign for their equipment, treat it like their own and return in good condition at the end of the season.

Junior Coach Kit Checklist

Junior Equipment Helpers & Team Duty Roster

To maintain a high standard of equipment for junior teams, we need helpers to do general repairs and maintenance on a regular basis at the Raphael Park storeroom. This duty has been shared amongst all teams on a roster basis. Follow the link for instructions, roster and to-do list

Juniors/Raphael Park Equipment Helpers - Instructions, Roster and To-Do List

Pitch Kits

Every pitch has a bin containing all that is required for the match. Team coaches/managers are responsible for ensuring all equipment is returned to the bin and neatly stored away in the storeroom.

Bownet Instructions

Bownet Assembly

NOTES

- Setup can be done with one adult but is easier with two, mainly when extending the back frame and attaching net to poles.

- Assembly and disassembly should be done or supervised by an adult.

WARNING - the frame has pinch points on the hinged and sliding parts.

Unfold frame hinges at corners and centre until they "Click" to lock.
Extend the long back part of frame until they "Click" to lock.
Check net is not tangled in frame.
Assemble all poles.
Slide front poles through orange sleeves and flat black elastic loop (if present)
Fully insert front pole into frame sockets.
Hold front net loops and top of pole then bend pole inwards to attach.
Fully insert rear poles into frame sockets.
Hold rear net loops and top of rear pole then bend pole inwards to attach.
Untangle shock-cord loops at front of frame and peg to grass.

CUFC Bownet Assembly Video

Bownet Disassembly

WARNING - the frame has pinch points on the hinged and sliding parts.

Reverse the assembly process above.

DO NOT WRAP THE NET AROUND THE FRAME!!!

Equipment Sign-Out System

We use TeamApp chat rooms for signing out/in/transfer of shared equipment from the Raphael Park (RP) or Edinburgh Oval (EO) storerooms. Please post "IN", "OUT" or "TO" followed by the relevant team name along with the number of balls or if any equipment is missing, eg

OUT SL men, 3 match balls, only 3 flags, only 1 bench

IMPORTANT - TeamApp login and membership of coaches/managers or equipment group is required to access the equipment chat groups.