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and girls lacrosse . Total for the year , we host about 30 football games , 110 soccer games and 30 lacrosse games . We are responsible for all aspects of turfgrass management for our 14 acres — mowing , cultivation , nutrition , irrigation , etc . We are also the ones who change building lightbulbs , pick up trash , clean everything from the bathrooms to the press box windows , blow off sidewalks and bleachers , layout and paint the fields according to NFHS specifications , and set up goals along with the appropriate field equipment . Then we shower and get ready to manage the actual events – schedule our game worker staff ( about 16 for football and three for soccer ), and train new game workers on everything from the cash registers and credit card machines to running the clock / scoreboard for all of our different sports . We have to know things like how to troubleshoot the play clocks and make slides for the video board ; we help athletic trainers if they need assistance ; monitor the weather / lightning ; jump in to help sell tickets ; even help pour hot chocolate at halftime if needed . I ’ m sure I ’ ve left out a lot , but it is safe to say that if something is happening at the NAAC , we have been involved in preparing for the event in every aspect .
SFM : What has the last year and a half been like for you with regard to getting through COVID and all the related challenges ?
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