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Didn't at previous showcase in the fall they live stream all/most of the games? Looks like for this spring they are only showing 2 fields.
Thing that stinks is they are being video'd so can make highlight videos and such so will be able to watch after the fact, but for families that can't afford to travel or girls on the team that are injured and couldn't travel to be able to see the action live would be a nice touch.For the first two showcases in 2021 (FL & Socal) during height of COVID, they streamed all games, but they changed that from the Winter showcase. GA (through partner) is still recording all games and making them avail for purchase and I guess they also need people/coaches to travel to make the showcase work for everyone involved (venue, cities, etc).
Why is it absurd? The streaming was done due to covid conditions - and they did a pretty good job, we are no longer under those conditions. Life appears to be back to normal. Coaches can now interact and observe. Coaches observe more than what happens on the pitch One on one interaction with player coaches is valuable as well.It is absurd that the GA is only streaming 2 fields at their Showcases. This was the case in Ontario and this was the situation in NC just recently...Come on man!!! That does not even come close to cutting it!!! Stream all the games and let coaches view them gratis.
Why is it absurd? The streaming was done due to covid conditions - and they did a pretty good job, we are no longer under those conditions. Life appears to be back to normal. Coaches can now interact and observe. Coaches observe more than what happens on the pitch One on one interaction with player coaches is valuable as well.
Plenty of resources were dedicated to live streaming. Those same resources are now being used to make the in person experience as best as possible Live streaming requires constant attention, trouble shooting, etc. Not the hardest thing to do but league budgets aren't bottomless.
Thank goodness for in person scouting and interaction.
Coaches in a relative short area will always travel to see matches--because that is what they do... Streaming just opens up the event to more coaches and provides more flexibility to see more matches... It just does not make any sense as to why there is no complete streaming. It also stinks as to who gets their match streamed....Again no communication about this... How is this fair? So--X team pays the same dues as Y team...but Y team get their match streamed...I really think if GA streamed all games, coaches would stop coming to the event. Unfortunately. If they could sit on their couch and watch games from home, they would.
But, I do not understand why they are streaming two fields. Seems a bit unfair.
All you have to do is put every game online but only provide the password to the specific event to the teams playing + only make it active for 24 hours.OMG? Why is it absurd. It is absurd that all of these matches are not streamed because it is SOOOOO easy to simply stream them all--it is also cost effective to do so. This opens up the matches to parents and family in different parts of the country who can or are unable to travel to see the matches. Streaming due to Covid conditions--hello!! It is 2022, everything is plugged in and should be streamed. The GA events list is often thin with respect to coaches...But if a match is streamed--a kid can invite a coach to see the stream. Yes we love the in person scouting and interaction--that is awesome. Charge an extra XXX per team for the streaming..teams and parents will be happy to pay it. Sure there is some monitoring and attention that needs to be paid--like labeling matches on the video of what is being shown...But this is not putting a man on the moon. I can't get my brain around how this is not standard... I am sure ECNL does it--not even a question. League needs to do better.
All you have to do is put every game online but only provide the password to the specific event to the teams playing + only make it active for 24 hours.
Teams can provide the link to recruiters but if each game had a different password the recruiter would need to go to the teams for each games password.
In the end it would make more sense for coaches + recruiters to just go to the event to see all games.
Then GA sells the coaches a password that allows them to watch all events.But the problem is that Coaches and recruiters JUST cannot go to the event to see all games...they do not have the travel time and budgets. Coaches from CA are not traveling to NC, or vice versa--this is the problem. If the event is worth traveling to for the teams--the cost, time and effort the GA better damn well make sure that every coach or recruiter across the country should be able to access the event--if the event is even worth it...otherwise, why are the kids traveling. The GA needs to do all it can do for maximum exposure...and just not for a few select teams on Fields 1 and 2. I cannot even believe this is a discussion.
But the problem is that Coaches and recruiters JUST cannot go to the event to see all games...they do not have the travel time and budgets. Coaches from CA are not traveling to NC, or vice versa--this is the problem. If the event is worth traveling to for the teams--the cost, time and effort the GA better damn well make sure that every coach or recruiter across the country should be able to access the event--if the event is even worth it...otherwise, why are the kids traveling. The GA needs to do all it can do for maximum exposure...and just not for a few select teams on Fields 1 and 2. I cannot even believe this is a discussion.
A lot going on here. Sooo easy isn't a strategy that ECNL/GA do very well.OMG? Why is it absurd. It is absurd that all of these matches are not streamed because it is SOOOOO easy to simply stream them all--it is also cost effective to do so. This opens up the matches to parents and family in different parts of the country who can or are unable to travel to see the matches. Streaming due to Covid conditions--hello!! It is 2022, everything is plugged in and should be streamed. The GA events list is often thin with respect to coaches...But if a match is streamed--a kid can invite a coach to see the stream. Yes we love the in person scouting and interaction--that is awesome. Charge an extra XXX per team for the streaming..teams and parents will be happy to pay it. Sure there is some monitoring and attention that needs to be paid--like labeling matches on the video of what is being shown...But this is not putting a man on the moon. I can't get my brain around how this is not standard... I am sure ECNL does it--not even a question. League needs to do better.