Kit Manager

What the role involves

• Prepare kit and equipment for every session and match
• Pack and travel with team gear
• Manage laundry, stock and supplier orders

Ways in, with or without formal qualifications

Experience, knowledge and interests count in football. These routes are what people in this role commonly point to.

• Experience

  Volunteer at a club

  Matchday volunteering, welfare, secretary, social media or committee roles at a local club. Clubs are short of people and give responsibility quickly.

• Experience

  Work experience and internships

  Placements at clubs, associations, agencies and sports businesses. Often unpaid or low-paid, but the strongest way to get a first contact.

• Education-light

  Apprenticeships and trainee schemes

  Paid work-based training for sport, coaching, business, groundskeeping and digital roles, with a recognised qualification but little classroom time.

Qualifications and licences

None of these is a barrier to entry, but each can help you learn, get noticed or move up later.

• Vocational

  Coaching or Sport Apprenticeship

  Paid work-based training. Apprentices learn on the job with a club, foundation or association and achieve a recognised qualification.

Skills and knowledge

• Kit & Equipment Management
• Logistics & Travel Planning
• Time Management
• Communication

Tools you may use

• Spreadsheets

Where this role is found

• Lower-league & semi-professional clubs
• Academies & youth development
• Top-flight clubs
• Women's professional football

Where this role leads

• Football Operations Manager

  Helpful

  Runs the day-to-day football operations of a squad.

• Travel & Logistics Coordinator

  Not needed

  Plans travel, hotels and schedules for teams and staff.

Common stepping stones into this role

Usually an entry point reached directly through study, volunteering, playing or work experience. See the routes below.

Pay and context by region

Illustrative estimates scaled from a UK baseline. Check local job adverts and union or association data.