HELP US HELP YOUR KIDS
“A picture says a thousand words,” as the old saying goes.
But a picture with the perfect caption or description of what’s happening in
the photo says even more.
Each month,
our photographer, Mark McCoy, shoots so many pictures that are so good, often
capturing an instant in time when a young competitor is at his or her best. The
only problem is that unless we have a team roster – and you can make out the
numbers on the uniform – we don’t have any idea about the person’s identity. Why
is this important?
Giving
context to the photos is important. We want to tell what’s going on in a shot
as well as show the action in the picture. Just as importantly, all of the
photographs that are in the magazine, and tens of thousands more, are available
via our Web site, www.goteammagazine.com. If we don’t have a name to go along
with a face, it can be more challenging for family and friends to find their
favorite young competitor’s photo using the site’s search functions.
Here’s
where we ask for help, particularly from the coaches in the area. Each month,
we’ll send out an email with select photographs to the coaches we meet at the
various events we attend. All we ask is that you provide us with a name and a
brief anecdote, story or item of interest to go along with the photo. It only
takes a moment.
We have to
thank the coaches who have already helped us with this; your efforts went a
long way to providing a fuller, more comprehensive picture of our young
competitors than those thousand words told in the pictures themselves.