Equipment manager

Person in charge of equipment used by a business or organization

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An equipment manager is the person in charge of equipment used by a business or organization. Their duties include purchasing, maintenance, repair, inventory, transportation, storage, cleaning, and liquidation of equipment. They are responsible for providing the proper equipment for the job, either on-site or off-site. In sports, an equipment manager is a person who is in charge of a sports team's equipment. In professional and collegiate sports, this is usually a full-time job, and includes transportation, laundry, repairs, proper safety fittings, and regular service for the team members (such as sharpening of skates for ice hockey).

## Sports equipment

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See: Sports equipment#Various sports

### Association football (soccer)

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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.[1]

### Golf

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See also: Turf management § Golf courses, Greenskeeper, and Groundskeeping § Groundskeeping equipment

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

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Main article: Ice hockey equipment

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[2]

## See also

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* Category:Sports equipment
* Groundskeeping § Groundskeeping equipment
* Athletic Equipment Managers Association
* Outline of management

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)". cleveland. February 18, 2016.

## External links

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* Athletic Equipment Managers Association

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