Lawn savior Manfred Keckeis: How to help SC Röthis to success!

Lawn savior Manfred Keckeis: How to help SC Röthis to success!

Röthis, Österreich - The Regionalliga West is in full swing and a special eye -catcher is Manfred Keckeis, who has been working as a place manager for over 22 years and in marketing for the Sportclub Röfix Röthis . Keckeis ensures that the soccer fields of the Vorderländer sports facilities are always in optimal condition. His responsibilities include marking the square, assembling carnival and rolling and mowing the lawn. He also takes care of the care of the artificial turf and snow spaces in winter.

When Keckeis took over the position of the placekeeper in the early 2000s, he initially did this interim and was ultimately able to convince with his meticulousness and passion. It is in use every day to keep the main field of play as well as the training ground and the neighboring field of FC Weiler in excellent condition. In his many years of activity, not a single game had to be canceled based on the space, which demonstrates his extraordinary skills.

versatile tasks and continuous further training

In addition to his practical work, Keckeis regularly takes part in further training measures. With the exchange with other placekeepers and participation in courses and stadium meetings, he always remains up to date with the best level of care and maintenance practices. His commitment goes beyond the pure care of the lawn: he was actively involved in the completion of the new building in the sports facility in Röthis and is also active in the marketing area of ​​the association.

Keckeis also typed the upcoming games in the Regionalliga West. He predicts a 3-1 win for SC Röthis in the coming match against Reichenau, accompanied by further tips on how Kitzbühel against Lauterach with a 1: 2 final score and Imst against Pinzgau/Saalfelden, which he sees 3-0 for Imst

The SC Röthis in regional football

The SC Röthis , founded in 1976, is located in Röthis, Vorarlberg. The club carries the colors blue and white and plays in the Regionalliga West. He currently occupies 11th place in the 2023/24 season. SC Röthis has grown steadily under the coach Ali Özkan in recent years. The team plays his home games on the sports field on the Ratz, which has a capacity of 1300 places.

The successes of the association are significant, such as the promotion to the Vorarlbergliga, in which he completed in the 1993/94 season as runner -up in the 1st state class. The SC Röthis also has experience in higher play classes, but has occasionally struggled with challenges in recent years, including migrating from members to neighboring associations that have more modern artificial turf places.

The challenges of soccer fields

These problems are not unique for SC Röthis. According to the DFB , many amateur associations have to deal with the preservation of their places, for example, because games have to be omitted because of a too moist. In order to improve the quality of the sports fields, the German Football Association (DFB) has released a compendium that deals with the construction and maintenance of sports fields. The fifth, revised edition of the compendium contains almost 350 pages full of specialist knowledge and practical tips on maintenance and maintenance.

DFB Vice President Erwin Bugar emphasizes the essential role of a good infrastructure to perform around 1.6 million games in Germany annually. It is essential that amateur associations like SC Röthis will receive support in order to continue to be able to successfully act in football.