That partnership, Till said, includes a variable percentage of the revenue share, with “no ad revenue going back to the NFHS.” Richmond’s athletics department has partnered with the NFHS in order to have the new cameras put in place. ”And I am excited to have the recording option for practice film.” “It will be helpful for those unable to get into the gym,” Larsen said. A consistent stream of film will allow Richmond’s teams to use it to develop. Not only will the Pixellot system stream games for fans unable to enter the gym because of the 25-spectator restriction in place, but it will also allow for the whole match or game to be recorded for training purposes. 17, along with other indoor programs like basketball and wrestling. It will be the biggest benefit to head volleyball coach Ashleigh Larsen, who will see her team kick off the 2020 fall sports season on Nov.
The Raider football team already has a sideline camera system it uses to record game film, but Till said the added cameras will also provide the team with additional video support for junior varsity games. Coaches just have to login and set up what time they want it to start streaming.” “It can run itself with no additional manpower. “Everything is in-house with this system, which makes it great,” Till said. Provided by the NFHS is the Pixellot single-mount camera system, a scoring device that can integrate into the broadcast and a desktop computer to be used for production and video processing. No camera operator is required and any scoring graphics can be synched with the venue’s scoreboard. But because Richmond partnered with the NFHS as an eligible school, there was “no upfront cost” for the units or the installation.īecause high school athletics are being played in surrounding states like Georgia and South Carolina, Richmond’s installation was put on the back burner until the last couple of weeks.Įach Pixellot unit has two built-in auto-tracking cameras with the ability to follow the action on the field or court, as well as zoom and pan functions. Jeff Maples and associate superintendent Dennis Quick.īased on his research, Till said the installation of the two units on campus would have been upwards of $7,000. From there, the proposal was accepted by Richmond County Schools superintendent Dr. Till took his findings to athletic director Rob Ransom and head principal Jim Butler in early June. Pixellot will keep us on track and minimize the impact (from COVID-19).” “We wanted to keep things as normal as possible for our fans and community. “COVID had us all concerned about revenue streams, and we’ve had to tighten our belt like a lot of other schools,” he added. “Pixellot was on top of things and no other system compared to what Pixellot could do. “In April I really started exploring ways we could stream games online,” Till said. But following the COVID-19 outbreak earlier this year, he revisited the idea to help strengthen the exposure of hundreds of Richmond’s student-athletes. Head football coach Bryan Till started looking into having the Pixellot units brought to Richmond during the spring semester in 2019.
The first was mounted on the front of the press box inside Raider Stadium, while the other was put in above the home section of bleachers in the gym.ĭone in conjunction with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the Pixellot units are hands-free, auto-tracking streaming systems that have over 8,000 installations worldwide. This month, Richmond had two Pixellot video streaming units installed on campus.
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