Do you remember your first impression of the shed?
Every time you step into the shed, what do you see?
Let me just bring you through the shed that we saw…
We saw a shed with everything, everywhere;
A shed with loads of good gym equipments and sharp tools lying on the floor, increasing the risk for people walking in and out of the shed;
A shed which has collected loads of rubbish, dust and leaves like it was an abandoned scrap building;
A shed with a messy cupboard that makes it hard to find things that you’ve previously placed in it;
A shed with loads of unwanted junk still lying inside waiting for be put into better use or to be cleared away.
That is the shed that we saw.
When paddlers from other schools came to our shed to train, they always go ‘Wow, your shed is spacious and has loads of equipments’, that is something that we have that other schools envy. We are given such good equipments and space, so why not we put it into better use and make sure the shed is in good shape?
Keeping the shed clean is as simple as ‘123’, just 15 minutes of your time after every training session will suffice.
Just 3 seniors/graduate we were able to pack the shed back into how it should look like. It might not be the best shape of how the shed can look like, but it’s definitely much spacious, clean and tidy now.
Take home tips:
Always flip the pails over after using them to collect water to prevent possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Cable –tie the anti –slip mats onto the bar in the shed so canoeists do not have to waste time looking for them while wanting to do pull –ups in the shed.
Sectioning the cupboard and items into specific parts to aid quick locating of objects/tools and also to prevent untidiness.
Always put equipments back neatly into the correct racks.
Making use of the white board in shed to keep track of damaged/misplaced equipments. Updating it to make sure everyone knows which equipment is not in working condition. Stencils that RPC pioneer batches cut out by hand for spraying onto paddles.
Recycle: making use of everything that we have in shed, including the damaged director’s chair. Who says spoilt chairs can’t be put into great use?
Of course, a ‘THANK YOU’ card handmade from Meridian Canoeing for us as a token of appreciation for lending them our shed. (2008/2009)
Last but not least, a neat, tidy and spacious shed we dare call home.
It is easy to keep the shed clean; all we need to do is put in some effort consistently:
- Always put personal belongings (bags/laptops/shoes)neatly together before training
- Buckle up lifevests and hanging it onto the racks in the same direction (lifevest facing the entrance of the shed)
- Place paddles back onto their racks -personal paddles on the innermost rack and damaged/ C-paddles/ DB -paddles on the outermost rack
- Place dumbbells, plated weights on the right side of the shed and bars and medicine balls on the left side of the shed
- Putting equipments back into their allocated areas after usage
- Putting tools back into the toolbox or into their boxes after each attempt to repair equipments regardless of whether the repair work is finished
- Do not leave sharp objects lying on the floor unattended
- Take extra care on items that are loan from other schools or coaches
Everybody in the team has a part to play in keeping the shed clean, it’s not just the responsibilities of the QMs.
It takes on 15 minutes each time to keep t
he shed clean.
Everyone wants a clean training ground, but it doesn’t happen without you putting in the effort.
