How to mark a football pitch The answer…? MATHS! • Remember all that maths you did in high school? Well now is where it FINALLY becomes useful! • Pythagoras’s Theorem • Zzzz…… • Now I know you all just inwardly groaned and started switching off • BUT SWITCH BACK ON AGAIN!!! • That’s better How to mark a football pitch… WITHOUT posts Without posts… • Establish your pitch size and position • 90 – 120 m long , 45 – 90 m wide • Position and mark the first touchline • This is where the maths comes in… • 3,4,5 the touchline to find the goal line 5 4 3 5 4 3 Then… - Check the length of the goal lines - Mark the centre of the goal lines, position and mark in the goals - Mark in the penalty spots, and the centre spot - Find the halfway point of the touchlines, and join up through the centre spot 5 4 3 5 3 4 So at the moment you’ve got… - Now what you want to do is probably have a cup of tea… but after that… - Measure out the 6 yard and 18 yard box positions on both goal lines and put a string across between the two corresponding points - Measure down the string line to find the depth of the 6 and 18 yard boxes and mark in and join up Now… - Using a tape measure and a white aerosol, trace the centre circle (10 yards in diameter) using the centre spot as the middle and mark in - Using the same method, trace the D’s, using the penalty spots as the centres, (10 yards in diameter) and mark in - Again with the same method, using a 1m diameter, trace in the quadrants and then mark in WITH posts… It’s very similar however… - string across the back of both goals the required distance and mark in - then simply join the goal lines up to create the touch lines and mark in (no maths!) - then use the same methods for marking without goal posts, for the centre spot and penalty spots, halfway line, 6 and 18 yard boxes, D’s, centre circle and quadrants.