This week, I want to take you behind the scenes a bit and highlight the often insane time tables that we work within on on game day. These are typically covered in our lunch meetings, and every minute, every second is critical. I took the liberty of borrowing a copy of what we call the "Rundown Template", a schedule of events that accounts for each and every minute on game day. To go even a minute over on any event during a televised game can result in serious consequences, even fines by the league and/or the network. I have indicated assigned tasks with a "*" symbol.
This week we had an early kickoff (3:03 P.M. Eastern) so we were told to arrive at 8:00 A.M. Our them was "Heroes and Villains", as well "Educator Appreciation Night".
8:00 AM:
9:30 A.M. : Locker Room Set-Up*
10:00 AM:
11:00 AM: Final Rundown
11:30 AM: Staff Meal/Team Meeting*
12:00 PM: Sharkfest Check
12:15 PM: National Anthem Mic and Music Check
12:20 PM: Mic Checks
1:00 PM:
1:30 PM: Gates Open (Season Ticket Holders)
1:35 PM: Player Warm-Ups (Away Team)
1:55 PM: Player Warm-Ups (Home Team)
2:00 PM:
2:10 PM: Home Team Dressed Warm-Ups
2:30 PM:
2:31 PM:
2:32 PM:
2:33 PM:
2:35 PM: Dancers PR Walk/Dancers Video
2:36 PM:
2:37 PM:
2:38 PM:
2:39 PM:
2:40 PM: Away Team Intro
2:41 PM: Attack Dance Intro
2:42 PM: Attack Dance Routine
2:45:30:
LIGHTS UP
Chum Intro Video
Chum Intro
2:49 PM: Intro Video
2:51 PM: Home Team Intro
2:55 PM:
2:55:10 PM: National Anthem
2:58:10 PM: Coin Toss
2:59:20 PM: Fan Conduct Video
3:00:35 PM: Motivational Video
3:03 PM: Kickoff
First Quarter Break 1:
First Quarter Break 2:
Third Break:
Introduce Hometown Hero (On Field): 1 Minute, 30 Seconds
Second Quarter Break:
Halftime:
Third Quarter Break 1: Managing Money Maters Promotion (On Field): 1 minute, 30 seconds
Third Quarter Break 2:
Third Quarter Break 3:
Quarter Break:
Fourth Quarter Break 1:
Fourth Quarter Break 2:
Fourth Quarter Break 3:
Fourth Quarter Break 4:
Game Conclusion:
End of Game Awards (On Field): 10 minutes
Autograph Session (On Field): 45 minutes
5:30 PM: Tear Down
7:00 PM: Interns and Staff released
This week we had an early kickoff (3:03 P.M. Eastern) so we were told to arrive at 8:00 A.M. Our them was "Heroes and Villains", as well "Educator Appreciation Night".
8:00 AM:
- Sharkbites set up (lunch for our VIP Members)
- Banner Check (banners were hung the night prior)*
- T-Shirt Staging
- Dasher Check *
- Dancers Warm Up/Run Through of Routine
9:30 A.M. : Locker Room Set-Up*
10:00 AM:
- Video Board Check
- Ribbon Board Static Check
- Concourse Sign/Promotional Table Set Up *
- Concourse Setup
- Field Check
11:00 AM: Final Rundown
11:30 AM: Staff Meal/Team Meeting*
12:00 PM: Sharkfest Check
12:15 PM: National Anthem Mic and Music Check
12:20 PM: Mic Checks
1:00 PM:
- Sharkfest (tailgating event for season ticket holders)
- Fling-A-Football Sales
1:30 PM: Gates Open (Season Ticket Holders)
- Special Tickets*
- Officiating Crew Meeting
- Shark Walk Begins
1:35 PM: Player Warm-Ups (Away Team)
1:55 PM: Player Warm-Ups (Home Team)
2:00 PM:
- Gates Open (General Public)
- Audio "Go Time" (Pre Game Rally)
- Audio Intro Music
- PA Read: Chums Champions
- PA Read: Social Media
- PA Read: Coca-Cola Advertisement
2:10 PM: Home Team Dressed Warm-Ups
2:30 PM:
- Welcome
- Sea Best Commercial
2:31 PM:
- Merchandise Video
- Player Appearance
2:32 PM:
- Dancer Appearance
- Chum Appearance (Video)
- HYDRIVE Advertisement
2:33 PM:
- Russell Athletics Advertisement
