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as of this weekend i am covering kids football on a sunday , now to stop parents running over and giving me abuse lol ( i hope not ) i was wondering would it be best to get a yellow waistcoat with a small logo or would you not bother

to be honest i hate wearing the bloody things and would rather pay for a fleece but same sort of thing

is it worth investing a small amoun of money into stop parents running over and giving abuse or questioning what i am doing while trying to cover the game's

it's only mainly for away team's as most coaches and parent on out side i know

have you got clothing ??? what do you wear ??? all ideas and suggestions appreciated
 
Hi Alex. I think if I were in your position, I'd probably wear something that make me look 'official'. A high viz means you are more visible, and hopefully the blinkin parents will stay out of your way, and not walk in front of you when you're taking pictures at the very least! For the warmer months I got a hoodie with my website/photographer printed on it (courtesy of the club printers at a discount) but its all hidden under my winter coat at the moment! I always wear a high viz when pitchside anyway, just as its protocol. I think I need to wear a flashing light on my head to attract the attention of the team when they score a goal, but that's another story ...
 
Photodiva said:
Hi Alex. I think if I were in your position, I'd probably wear something that make me look 'official'. A high viz means you are more visible, and hopefully the blinkin parents will stay out of your way, and not walk in front of you when you're taking pictures at the very least! For the warmer months I got a hoodie with my website/photographer printed on it (courtesy of the club printers at a discount) but its all hidden under my winter coat at the moment! I always wear a high viz when pitchside anyway, just as its protocol. I think I need to wear a flashing light on my head to attract the attention of the team when they score a goal, but that's another story ...
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thanks i was thinking of a fleece nice smart warm and simple

as for the team scroing have the same problem with the 1st team they always run away :bang: :lol:

waiting to see what the kid's , reserves and lady's team do
 
wegotitugetit said:
ha ha waiting for the manager ot be in a better mood to do that player's ignore you lol but they do listen to the manager , especially saturday when he flipped his lid even though the team was winning , but worked as it ended up 3 - 0 :lol:

he is a nice person :lol::lol:
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Must be a condition of being a manager - ours always looks like thunder even when they are winning! Nice bloke, nice smile at other times, though. I keep thinking I'll get up and wave and shout at them when they score, but I'd feel a complete twit if they ignored me ...
 
I do this for my son's team on home matches. I generally approach the away team coach well before kick off, explain that I am photographing for team X and tell them to provide me with an email address and I will supply them with a couple of images from the match.

This normally works out ok.
 
Photodiva said:
Must be a condition of being a manager - ours always looks like thunder even when they are winning! Nice bloke, nice smile at other times, though. I keep thinking I'll get up and wave and shout at them when they score, but I'd feel a complete twit if they ignored me ...
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yes it must be a condition the best one i ever encountered was a few weeks back and the manager for winterington rangers made me laugh so much

everytime it the ball went of the pitch he would jump up and down shouting our ball , every chest ball it was a free kick every tackle inside the penalty box was a penalty , that guy muct be fit as hell jumping up and down i wished i video'd it

cant wait to go back now :lol:
 
starkas said:
I do this for my son's team on home matches. I generally approach the away team coach well before kick off, explain that I am photographing for team X and tell them to provide me with an email address and I will supply them with a couple of images from the match.

This normally works out ok.
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that is the 1st thing i was going to do anyway , make sure non are under special care incase some of there identities cant be posted up , had that when we did a local event in a park all people attending got warned about us being there and had special badges on so we knew to avoid them

if it does work out that way i can password protect the images online so only parents of both teams can view
 
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As Simon says, let the away team know who you are, where you can be found, then direct any parents his way. Also let the refs know too, protocol ;)
 
I cover a junior league every week, and have never had any problems....


... apart from the bloody kids pestering me to make sure that it's their photo which is taken of course! :D

On a more serious note, the access is restricted by the organisers, so there are no unknowns on location.

I'd resisit wearing a bid as long as possible personally, unless it was self advertising, as there are definite downsides as well as advantages to wearing one. If you are concerned about parental abuse, then just inform them that you are the official photographer and refer them to the organiser - that usually stops any complaints in nano seconds.
 
wegotitugetit said:
as of this weekend i am covering kids football on a sunday , now to stop parents running over and giving me abuse lol ( i hope not )
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For years I ahve been doing junior football, junior cricket junior allsorts and never once had anyone bother me like that.,not even a friendly chat on the subject... your being paranoid before you get there :)

As others have said... never turn up un-announced.. always make sure both managers and the ref know who you are and why your there.. IF anyone does come to you... you can then redirect them to the managers..


but seriously.. unless your in camaflouge gear hiding in a bush with a long lens taking pics of the kiddies playing footy.. then you will be alright :)
 
What than man said.
 
I have to agree with KIPAX, I have never had any problems photographing kids football or rugby matches. I have even had cards printed with a web address on the back informing parents where they can view and even purchase the pictures if they wish on the back. If you get to the game before kickoff and hand out your cards as I did then you should not encounter any problems. Before digital I was shooting film, I would get the film developed and a set of prints printed to 8 x 6 and take them to the next game, parents always want pictures of their little angels in action and would order prints by the handfull, nice little earner. :thumbs:
 
I also agree with KIPAX,I always introduce myself to the away team coaches and refs.I also have my disclosure Scotland certificate with me.
 
I have photo ID in my camera case anyways but never asked to show it.. as for disclosure or crb ..... well they could be anyones.. you could take your mates disclosure/crb with you.. how could anyone know its you?
 
I forgot to say, that i have my photo ID and photo car licence with me.Part of my Basketball Scotland license states that i must produce my photo ID when showing license.
 
Pick said:
I forgot to say, that i have my photo ID and photo car licence with me.Part of my Basketball Scotland license states that i must produce my photo ID when showing license.
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yeagh? my british baskeball licence is a simple card with my name on.. anyone could reproduce.. not even a isue number or anyhting...
 
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