How do You Shoot Football Games

dbveto

Question When you shoot Football do you move around the field or just pick an area? I am shooting Semi-Pro Football and I end up moving around the field and there are times when I am out of place for some action because of the time moving from one area to another, there are Areas of the side lines are crowded so I have to maneuver through players and staff.

MDalby

You have to move around. When I shoot offense, I change my position based on the type of shot I want and the down and distance. Remember the rule that nobody likes a shot of the south end of a north bound horse. So you always want to have a shot of the face, the ball and action. So if you are shooting offense you need to be on the defensive side of the field. If the team you are shooting runs a lot, you want to get good shots of the RB and hand offs etc then you probably want to be close to the line of scrimmage or maybe a couple of yards on the defensive side. If you are a few yards on the defensive side, you can get some good OL shots. If the team passes a lot, you are going to have to be maybe 10 yards down field. This will give you a good view of the QB for shots on the pass and you can then turn around and hopefully get a good shot of the face of hte receiver on the reception.

Defense I like to be about 10 yards on the offensive side of the LOS so I can see the faces of the DL rushing the passer and the LBers etc making tackles.

People have different likes on shots. When a team gets close to the goal line, my favorite place to shoot is just a couple of yards in on the goal line but I also go behind the goal posts and get some good shots from that vantage point too.

MDalby

You obviously have to respect the coaches box and may not be able to get in this area. I have free reign with the teams that I shoot and they allow me to go all along the sideline. I of course have to stay out of the ref line for them to move up and down the sideline and the chain gang.

dbveto

MDalby wrote: »

You have to move around. When I shoot offense, I change my position based on the type of shot I want and the down and distance. Remember the rule that nobody likes a shot of the south end of a north bound horse. So you always want to have a shot of the face, the ball and action. So if you are shooting offense you need to be on the defensive side of the field. If the team you are shooting runs a lot, you want to get good shots of the RB and hand offs etc then you probably want to be close to the line of scrimmage or maybe a couple of yards on the defensive side. If you are a few yards on the defensive side, you can get some good OL shots. If the team passes a lot, you are going to have to be maybe 10 yards down field. This will give you a good view of the QB for shots on the pass and you can then turn around and hopefully get a good shot of the face of hte receiver on the reception.

Defense I like to be about 10 yards on the offensive side of the LOS so I can see the faces of the DL rushing the passer and the LBers etc making tackles.

People have different likes on shots. When a team gets close to the goal line, my favorite place to shoot is just a couple of yards in on the goal line but I also go behind the goal posts and get some good shots from that vantage point too.

That is how I do try to do it, my problem has been when the play make a big move down field and as I am trying to get down there I miss the play. I was just curious if others move around or just stake out a section.

MDalby

You aren't going to be able to get every shot. You just get yourself in position to do the best you can. You really can't move during a play much. If a play is coming at you, you can move a little to get a better shot but generally, during a play, you are where you are.

KMCC

I move around constantly and position myself upfield or downfield depending on whether I'm shooting the defensive players or offensive.

Keep an eye on how much time is left in each quarter as that can save you an otherwise needless traversing of the field, but in any event, I typically can get from one end to the other and miss - at most - one play.

nipprdog

MDalby wrote: »

You aren't going to be able to get every shot. You just get yourself in position to do the best you can.

KMCC wrote: »

I move around constantly and position myself upfield or downfield depending on whether I'm shooting the defensive players or offensive.

Keep an eye on how much time is left in each quarter as that can save you an otherwise needless traversing of the field, but in any event, I typically can get from one end to the other and miss - at most - one play.

JimKarczewski

Constant movement, which in Highschool/college isn't much of an issue. No way I'd be able to get anything with a 70-200 (with my 1.4x TC) if I was locked into one position the whole game... Even so, during your move you'll miss shots too, unless you like running, and I don't run.

photodad1

I normally move up and down the side line opposite of the folks moving the chain.

moe2244

I agree with the others, I move up and down the field. Miss one or two plays at the most.

wmstumme

MDalby wrote: »

You aren't going to be able to get every shot.

Took me a long time to learn this. Granted, I haven't shot football--but I think it is true for all sports. Early on I started to get the feeling I had to try and catch everything, and of course couldn't. You can end up running up and down the edge of the field and missing everything. Maybe it comes from watching sports on TV, where now a days you see every play shown from every possible angle. But of course, networks have a ton of cameras all around to catch it all.

Now I try and get a mental image of the shot I want to try and get based on what is going on in the game at that time, and then focus (in an attention sense of the word--not camera focusing) on the area I think that will get that, and move to the appropriate location around the field/available lighting. Sometimes something close happens in my viewfinder--and sometimes I end up focused on someone just standing around...