Student-Powered Sports Broadcasting
SaddleRock Sports Network trains and equips student entrepreneurs to broadcast sports games that create a quality viewing experiences and generate profitable returns for themselves, their school, and their charity of choice.
Incredible Benefits for Schools and Sponsors
For Schools
Being a part of the SaddleRock Sports Network opens the door for students to learn the real-world elements of video production, media creation, business leadership, and customer engagement and service.
Run by Students
Students run every element of their production team from operating cameras, providing play by play announcing, operating video production software, and marketing their broadcasts to their school community.
Great viewer experiences
Every SaddleRock Sports Network broadcast is free to the viewers and includes live play-by-play commentary and zoomed-in camera angles that make it easy for fans to recognize players and follow the action. The leading automated sports video streaming service often has no audio and is so zoomed out that players look like ants on the screen.
On-Going Training & Support
The SaddleRock Sports Network staff trains each student production team member and school staff mentor in every element of pre-production, game production, marketing, and customer service needed to make every partner school successful as a network member.
Profitable and Sustainable Business Model
Up to 80% of advertising revenue goes back to the student-run production team and partner school.
For Sponsors
Sponsoring events and games on the SaddleRock Sports Network gives business the opportunity to engage with their communities by bringing sporting events into their homes and supporting student-run businesses.
Permanent Advertising
Unlike traditional TV or radio advertising that diappears the instant after the ad is over, all games are streamed on YouTube, where each sponsor’s ad will be seen every time a video is replayed.
Dynamic Media Streams
SaddleRock Sports Network games are broadcast anywhere the audience has an internet connection. Viewers can enjoy the games in their homes on smart TVs, computers, and tablets or as they travel on the road using their smart phones.
Dynamic Ad content
Sponsors have the ability to purchase on-screen visual ads that are seen during game action and breaks in play, and audio-only ads that are featured during specific times during each game. These different types of ads can target different audience members that are watching the action or listening along as they drive.
customize to your Audience
Sponsors can flexibly customize their ads for specific schools, games, and events to reach their desired target audience.
Our Process
Identify
Great broadcasts start with identifying great schools, great students, and great community sponosors.
Educate
Each student crew is directly taught how to produce amazing broadcasts and run a profitable, sustainable business.
Support
The network provies ongoing production training and weekly marketing materials to every partner school.
Grow
As crews individually grow their skills, the network will grow by adding more sports and more partner schools.