On a wet and windy Saturday afternoon in early March our latest recruits took to their seats in the press box at Home Park-Plymouth Argyle. The match was against Sheffield United who didn't waste the long journey to the far South Western corner of the UK and went home with 3 points in the bag after winning 1-0.
Obviously we like our commentators to report on home team goals but when these are forthcoming then I guess any goal will do? Any comments form you guys?
Unfortunately we don't have any photos from the launch yet but I will make sure to post them once we do.
The commentators at Home Park are: Andrew Willis, David Wilks and Omar Siddiqui all of whom are working hard to deliver on the ball commentary from.
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Canaries off to flying start
On 1st March the time had come for the 5 man strong commentary team at Norwich City to debut and show off their knowledge and skills. In fact we had cheated a little by starting the service unofficially back in January to give all the guys a chance to practice and develop their skills.Clink here to read about this on the clubs own website: http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/AbilityCounts/0,,10355~1218468,00.html
On launch day the lucky commentators who got to report on a 2 -1 defeat against Blackpool was David Davenport and James Shelton who both did a good job. Afterwards they both got plenty of constructive and positive feedback from some of the many blind and partially sighted Norwich fans who was there that day.
Norwich FC had linked the Soccer Sight launch with the culmination of its 'Ability Counts' week. You can read more about this by following this link: http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/AbilityCounts/0,,10355~1246867,00.html
The 5 Norwich commentators are: Adam Bishop, David Davenport, James Shelton, Kevin Farrell and Sam Jermy
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Notts County Launch
Notts County commentator Stuart Howells talks about his commentary debut.Walking to Meadow Lane on a cold and dark February evening I was nervous ahead of my first day as a commentator for the RNIB on Notts County v Darlington in League Two.
I had to be confident and professional and knowledgeable as people were going to depend on what I said to enjoy the game.
After the nerves had settled some what, and the game had kicked off, the words seemed to flow and the training seemed to kick in.
The tremendous thrill of being given the chance by Soccer Sight to watch football, something which is a huge passion of mine, and at the same time use my skills to make the game more pleasurable for others, makes volunteering really satisfying and rewarding.
I just hope that the fans who listen in, feel the same about the commentary that we provide for them and it is as much a pleasure to listen to as it is to commentate for.
Being given this chance by Soccer Sight is a fantastic opportunity as it gives me first hand experience of what life is like as a professional commentator - a career I hope to pursue in the future.
Even if we only get one fan that uses the scheme, but we provide assistance to them during the match that they enjoy and find useful, it makes it all worth while and a pleasure volunteering.
I had to be confident and professional and knowledgeable as people were going to depend on what I said to enjoy the game.
After the nerves had settled some what, and the game had kicked off, the words seemed to flow and the training seemed to kick in.
The tremendous thrill of being given the chance by Soccer Sight to watch football, something which is a huge passion of mine, and at the same time use my skills to make the game more pleasurable for others, makes volunteering really satisfying and rewarding.
I just hope that the fans who listen in, feel the same about the commentary that we provide for them and it is as much a pleasure to listen to as it is to commentate for.
Being given this chance by Soccer Sight is a fantastic opportunity as it gives me first hand experience of what life is like as a professional commentator - a career I hope to pursue in the future.
Even if we only get one fan that uses the scheme, but we provide assistance to them during the match that they enjoy and find useful, it makes it all worth while and a pleasure volunteering.
Below are a few photos from the Notts County launch.
Notts County fans Keith and
Steve listening to the commentary
Official 'handover' of Soccer Sight equipment
Notts County commentators
Haider and Stuart
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