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Post by bulldogoption on Dec 6, 2007 15:39:27 GMT -6
We may be rebuilding our pressbox, ;D ;D ;D.......
What are some things about your pressbox or others you have been in, that you would suggest we try to make a part of ours???
Or what should we avoid?
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Post by coachjoe3 on Dec 6, 2007 15:48:56 GMT -6
Get a good heating system . . . or good space heaters if you're in a pinch!
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Post by k on Dec 6, 2007 17:00:54 GMT -6
Things I'd demand.two separate levels for the announcers/time keeper etc and the Coordinators both well above the highest level of stands. I'd want the coordinator level to be split as well as possible. Our home box has an entire wall between... Very nice stuff. Additionally up on the roof I want plugs for the camera. It seems so many schools build press boxes without putting a plug on the roof. Why oh why?
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Post by pegleg on Dec 6, 2007 21:36:48 GMT -6
food, make sure you have a nice spread. i hate going into a press box that serves crackers or some such none sense.
seriously, lots of space between me and everyone else. i don't want them to bother me and they don't need to hear the way i talk during the game.
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Post by tog on Dec 6, 2007 22:00:25 GMT -6
yes
sound proof walls/glass for the coaching box
as little obstruction as possible for the covered filming area
and for old ol coaches with screwed up knees
elevator
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Post by CVBears on Dec 6, 2007 22:18:36 GMT -6
air conditioning and/or heat system. two levels, make sure the desk isn't too deep for short fat kids to see
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Post by sls on Dec 7, 2007 9:28:44 GMT -6
height!
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Post by poweriguy on Dec 7, 2007 11:08:56 GMT -6
Heat/Air Conditioning
And separate sections for coaches/ announcers,scorekeepers
Nice solid stairs to get in the thing, not little rug latter chutes or other unsafe non sense.
Good counter tops!
SPACE!
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Post by theprez98 on Dec 7, 2007 13:28:36 GMT -6
This is a very interesting thread. Most of these requirements are not really luxuries, they're almost necessities. Yet pressboxes coaching boxes, etc., are notoriously horrible!
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Post by fbcoach33 on Dec 7, 2007 14:11:48 GMT -6
make sure they build it high enough above the top row of your bleachers, been in to many that if the last row of stands stands up you can see over their heads if you only have one level. if it has windows make sure they open, been in a couple that you couldnt open the windows and it was like sitting in a greenhouse
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Post by hchscoachtom on Dec 7, 2007 15:40:17 GMT -6
What I have really appreciated when going on the road is a separate coaches box on the visitor side bleachers. So I would say if at all possible put up a separate one on the visitors side.
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Post by captain31 on Dec 7, 2007 18:43:21 GMT -6
What I have really appreciated when going on the road is a separate coaches box on the visitor side bleachers. So I would say if at all possible put up a separate one on the visitors side. While it is nice not going through the "gauntlet" of the other team's fans to get to the box, you don't want to sacrifice the view by having the box on the visitor's side, since that side is often smaller. I would also add that ideally you would have enough room so that no one ever has to go on the roof (especially in Wisconsin...in November...). |
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Post by pal on Dec 8, 2007 7:46:28 GMT -6
Heat/AC
Food
Internet access (this is an easy way to access any files you may need during the game) We can get live game stats online
Plenty of table space
Chairs
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Post by MaineManiac on Dec 8, 2007 8:31:31 GMT -6
Whiteboard - if you're far enough removed that the opposing coaches can't see
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Post by lionhart on Dec 8, 2007 8:52:03 GMT -6
holy smoke! FOOD? INTERNET ACCESS? is this the norm... or am i coaching in the caveman zone here? ive NEVER seen food or even water supplied in a pressbox....... most places around here just put you on the roof. are you guys serious about those requests, or are you just "wishful thinking"? if so, i guess you could add a masseusse to my box while you are at it!
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Post by directsnap85 on Dec 8, 2007 15:28:11 GMT -6
One coach I know had enough room to leave one room unused for coaches' families to sit in during the game.
They have young kids, and the wives don't always appreciate the cold anyway!
Their staff was pretty happy with the extra accomodation.
Also, the wives then don't have to sit in the stands and listen to football illiterate fans talking about what idiots their husbands (the coaches) are. Depending on the type of school you're at on that one ...
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Post by lionhart on Dec 8, 2007 16:56:26 GMT -6
how about a spittoon?
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Post by tigercoach on Dec 8, 2007 17:04:55 GMT -6
Restroom
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Post by cmow5 on Dec 8, 2007 19:32:06 GMT -6
What makes a good pressbox?  Great coaches!!! |
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Post by pegleg on Dec 9, 2007 8:24:16 GMT -6
holy smoke! FOOD? INTERNET ACCESS? is this the norm... or am i coaching in the caveman zone here? ive NEVER seen food or even water supplied in a pressbox....... most places around here just put you on the roof. are you guys serious about those requests, or are you just "wishful thinking"? if so, i guess you could add a masseusse to my box while you are at it! down here in texas, those things are the norm at the larger schools. now, if you head out to the sticks (small schools), you get to sit on the roof among other things. i was coaching in a small school district in east texas and actually had to share the roof with the other coaches. talk about no privacy. |
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Post by rbsuknow on Dec 9, 2007 15:22:09 GMT -6
just make room for the other teams coaches. there is nothing worse than having to stand on the top step of the bleachers
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Post by airraider on Dec 9, 2007 16:07:52 GMT -6
Have seen my share of boxes too small for the visiting coachesand with no platform up top.. so they have to sit out in the stands.. usually WITH the home fans.. not good..
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Post by coachmallory on Dec 9, 2007 16:10:14 GMT -6
Removable windows so the cameraman can get a better shot
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2007 8:04:40 GMT -6
A light just above desktop (mounted just a few inches above desk). Sometimes lights in the box give a nasty glare, nice to have that low light to read the call sheet.
And a coat hook so I don't have to throw my coat on the floor where everyone was spitting seeds.
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