I wouldnt want it to be live, but maybe a site where you could go back and watch any game for that week after the game would be cool.

Ive seen a couple of games have been recorded and made available afterwards.

I could see this for away games, but not for home games

I know several have argued against it because it makes it easier for upcoming opponents to scout their teams. When you trade a film, you have control over what films get traded and what gets edited out; not so if you are live streaming every game. Another angle to look at.

 

That's weak. College and professional teams play at a higher level with an infinitely larger pool of information about their opponents. (Higher level of athletes too, I know.)

 

Depending on obscurity for wins or even an advantage shows a lack of creativity from the coaching staff. It also shows a coaching staff more concerned with records and personal pride than the promotion of their outstanding athletes.

That would be cool. I really think Prepspin does an outstanding job and really enjoy watching their live streams.

We stream our games live on St Xavier at saintx.com using Live Sportsbroadcaster run by Tim Brian and a private company that takes our radio Feed from Bisig Communications and the studio and inserts the graphics, scores, pictures for our fans. We have the normal FCC delay of a few seconds but everything is live. We can't talk during the commercials because that feed is being streamed. We do get a lot of people watching on the smart phones to see the replay or just listening to the station feed or the Iheart radio. Think of the alumni not within the listening confines of the radio station- those are the people listening and watching from afar. You also have elderly that can't physically make it to the game. There is excitement being at the game-( if you get a chance to go to a Central High game, go! ) but you can mark up the "rights" fees to cover the perceived tickets lost. There are 3rd party companies doing the subscription rate but we don't.

That would be cool. I really think Prepspin does an outstanding job and really enjoy watching their live streams.

 

Prepspin's broadcast is the gold standard for a live video stream of high school sports.

KHSAA prohibits live streams of any athletic event. Such as periscope, Facebook live, etc. But I’m not sure if there is a difference between live stream and an actual professional broadcast.

 

I am against it because:

1. Broadcasting video cost a lot

2. Attendance at KHSAA events is already falling

3. Radio Broadcasting if done well is very effective

Video killed the radio star.

 

I disagree with the other two points too, but I don't have as good of a quote for them.

That's weak. College and professional teams play at a higher level with an infinitely larger pool of information about their opponents. (Higher level of athletes too, I know.)

 

Depending on obscurity for wins or even an advantage shows a lack of creativity from the coaching staff. It also shows a coaching staff more concerned with records and personal pride than the promotion of their outstanding athletes.

That's why HUDL gets a fee from every school who can cough up the funds to participate. You have access to your opponents game film instantly and they have access to yours.

KHSAA prohibits live streams of any athletic event. Such as periscope, Facebook live, etc. But I’m not sure if there is a difference between live stream and an actual professional broadcast.

 

I am against it because:

1. Broadcasting video cost a lot

2. Attendance at KHSAA events is already falling

3. Radio Broadcasting if done well is very effective

 

Wait, the KHSAA has a live stream rule?

 

I missed that one.

 

I know PLAYOFF rules are different, but CAL had a live stream of its Central Hardin game ... at Central Hardin.

Prepspin's broadcast is the gold standard for a live video stream of high school sports.

 

Is this who Lex Cath uses? I have seen a ton of streams on Friday nights when I couldn't make it to the CCH game. I would watch a live stream while listening to CCH radio. They have the best stream that I have seen. It blows away all others and is even better than the State Championship games that are streamed. IMO....

KHSAA/NFHS Network Required Media Rights Schedule (2

KHSAA/NFHS Network Required Media Rights Schedule (216-217) | Kentucky High School Athletic Association

 

Again, that is POSTSEASON.

 

I have NOT seen, nor do NOT know about ANY KHSAA bylaw prohibiting exhibition or regular season games.

 

That page you linked even allows for districts and regions (see the fees), but you think regular season is barred?

 

That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works.

Both large Northern Kentucky streamers of commercial high school sports video over the past few years are no longer providing the service.

Tri-State Internet Sports (Matt Buttelwerth) has gone out of business, and NorthernKentuckySports.com (Ben Bleser) are not doing football this fall, I do not know what their status is.

 

I have been doing Audio broadcasts of Brossart High School sports (primarily football and basketball) since 2002. We have a nice listener base, comprised of relatives and friends of the players, grads away at college, alumni, members of the community, and other interested parties from our district and region. These broadcasts are considered a service by those who take advantage of them. Our broadcast archive (replays) are often more popular than the live broadcast. Our present football games are averaging about 150 hits per game (might be listening to the entire game, or checking in to get the score), and easily as many hits on the replay. Our largest listnership ever was last fall when we had over 900 hits for the Brossart-Raceland playoff football game from Raceland.

