Football play-by-play: 6 resources to help you prep for the new season
Football play-by-play season is back!
I’ve put together a collection of resources that will help you make this your best season yet.
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Training camp for PBP voices
This is a guest post by Jay Murry. He is the Internet Play-By-Play Announcer for Washington University in St. Louis. You can follow him on Twitter here.
Football teams at all levels are either underway with their football seasons, or about to embark on them. It’s time for them to get ready for their football seasons, and it’s also time for broadcasters to prepare for their play-by-play assignments.
While you won’t have to physically work as hard as the football players do in training camp, there is some pre-season work that can be done to sharpen the minds of play-by-play broadcasters. I have begun my play-by-play training camp by doing some housekeeping, assembling my tools, and getting some practice reps before the season begins.
Preparing for college football PBP
ESPN play-by-play announcer Adam Amin describes his week of preparation leading up to a college football game.
Creating a football spotting chart
ESPN play-by-play announcer Adam Amin describes his unconventional football spotting chart set up.
Football play-by-play prep schedule
Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State, describes his week of prep leading up to a football play-by-play broadcast.
Preparing for football play-by-play – Part 2
ESPN play-by-play announcer, Joe Davis, outlines what his preparation schedule looks like in the week leading up to a football broadcast. This is the second in a two-part series on preparing for football play-by-play, view part one here.
Preparing for football play-by-play – Part 1
ESPN play-by-play announcer, Joe Davis, demonstrates his football PBP spotting chart, game notes, and explains how he keeps track of story lines for each college game he broadcasts.