The main themes of this year's edition will focus on:
Even though this year's ESSMA Pitch Management Workshop will be an online edition, ESSMA will livestream the e-workshop from the pitches of OH Leuven.
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome by Cyril De Greve & introduction of speakers
14:10 - 14:25 Pitch management in 2020: evolutions, challenges and game-changers with Klaus-Peter Sauer, Head Groundsman at VfL Wolfsburg
14:25 - 14:50 Challenges of pitch maintenance in Scandinavia with Mario Spangolatti from Friends Arena
14:50 - 15:00 Q&A session for presentation 1 and 2
15:00 - 15:10 Virtual coffee break
15:10 - 15:35 Pitch data analysis with the OH Leuven grounds team
15:35 - 16:00 LaLiga pitch performance quality standard with Pedro Fernández-Bolaños (Grounds Quality Manager)
16:00 - 16:20 Back to the studio: Q&A with all speakers
16:20 - 16:30 Wrap-up of the e-workshop
ESSMA Pitch Management Workshop in 2021
Originally Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán would host the 2020 edition of ESSMA's Pitch Management Workshop in October. However, given the current worldwide situation ESSMA decided to transfer all 2020 Workshops host venues to 2021 to ensure a safe atmosphere. The 2021 ESSMA Pitch Management Workshop will take place on 5 and 6 October 2021.
This year’s Pitch Management Workshop was organised at St George’s Park, the Football Association's national football centre. Over 25 ESSMA Member from 8 countries learned insights and shared knowledge linked to multifunctionality, pitch maintenance, diseases, renovations and the transition between football and rugby.
Previous ESSMA Pitch Management Workshops took place at:
2019
St. George's Park
2018
Amsterdam ArenA
2017
King Power Stadium
