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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
There's usually a difference between a team media pass & a press pass.
A team media pass is for a designated team member to get access close to the field to videotape, or photograph during those teams' matches. At the NJ regional for example, teams had to hand them back in after their team was done playing on the field. (I also don't think every regional has the luxury of offering a team media pass given space considerations around the field.)
A press pass is usually given to members of the media (newspapers, television crews, etc...) for easy identification & access to areas usually off limits to regular team members - vip rooms, lunch areas, etc...
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At the Waterloo and GTR regional I have never seen a team photographer/videographer given a hard time for coming down to field level while their team is playing a match (pass or no pass) and if anything I noticed how careful they all were not to get in the way, it was VERY noticeable as I am used to just having people walk right in front of my camera, and yes us media people get press passes right when we enter the venue but overall everything at the events is very media/camera friendly compared to a lot of other events I cover.
The key thing though is to always be watching who is going where with a robot and not have a tripod in the way or anything like that and things move quickly on the sidelines there with teams and equipment coming on and off the field and the music is loud so you have to be always looking in all directions to make sure and usually there is no problem at all.
Learning to shoot video with safety glasses on took me about 20 min back at aim high but I got used to it.