Best Managed Artificial Surface of the Year
This award recognises the best managed artificial playing surface across the UK, including third generation, sand-filled and water-based surfaces across all sports.
Deadline - 16 October 2026
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Entry Criteria
Who can enter?
This award is open to individuals and teams who apply essential maintenance work to effectively manage a non-turf/artificial grass pitch surface to enable frequency of use to the desired standard in line with the requirements of leagues/levels that play on the surface. The award is judged taking into account the 12 months prior to the award category application submission date.
Entry / Nomination Criteria
Individuals and/or teams can enter or be nominated by an employer or manager or third-party.
Judging Criteria
The judges will be looking for evidence to support your entry in the following areas: 1) Evidence of ratio of maintenance vs playing hours. 2) Evidence of implementing best practice maintenance procedures to enable frequency of use to the desired standard, in line with the requirements of leagues/levels that play on the surface. 3) Evidence of implementing best practice to mitigate environmental impact. 4) Evidence of certification for community and/or professional use (if applicable).
1. Contact Information
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Phone number of facility contact
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2. Facility Details
Place of work
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Facility postal address
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Street Address
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Approximate size of site
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3. Type of surface(s) [10 marks]
What type and age of surface is it? For example, 3G, 2G, sand filled, sand dressed, tarmacadam, MUGA etc.
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Provide quality photographic evidence of the surface and the surrounds.
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4. Resources and responsibilities [10 marks]
What are your main responsibilities? What resources do you have to help carry out your duties?
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5. Utilisation of equipment, including IT [10 marks]
Describe the range of machinery, tools, equipment, and IT systems used on site or in your role. How are these maintained and stored, and what procedures are in place to ensure they are safe, clean, and fit for purpose? How are sustainability and environmental considerations factored into this?
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6. Presentation and housekeeping [10 marks]
Describe the preparation involved in maintaining the presentation of your facilities. Please also describe how you monitor and utilise any information or records that you keep in order to deliver the end product.
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Provide photographic evidence to demonstrate the presentation of pitches (if possible please include the date that the photo was taken).
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7. Management and development of resources [10 marks]
How do you work/communicate with management/other members of staff? Recruitment and management of staff (this includes appraisals/development). How do you deal with complaints and if relevant, the media?
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8. Usage levels and other uses [10 marks]
Provide an annual outline of the use of your facility.
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Please provide evidence such as a games schedule, events etc.
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9. Training, education, health and safety [10 marks]
Provide an outline of relevant training and education the team has undertaken and please demonstrate your responsibilities for health and safety and confirm if you have any of the following in place: H&S policy; risk assessments; safe systems of work; training and inductions; suitable PPE?
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Please provide copies of certificates/results and evidence of H&S responsibilities where possible.
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