 

We have never really considered going to Video. We work through EZStream.com and pay a fee (about $20 a broadcast) for support and to house our archives, even though I download each broadcast onto my hard-drive after each contest, and then make a CD of the season broadcasts for the players.

 

EZStream no longer provides Video services.

 

Streaming broadcasts is like anything else. You get out of it what you put into it.

The art, with the exception of the use of cell phones to get the signal out, as opposed to having to find a land-line, really hasn't advanced with the times.

 

I still use Toshiba NB-205 netbooks with XP that I find on EBay, and discontinued headsets from Panasonic that I find on outlet websites. The reason for this is that most modern computers now have only one input jack, instead of input and output, requiring a mixer and more expensive equipment, and IMO inferior sound quality. Modern technology does not use input jacks, but USB connections, which allow for only one announcer. I presently use an ATT Mobile Unit ($53 a month) to connect to the internet. I've used Verizon in the past, which works somewhat as well. (Often disconnects in large crowds).

 

I would upgrade if I was not happy with the quality of our sound, which I will put up against any commercial station.

 

Andrew Kappas, started broadcasting with us, while still a student at Brossart, working girls varsity basketball games with John Rolf and later Ian Hehman. Kappas has since taken up broadcasting as a career, and is now part of the Indianapolis Indians (Pirates AAA affiliate) and finished in the final eight for a position with the Milwaukee Brewers. Recently he broadcast the finals of the Horizon League tournament where NKU qualified for a berth in the NCAA tournament and then called NKU's game vs Kentucky over the NKU network.

 

The KHSAA does not charge for audio broadcasts of post-season games up to State-Level Competition, for which there is a charge.

The All-A Committee charges $100 per broadcast of games played at the All "A" State Basketball Tournament.

In the 70s and 80s, I was a professional broadcaster. I can tell you that countless studies have shown that sportscasts - audio and video - generate more interest in the programs and encourage more attendance than they dissuade. And even a well-done video can never serve as a good substitute for "being there." You can't duplicate the excitement, the crowd reactions, the cheerleaders, the band, the concessions (good and bad)....the real experience is always better.

 

Although I left broadcasting full time in the 80s, I've been broadcasting high school sports now since 1979 on radio, cable TV, and now the internet (originally internet audio, now internet video). My real job is in health insurance (yawn), but I have continued to keep the games going...

 

Although the IRS requires that I treat this as a Schedule C company for tax purposes (since I do sell limited advertising), this is most years a losing proposition for me, with money coming out of my pocket. I enjoy doing it, but my simple one-camera operation will never replace the experience of "being there." However, since my broadcasts are also archived, people can go to the game and then watch my broadcast later - and quite a few do just that.

 

I consider myself to be the "media cheerleader" for the three Oldham County schools and I started broadcasting each and every game of the boys' and girls' 8th region basketball tournaments 25 years ago, regardless of who's playing. I truly relish the fact that so many folks the world over have been able to keep up with friends and relatives through what I do... I can't tell you how many times parents would have had to miss their kids' games but were able to follow them because of Pegasus....the Oldham County HS basketball player's dad who had to miss the 8th region tournament one year because he was in England on business... he followed every game on Pegasus (at about 2 or 3 in the morning, I think!). Another dad was in China while his son played in the region tournament... and I remember one North Oldham player's father who got activated by the military and sent to Afghanistan; he would have pretty much missed his son's entire senior season if it hadn't been for our coverage.

 

I want to echo what has been stated about getting HS kids involved. I've had HS kids from Oldham County HS, South Oldham HS, and North Oldham HS participate as announcers and as cameramen on my broadcasts. Some have gone on to study broadcasting in college. I had two kids from Oldham County HS record their broadcasts on Pegasus and enter them in state competition; one finished first as a play-by-play announcer and the other finished third. I was really proud of both of them.

 

I hope we don't go overboard with rules and regulations regarding this. Once upon a time, the KHSAA was committed to the concept that high school sports are local - and that included the local broadcasters, whether a full-fledged for-profit radio station or a pretty much volunteer organization such as Pegasus Sports. The money the KHSAA charges for covering post-season football and basketball games is a real hurdle for us - but we so far have found a way to meet the cost and keep the games on the air.

 

Colonel Mike

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