Stanford Soccer Club

Sharing Nets on Game Fields

It is common, though not required, practice to "pass nets" to the club team that plays after you on the same field. This can save you time and effort not to mention the inconvenience of setting up nets as kids are trying to shoot into the goal. It is your choice to accept the responsibility of the nets from the team playing before you and/or shift the responsibility to the team playing after you.

  1. If you have the first game of the day on a field, then pickup the nets (location noted below) and place on the goals. If a Stanford Soccer Club team is playing subsequently in the day, then confirm that they will take responsbility to return the nets; otherwise take down the nets and return after the game. Consider it wise to arrange this with effected managers prior to game day. Likewise, any team playing later in the day on that field, should arrange net responsibility with teams playing before and/or after them.
  2. Note the location of the net bag and make sure you have a ladder nearby if required (suggestion - always have a small ladder in your car on game days).
  3. Unless another club team is confirmed to play after your game then take down the nets and return.
  4. On a field used both on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning (e.g., Greer 5), the nets may stay up through the night assuming the last Saturday night team has confirmed with the Sunday morning team to pass on the net responsibility.
  5. DO NOT ASSUME THAT A TEAM LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE WILL USE THE NETS. Some games listed on the field schedules get cancelled; absolutely check with other teams (playing before and after you) before passing on the net responsibility. Also, if you are the one cancelling a game, then contact the before and after teams about the net responsiblity change.

Nets are stored at 310 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto. They can be found behind the fence door, next to the garage (which is located around the corner on Bryant Street). Hopefully the nets will be marked specific to each game field (e.g., Greer 1, Greer 5, JLS 1).