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Game day video, mic'd up and shot like TV

From a mic on your athlete to full broadcast coverage of your team's biggest night, shot by a National Emmy and duPont-Columbia award-winning cinematographer.

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Social Reel
EmmyNational Emmy winner, HBO's Murder in Boston
duPontduPont-Columbia Award winner
4networks have aired his work: HBO, MTV, NESN, NBC Sports Boston
4Kcinema cameras and broadcast zoom lenses
$35athlete video starts at

For athletes

Four videos with you as the focus. Michael stays on you for the play and the second right after it: the celly, the bench, the dap-up. Coaching a team or running a program? Team video is below.

Social Reel

$35one game

For one big game on your feed, like a first varsity start or senior night.

  • Your athlete followed for one game
  • A 30 to 60 second vertical reel cut to music
  • Made for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts
The content package

Mic'd Up

$50one game

For the athletes who talk the whole game. Hear how it works

  • A wireless mic on your athlete for the game
  • Their voice cut together with the action
  • A vertical version for social
  • Set up with the coach and league before game day

Pregame + Postgame + Highlights

$150one game day

For senior nights, rivalry games and playoff runs, from the walk in to the walk off.

  • Pregame: arrival, warmups, the tunnel
  • Game highlights cut to music
  • Postgame with family, teammates and coaches
  • A vertical version for social

College Highlight Tape

$100a game

Cut down to your highlights: $50. Or keep the full tape.

For juniors and seniors heading to the next level. What coaches look for

  • Your game shot on a broadcast video setup
  • The full game tape, delivered
  • A highlights cut for $50: best plays first, your number marked
  • Title card with your name, position, class year and contact

Send the request and Michael confirms the date and the details with you before game day. Need a different kind of video? Tell Michael what you need

For teams and schools

For coaches, athletic directors, booster clubs and leagues. The whole game shot to broadcast standards, or a short edit that gets the stands full.

Full Game Broadcast Coverage

from $750a game

Two cameras included. Add a third for $550. Livestream is quoted for your game.

For teams, schools and leagues: championships, rivalry games and senior nights.

  • The whole game, start to finish, on two cameras
  • Shot to broadcast standards
  • A full game file for coaches, families and film study
  • Up to three cameras for $550 more

Social Media Recap Edit

$350a game

Or $2,400 for an 8-game season, one recap after every game.

For teams, booster clubs and athletic departments: game day, big wins and playoff runs.

  • A 15 to 45 second recap of the game
  • Cut for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts
  • Built from game footage or a quick shoot
  • Your team colors and logo where you want them

Running a league? Rival also shoots league games for photos at no cost to the league. How it works for leagues

Mic'd Up puts your voice on the highlights

Mic'd Up is the content package. You wear a mic for the game, so the video has your voice in it: the huddle before the last possession, the call at the line, the bench losing it after your goal.

Your voice gets cut together with the action, so every big play comes with what you said the second it happened. Then you get a vertical version, made to fill the screen on Instagram and TikTok.

Made for the athletes who talk the whole game.

How it works on game day
PLACEHOLDER: sample Mic'd Up and Social Reel videos

How the mic works on game day

For parents: the plan from booking to the finished video.

  1. 1

    Before game day: the OKs

    A mic on a player needs a yes from the coach and the league, and from a parent or guardian if your athlete is under 18. Michael sets it up with the coach and league before game day, not in the parking lot. PLACEHOLDER: who collects each OK (Michael or the family) and whether it has to be in writing

  2. 2

    Game day: the mic goes on

    Your athlete wears a wireless mic for the game. Michael shoots it with your athlete as the focus, so what they say lines up with what they did. PLACEHOLDER: where the mic is worn, when it goes on, and which sports it works in

  3. 3

    After the game: Michael cuts it

    Their voice gets cut together with the action into one video, plus a vertical version for social.

Athletes 12 and under: nothing goes on Rival's social media, in an ad or on the website without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. It's the same rule Rival uses for photos. Read the photo policy

If the coach or the league says no to a mic, a Social Reel or Pregame + Postgame + Highlights still puts the game on video.

