Equipment manager

An equipment manager is responsible for the procurement, maintenance, repair, inventory, transportation, storage, cleaning, and disposal of equipment used by a business or organization. They ensure that appropriate equipment is available and functional for specific tasks, both on-site and off-site.

In sports, an equipment manager oversees the management of a team’s gear and supplies. In professional and collegiate sports, this is typically a full-time position involving equipment transportation, laundering, repairs, ensuring safety compliance, and routine maintenance such as skate sharpening in ice hockey. The role supports athletes by maintaining the condition and readiness of their equipment.^[1]

Sports equipment

See: Sports equipment#Various sports

Association football (soccer)

See: Kit (association football)#Equipment

In association football, the kit manager or kit man oversees the players' equipment. According to Law 4 (Players' Equipment), the basic equipment required for all players consists of five items: a shirt (also known as a jersey), shorts, socks (also known as stockings), footwear, and shin pads.^[2]

Golf

In golf, the equipment manager oversees the fleet of equipment used on the golf course for turf management. This may include:

Power take-off Tractors
Hydraulics or Belt (mechanical) driven Rotary mowers
Bobcats
Reel and Bedknife mowers (Hydraulic or belt driven)
Spray rigs
Irrigation systems
Fork lifts
Front-end loaders
Gator utility vehicles
Chain saws
Trimmers
Sand Rakers
Stump grinders
Golf carts
Blowers
Greens rollers
Pressure washers

And numerous other pieces of equipment a Golf Course or the Turf Care industry employs.

The term has also been used less frequently as a synonym with "Fleet Manager" (fleet management).

Ice hockey

In ice hockey, the equipment manager takes care of the players and coaches equipment needs by performing the following

Sharpening skates
Ordering equipment
Being prepared on the bench for in-game equipment malfunctions
Distributing practice gear such as jerseys and socks and pants^[3]

References

^ "How to Maintain Equipment Readiness During Modified or Idle State". 20 June 2019.
^ Will Bennett (2010). "Replica Football Kits". Interpretation of the laws of the game and guidelines for referees: Law 4 – The Players' Equipment. FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)". cleveland. February 18, 2016.

External links

Athletic Equipment Managers Association

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[1] "How to Maintain Equipment Readiness During Modified or Idle State". 20 June 2019.

[2] Will Bennett (2010). "Replica Football Kits". Interpretation of the laws of the game and guidelines for referees: Law 4 – The Players' Equipment. FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[3] "5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)". cleveland. February 18, 2016.

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