mic on coaches?

[johnr]

I would love to hear what the coaches do during the finals at atlanta. I know they couldn't broadcast it live but maybe record it and put out a sorta documentary latter. At glr, there must have been 3 or more woodie flowers winners out on the field.
So, a question to team coaches. Would wearing a mic cramp your style? Yes, of course it would but would it be overwhelming? What if you could hear yourself first then decide to turn in tape ?

[Jimmy Cao]

That sounds really interesting... but if I were a coach.... I would be afraid of saying something on the field that I would never repeat in public... The thought of maybe being able to hear yourself first would be more relieving, but I feel that most coaches would be against the idea.

[Battering_Ram]

As a driver I would like to personally rehear what my coach said to drive team. I think it would be funny because we would laugh or know the exact moment he said it. Though I do agree there are some heat of the moment things that the public wouldn't want to hear but I think it would be funny for the team to watch.

[Jared Russell]

Having both been a booth coach and been an engineer behind the booth in finals, I can certainly say that such audio would be entertaining, hilarious, and R rated.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Abwehr

Having both been a booth coach and been an engineer behind the booth in finals, I can certainly say that such audio would be entertaining, hilarious, and R rated.

Yeah.
I don't think what goes down on the field is quite ready for a live feed.
Some of the language from the participants can get quite salty.
Also not everyone is so glowingly polite about their assessments of their opponents on the field as they are here (if only life came with an edit button).

[Josh Goodman]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Yeah.
I don't think what goes down on the field is quite ready for a live feed.
Some of the language from the participants can get quite salty.

Yeahh....as much as I use GP out on the field there may be an occasional word that may slip out under my breath...

It may change my style on the field being cautious of waht I say rather than paying attention to the field.

[Bongle]

If just your team wants to hear what the coach is saying, it's easy to rig a mic up so that it records the match. In the past, I've made a loose necklace through my mp3 player, then draped it over my coach's neck. Turn on the voice recording function pre-match, then line the audio up with video taken of the match from someone else. You end up with your coach 'narrating' video of your match, and it is pretty cool.

Probably not ready for prime-time though. Things that get said on the field should probably stay on the field.

[zivo123]

As a coach, i think it can be hillarious!
another thing you can do is broadcast one of the coaches simultaniously, like in the NBA games when they have a mic on one of the players or refs... ithink it can add a very entertaining aspect to the championship!

[OZ_341]

I am not sure but I think our student coach Katie has worn a wire a few times as part of the PBS Documentary. Maybe I will finally find out what goes on in the booth?

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by OZ_341

I am not sure but I think our student coach Katie has worn a wire a few times as part of the PBS Documentary. Maybe I will finally find out what goes on in the booth?

Katie is courteous, professional, and polite as a coach and as an individual.

I just worry that you'll be able to hear me over her microphone from 30+ feet away.

If that is the case, PBS might need to show this after midnight.

[Rick TYler]

Turn left! Leftleftleft! Now!
Not that much! Back to the right!
Look out behind you!
Grab that tetra -- not that one, that one! Backbackback!
Argh! Drop the arm it's going over!
No. NONONONO! Nooooooo!

At least that's how I remember it when I coached in 2005. I think it's better if students coach.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by johnr

I would love to hear what the coaches do during the finals at atlanta. I know they couldn't broadcast it live but maybe record it and put out a sorta documentary latter. At glr, there must have been 3 or more woodie flowers winners out on the field.
So, a question to team coaches. Would wearing a mic cramp your style? Yes, of course it would but would it be overwhelming? What if you could hear yourself first then decide to turn in tape ?

At the CT Regional, a group followed 5 teams around on camera for a video they were making for the new science center. My team was one of those teams. They decided to focus everything through one perspective, so they chose me as the main person on my team since I'm the team president and the drive team coach.

After following me (and the rest of the team) for Friday and half of Saturday with their cameras and microphones, they finally hooked me up to a wireless mic for alliance selections and elimination rounds. I think they took it off of me just before the finals, which they probably regretted since we were pretty energetic through the finals.

I have to say, the mic didn't bother me; I barely noticed it. I acted like I always do while coaching. I'm sure a few silly things probably ended up on there... like our conversation before a match about if the mic was recording all the time or not. It would be interesting to listen to a tape of all the funny stuff that happened that day, and the energy as the day progressed.