🎉 The First Annual Nixa LIVE Workshop has concluded — thank you to everyone who attended! Stay tuned for Year 2.
Thank You for Attending
The first annual workshop is a wrap. Thank you to every student, teacher, and partner who made April 1 an incredible day. Stay tuned — we're bringing this back next year, bigger and better.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 — Complete
8:00 AM – 3:15 PM at Nixa High School, Nixa, MO
5 Hands-On Stations
Every student rotated through all 5 stations — no one sat on the sidelines.
Year 2 Coming
We're bringing this back next year, bigger and better. Stay tuned for announcements.
100
Student Spots
5
Immersive Stations
7+
Hours of Training
100%
Hands-On
$100
Early Bird / School
Workshop Recap
Using real production equipment and professional workflows, students rotated through five immersive stations replicating what happens in actual live sports broadcasts. Fast-paced, peer-to-peer learning from experienced student broadcasters kept energy high all day.
Workshop Videos
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More Coming Soon
Additional recap videos will be added in the coming weeks.
The Experience
★ Core Simulation
Run a real-time simulated game using Nixa LIVE's vMix broadcast setup and comms systems. Students rotate through Director, TD, Graphics, Replay, Camera, and Announcing roles.
Station 1
Hands-on camera training with fast-paced drills: Find → Frame → Hold, wide vs. tight decision-making, headroom and lead room, smooth pans and tilts.
Station 2
Watch real broadcast clips and give professional feedback using the Timestamp + What You Noticed + Impact + Fix framework. Compiled results returned to each school.
Station 3
Two tracks to choose from: practice broadcast announcing (opens, replay calls, sponsor reads) or build broadcast-ready Canva graphics (lower thirds, lineup cards, social graphics).
Station 4
Learn from current and former industry professionals. What to expect in college or how to prepare for a career either in broadcasting or another industry.
Day Schedule
Doors open, get settled
Introductions and orientation
See the full production flow in action
50-minute station rotation
50-minute station rotation
50-minute station rotation
Lunch and teachers breakout roundtable discusion.
50-minute station rotation
50-minute station rotation
Debrief and takeaways — teachers welcome to stay for informal conversation after 3:15 PM
For Teachers & Advisors
Striv Education
Founder & CEO Taylor Siebert and Director of School Success & Support Nathan Ladehoff will be available to help provide schools and teachers with AV/broadcast resources and information — whether you’re just getting a program started or looking to grow and improve existing systems and structures.
Press Row Hoops & Press Row Diamond
Founder & CEO David Brazeal will be available to discuss his live stat program — a simple, easy-to-use system that helps announcers with key stat talking points and provides graphics packages that can be used on broadcasts instantly.
What Students Take Home
What's Next
The first annual workshop was just the beginning. We're already planning to bring this back next year — bigger stations, more schools, and an even stronger experience for students and teachers alike.
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Need to Know
Equipment On-Site
All equipment provided. Students get hands-on time with the exact production setup Nixa LIVE uses for their broadcasts throughout the school year.
Questions
The workshop is limited to 100 students total across all schools. Each school can bring up to 10 students at the base price, with additional students at $50 each. Groups are organized into rotation teams on-site.
Not at all. The workshop is designed for all levels — from complete beginners to experienced broadcasters. Stations are structured to meet students where they are.
This workshop is ideal for schools exploring whether to start a program. You'll see what's possible, get the resources to begin building, and leave with a ready-to-implement teacher resource packet.
Yes — lunch is included for all students and teachers.
Teachers are welcome to observe all stations. During lunch, teachers have a dedicated 25-minute roundtable discussion separate from students to talk program building.
The focus is live sports broadcasting, but every skill taught — camera ops, switching, graphics, announcing, crew communication — transfers directly to news, events, performances, and any live production.
The Scorecard Lab is about learning, not judgment. All clips are valuable for peer learning. If you do not have clips to submit, Nixa LIVE archives will be used as backup.
Just a Chromebook or personal device, water bottle, and notebook. All production equipment is provided on-site.
Doors open at 8:00 AM for check-in. Teachers are welcome to stay after 3:15 PM for informal conversation and continued networking.
To every student, teacher, and partner who showed up on April 1 — thank you. You made this something special. See you next year.
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