- Hilton Garden Inn Advertisement
2:35 PM: Dancers PR Walk/Dancers Video
2:36 PM:
- Net10 Wireless Advertisement
- POGOGSEAT Advertisement
2:37 PM:
- Florida State College of Jacksonville Advertisement
- AutoMatch USA Advertisement
2:38 PM:
- Next Game Commercial
- Kernan Chiropractic Video
2:39 PM:
- Babtist Health Advertisement
- Bowden Eye Advertisement
2:40 PM: Away Team Intro
2:41 PM: Attack Dance Intro
2:42 PM: Attack Dance Routine
2:45:30:
LIGHTS UP
Chum Intro Video
Chum Intro
2:49 PM: Intro Video
2:51 PM: Home Team Intro
2:55 PM:
- Opening Ceremony
- Color Guard
2:55:10 PM: National Anthem
2:58:10 PM: Coin Toss
2:59:20 PM: Fan Conduct Video
3:00:35 PM: Motivational Video
3:03 PM: Kickoff
First Quarter Break 1:
- Emcee Welcome/Saftey (On Field): 30 seconds
- Sea Best Commercial (Video): 30 seconds
- PA Read for PogoSeats: 15 seconds
- PA Read for Riddell: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Arenafootball.com: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Snyder Heating & Air: 15 seconds
First Quarter Break 2:
- On Field Promo, Buddys Off the Nets: 1 minute, 30 seconds
- PA Read for Coca-Cola: 5 seconds
Third Break:
Introduce Hometown Hero (On Field): 1 Minute, 30 Seconds
Second Quarter Break:
- Moe's T-Shirt Toss* (On Field): 1 Minute
- On Field Performance--Inflatamaniacs: 1 minute, 30 seconds
- PA Read for FSCJ TD Scholarship Fund: 10 seconds
- Birthday Video: 30 seconds
- Chum's Birthday Party (On Field): 1 minute
- Fan Marriage Proposal (On Field): 1 minute
- PA Read for AFL on ESPN: 15 seconds
- PA Read for Group Shout Outs: 15 seconds
- Promotion for Blood Alliance (On Field): 1 minute
- Promotion for Net10 Wireless (Video): 30 seconds
- Burrito Gallery Burrito Toss (On Field): 1 minute
- PA Read for JAWS Package: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Blood Alliance: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Instagram: 15 seconds
Halftime:
- Inflatamaniacs Half-Time Show (On Field) 6 minutes
- Fling-A-Football Promotion (On Field): 2 minutes*
Third Quarter Break 1: Managing Money Maters Promotion (On Field): 1 minute, 30 seconds
Third Quarter Break 2:
- FSCJ T-shirt Toss (On Field): 30 seconds
- Winn-Dixie Charcoal Promotion (Video): 30 seconds
- Junior Attack Dance Camp Promotion (Video): 30 seconds
Third Quarter Break 3:
- Dancer of the Week Promotion (Video): 1 minute
- PA Read for Spalding: 10 seconds
- Youth Football Camp Promotion (Video): 30 seconds
Quarter Break:
- Attack Dance Routine (On Field): 6 minutes
- Macarena Fan Dance (In Stands): 30 seconds
Fourth Quarter Break 1:
- Sweet Tomatoes Dance Cam (Video): 1 minute
- Net10 Wireless Promotion (Video): 30 seconds
Fourth Quarter Break 2:
- Net10 T-Shirt Toss* (On Field): 45 seconds
- PA Read for AFL on CBS Sports Network: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Russell Athletics: 10 seconds
- Commercial for Next Home Game (Video): 30 seconds
Fourth Quarter Break 3:
- Papa John's T-Shirt Toss* (On Field): 1 minute
- PA Read for Crunch of the Game: 15 seconds
- PA Read, Attendance Announcement: 10 seconds
- PA Read for Blood Alliance Blood Drive: 10 seconds
Fourth Quarter Break 4:
- Promotion for Babtist Health Care (Video): 30 seconds
- Promotion for AutoMatch USA (Video): 30 seconds
- Promotion for Bowden Eye (Video): 30 seconds
- Chair Giveaway*
Game Conclusion:
End of Game Awards (On Field): 10 minutes
Autograph Session (On Field): 45 minutes
5:30 PM: Tear Down
7:00 PM: Interns and Staff released