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With the growth of the television media in recent years, it is easier than ever to check on the popular sporting games with local channels, cable, dish or even the internet. True sporting (and by sporting I mean football) fans will not only be interested in the game play, but the players, their statistics, health and projected scoring and game models through their careers; the trainers with their training and game play techniques, the managers and yes, even the cheerleaders. The most interesting way to keep an eye on all of these is via good football programmes on TV, the internet and radio.
Where to search for updates:
Team websites:
Commence with the website of your favourite football team. They love publicity and will declare ( commonly on the front page) all media appearances that managers and team members are scheduled to have well in advance of the appointments. This is specially instrumental if you want to make it to appearances on call-in radio programmes or live appearances and autograph signings which themselves are pretty much guaranteed to end up on a programme themselves. This only works for professional teams and you should be mindful that good programme updates will decrease during the off season when appearances are more geared toward endorsements etc. rather than actual game play.
Before the game:
Before each game, stations will have their own pregame programmes to allow viewers catch up on what they may have missed with their teams. These are enlightening as you get the most recent info on who will game favourites, team and player histories and trends for the season, projections and expected performance in that particular game. The format is commonly similar across the board consisting of a panel of about 3 5 people from a assortment of disciplines including sports news casters, retired players and even the occasional fan.
View cable and local network web pages (for example you can check ESPN, FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC) that will show game converge to get times for team games). Pre games shows will start anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour in advance and will run right up until the teams are entering the field.
Post game:
It s not through once the game is. If you neglected the pre game show, there is invariably the post game show. These tend to recap the plays that took place, referee calls, coaching schemes and the overall performance of the players.
On the internet:
The World Wide Web is an brilliant source to find football programmes. Any fan can start their own video blog and commentate just like the pros do about performance and game play. Unfortunately, not many fans actually know as much as the pros do and the information you hear from these, though entertaining, in all probability should not be quoted unless it can be verified. Many rumours of player trades, team sales, draft picks and even accidental injuries started because of fan media websites. Outside of actual game play, fan sites can get very face-to-face with their commentary, going into personal lives of the teams. If that s not an aspect you are interested in when looking for football programmes then its best to stick to official programming sources.