Video is Michael's home turf

Michael Rotiroti is a National Emmy and duPont-Columbia award-winning cinematographer. His work has run on HBO, MTV, NESN and NBC Sports Boston.

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That's who is on the sideline for your athlete's video. Not a phone held up in the top row, zoomed in until the jersey number turns to mush. A cinematographer with your athlete as the focus, on the play and on the second right after it.

For teams, it's the same eye on the whole game, shot to broadcast standards.

A running back in a dark number 5 jersey breaks a tackle and turns upfield at a night game

What college coaches want to see

General advice that holds up across most sports. Your coach and the programs you're talking to will know exactly what they want for yours, so ask them too.

Your number, marked before every clip

A coach has never seen you. Open with your name, number, position, class year and team, then point yourself out at the start of each clip so nobody has to hunt for you.

Your best plays first

Coaches watch a lot of film, and a slow start loses them. Lead with your best play. No long intro, no warmups.

Full plays, not just the finish

Show the whole play so a coach sees the read, the effort and what you do after. A clip that starts at the celly doesn't tell them much.

Recent, tight, and how to reach you

Use your latest season and cut it tight. End with your contact info and your coach's.

College Highlight Tape is built for exactly this: your best plays from the season, your number marked before each clip, a title card with your name, position, class year and contact, and one link that's easy to send to coaches. It's $100 a game, shot on a broadcast video setup built for a professional result. You get the full game tape, and for $50 more Michael cuts it down to your highlights, one athlete at a time, because a goalie and a striker need different tapes.

PLACEHOLDER: how long the finished tape runs, when it's delivered and where the link lives

Video questions

The logistics families and coaches ask about. Anything else, ask Michael.

What music goes in the videos? Can we pick the song?

Social Reel and the highlights in Pregame + Postgame + Highlights are cut to music. Popular songs are copyrighted, and Instagram and TikTok can mute a video that uses one without a license, so the song matters more than it seems.

PLACEHOLDER: where the music comes from, whether families or teams can request a song, whether a vertical cut can come without music so athletes can add a sound in the app, and whether Social Media Recap Edit and College Highlight Tape use music

What do we get, and how soon?

Social Reel and Social Media Recap Edit are made vertical for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts. Mic'd Up and Pregame + Postgame + Highlights each come with a vertical version for social. Full Game Broadcast Coverage comes as a full game file, and College Highlight Tape as a link that's easy to send to coaches.

PLACEHOLDER: file format, how each video is delivered (download link or private gallery), and the turnaround for each package (confirm Social Reel is ready to post the same week, as its booking popup says)

Can my kid wear a mic if they're under 18?

Yes, with a yes from a parent or guardian, plus the coach and the league. Michael sets it up with the coach and league before game day.

For athletes 12 and under, nothing goes on Rival's social media, in an ad or on the website without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. Read the photo policy

What if they say something they shouldn't on the mic?

Mic'd Up is an edited video, not a raw recording, so Michael picks what makes the cut.

PLACEHOLDER: what gets cut (swearing, other players, private talk with coaches) and whether the family sees the video before it's posted anywhere

Can you livestream the game?

Yes, on request. Full Game Broadcast Coverage starts with two cameras for $750 a game, a third camera is $550 more, and a livestream is quoted for your game. Mention it when you book.

PLACEHOLDER: where the livestream goes (YouTube, the school's channel, a paid platform) and what the venue needs (internet, power, a spot to shoot from)

Can we combine packages for one game?

Yes. List everything you want for that game in the notes box and Michael will put it together.

PLACEHOLDER: bundle prices for other combinations (for example Mic'd Up with Pregame + Postgame + Highlights, or a video with a Big Night photo spotlight)

Can a whole team share one broadcast?

Yes, that's who it's for. Full Game Broadcast Coverage is booked once for the team, and the full game file is made for coaches, families and film study.

PLACEHOLDER: how the game file is shared with families (one link, a password, a download window), and whether families or booster clubs can split the cost

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