Beyond the Bleachers

My Complete Sports Filming Guide for Parents

A beginner-friendly sports videography course for parents who want to film their child’s games with confidence, clarity, and a professional look. Designed for beginners and hobbyists, this step-by-step online course teaches you how to move beyond shaky phone clips and capture high-quality sports videos using the right camera settings, affordable gear, and proven filming techniques.

Inside the course, you’ll learn essential camera basics, how to choose lenses and accessories without overspending, and how to prepare for game day like a pro. You’ll discover practical shooting techniques for indoor and outdoor sports, plus how to film hype reels, game recaps, social media clips, and recruiting videos that coaches can actually evaluate. The course also covers shot selection, camera positioning, storytelling, and how to manage, organize, and back up your footage after every game.

Whether you’re documenting memories, creating highlight videos, posting on social media, or building recruiting content, Beyond the Bleachers gives parents a simple, repeatable system to film sports the right way.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• The 10 essential settings every sports parent should know

• How to choose the right gear without overspending

• Where to stand and how to frame the action so it looks cinematic

• How to film hype reels, game recaps, recruiting videos, and social clips

• How to tell a sports story

• A simple, repeatable system to capture memories with clarity and confidence

The goal is to give you all the knowledge and tools that you need to film youth sports the right way. And the right way obviously means high-quality results but it also means getting those results in a convenient, simple and structured way.