Stop Prepping the Night Before
The Pregame Prep Checklist walks you through the five things to lock before your crew walks in, starting the day the game hits your schedule.
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It's Wednesday, and you still don't have the roster. You're guessing at pronunciations and hoping you get a few right. You emailed the away coach four days ago. Nothing back. Your graphics don't exist, and kickoff's in two days. None of that's a bad week. That's what happens when "ready" doesn't start until game day.
"Prep work doesn't make the broadcast better. It makes your crew's ability to react when things don't go according to plan."
— Jordan Burns, Broadcast Ops Playbook, S2E2
WHAT'S INSIDE
A 5-Step Checklist To Be Prepared For Gameday
- The exact order to lock your roster and chase pronunciations
- When to reach the away coach before game week even starts
- A graphics list you build ahead of time, not live
- Real interview and storyline questions, decided before your announcers are on air
- A day-before check that catches what's missing before Friday does
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Five steps, in order, so "ready" stops depending on what you remember at the last minute.
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Watch Episode 2
Nathan and Jordan Burns walk through the exact five-step process for getting ready before kickoff, including the year Jordan's best pregame show fell apart.
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