• Week 1 (March 6-11) - Listening and critiquing - What makes it sound good?

We will listen to some MLB spring training broadcasts and discuss what makes them sound good, what features we like about each announcer’s call. We will also look at various methods for keeping live stats.

• Week 2 (March 13-18) - Logistics - How do we set up and give a call of a game?

I will demonstrate the technology that we will use.  We will practice a broadcast by calling a few innings of an MLB Spring Training game via MLB.tv.

• Week 3 (March 20-25) - Gathering material - How do we get prepared?

The schedule for broadcasts will be determined.  We will discuss basics of contacting sources for stats, checking media sources for storylines and information, and arranging stats into a standard format to use in a broadcast.  We will again practice a broadcast with an MLB Spring Training game, this time focusing on keeping live stats during the broadcast.

• Week 4 (March 27-April 1) - Game prep for Broadcast 1

In April and May, Row A Academy will meet once weekly to do game prep together.  Meetings will last only as long as necessary.  The number of games that students will broadcast is based on the funding available and the number of students interested.