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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

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.

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^[1]

References

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

External links

Athletic Equipment Managers Association

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

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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. 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 [[sport equipment|equipment]]. In [[professional sports|professional]] and [[college athletics|collegiate]] sports, this is usually a full-time job and includes transportation, laundry, repairs and regular service (such as sharpening of [[ice skate|skates]] for [[ice hockey equipment|ice hockey]]).
+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 [[sport equipment|equipment]]. In [[professional sports|professional]] and [[college athletics|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 [[ice skate|skates]] for [[ice hockey equipment|ice hockey]]).
 ==Sports equipment==
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 * [[Hydraulics]] or [[Belt (mechanical)]] driven [[Rotary mower]]s
 * Bobcats
-* Reel and Bedknife mowers(Hydraulic or belt driven)
+* Reel and Bedknife mowers (Hydraulic or belt driven)
-* spray rigs
+* Spray rigs
 * Irrigation systems
 * Fork lifts
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 * Chain saws
 * Trimmers
-* Sand rakers
+* Sand Rakers
 * Stump grinders
 * Golf carts
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 * 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]]).
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 In ice hockey, the '''equipment manager''' takes care of the players and coaches equipment needs by performing the following
 *Sharpening skates
-*Ordering Equipment
+*Ordering equipment
-*Being prepared on the bench for in game equipment malfunctions
+*Being prepared on the bench for in-game equipment malfunctions
-*Distributing practice gear such as jerseys and socks and pants
+*Distributing practice gear such as jerseys and socks and pants<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2016/02/5_things_a_hockey_equipment_ma.html|title=5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)|date=February 18, 2016|website=cleveland}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[:Category:Sports equipment]]
-*[[Groundskeeping#Groundskeeping equipment]]
+*{{section link|Groundskeeping|Groundskeeping equipment}}
+*[[Athletic Equipment Managers Association]]
+*[[Outline of management]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
 * [http://equipmentmanagers.org/ Athletic Equipment Managers Association]
 [[Category:Sports occupations and roles]]
 [[Category:Sports equipment|*]]
-[[Category:Equipment|>]]