Here is a blueprint of something I might make. Or someone else could make, but then I wouldn't get the profits, assuming there were any :)
An assemble-your-own-field kit. Includes 8 cones, 1 set of instructions, and an all orginal sideline measurer. The sideline measurer consists of a peg with cord attached, and the cord has handy, easy-to-see markers at 18m, 20m, 37m and 64m for all the key dimensions of a field. Just follow the instructions to use the sideline measurer and you can set up a field accurate to within 30cm with the least walking/running necessary.
No more adjusting cones 4 times each. No more short endzones. No more forgetting the field dimensions. The TD can trust anyone to set up a field with this kit.
Great for tournies and training weekends.
Asking price, only $30, or choose the budget version, with no cones, for $8.
Would you use this?
Of course! An optional extra is a spray can of bright grass marking powder stuff. A single dot of this where each cone goes would save time the following week. I don't think the field owners would even notice :)
ReplyDeleteGood one - include the spray can in the package. The field-assembly kit is most useful when setting up a field for the first time.
ReplyDeleteChuck in a marker on the cord at 18 + (sqrt(18^2 + 37^2)) = 59.14m and you can ensure that your endzones are squared off too, with due thanks to Pythagoras! :)
ReplyDeleteI've had a similar idea before, but leaving it in place instead, using sling tape for the whole field, and keeping it all pegged to the ground at the cones.