Every once in a while I get to do something really cool. I get to operate a scoreboard…
OK, so when I say it like that it sounds a bit dull and boring, but, this is not a scoreboard with wooden boards with white numbers lovingly painted onto a field of black. This is a massive LED Display that can display pretty much anything and I’m in control. Sure it’s a bit of hard work setting it up or tearing it down at the end of the night but it is soooo worth it.
I run a broadcasting program on my laptop to send the scoreboard info (complete with timer) and a host of other media to the display. Live or recorded video, powerpoint slides, animations and still images combine into an awesome presentation that runs throughout the day and the program I’m using gives me the flexibility to change the feed to the screen as needed.
Teamed up with a decent PA system this setup really brings some atmosphere to the games and kicks it up a notch. Not saying the players aren’t talented, coz they are, but when the team is huddling to plan their corner or a goal is scored, a replay is flashed up on the screen and the music starts playing a grab of “simply the best” well, you get the idea.
