- On the Ball (Trojan Vision show)
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On the Ball [1] is a television show for the University of Southern California's Trojan Vision network. The show focuses on the new Women's Professional Soccer league in the United States, which finished its inaugural season in late August 2009.[1][2] The show mixes game highlight footage with player interviews to provide a comprehensive on the field and off the field look at the new league. The show is broadcast on Television on LA 36 and LA local channel 8,[where?] but is also available for download on iTunes as a free video podcast under the title On the Ball
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History
After watching the Inaugural WPS Game on May 29, 2009 between the Los Angeles Sol and the Washington Freedom, Julie Logan decided she wanted to know more about this league and these players. Coming up with the idea a TV show for USC's Trojan Vision network, Julie took the jumble of thoughts in her head and the title "On the Ball" to her good friend and producing partner, Alisa Naso. Immediately on board, they quickly set about making the show.
After the show was greenlit by Trojan Vision, Alisa and Julie reached out to the Los Angeles based team, the LA Sol. They attended 7 of the Los Angeles Sol home games and 2 away games to the Northern California team, FC Gold Pride, and interviewed over 18 players, coaches, and WPS staff.
Recently the On the Ball crew did a remote shoot for interviews with several U.S. Women's National Soccer Team players when they were in Los Angeles for training in September, 2009.[3]. The players were Abby Wambach, Hope Solo, and Heather O'Reilly.
The season premiered on Friday September 25, 2009 and is now available for download on iTunes as a free video podcast.
About the Show
Episode Structure
The first part of the show consists of game analysis by the show's hosts, Susana "Sueccer" Capra and Alex Miramontes. These portions were shot in Trojan Vision's Studio B in the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts. The second portion of each episode consists of interviews conducted primarily during the inaugural 2009 season with coaches and players from various teams.[4][5]
Games
March 29, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom, 2-0 (the league's Inaugural Match) [6]
May 15, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. Sky Blue FC, 1-0
May 24, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. FC Gold Pride, 2-0
June 7, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom, 3-1
June 21, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. FC Gold Pride, 2-0
July 5, 2009 Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom, 1-0Special Guests
From the Los Angeles Sol:
- Brittany Bock
- Shannon Boxx
- Brittany Cameron
- Allison Falk
- Katie Larkin
- Karina LeBlanc
- Manya Makoski [7]
- Aya Miyama
- McCall Zerboni
From the FC Gold Pride:
- Nicole Barnhart
- Greer Barnes
- Rachel Buehler
- Tiffeny Milbrett
- Albertin Montoya
- Leslie Osborne
- Sissi
Crew
Core Crew
Julie Logan, Alisa Naso and Jenn Wong make up the core of the On the Ball crew. All three are credited as Producers, but only Julie and Alisa are credited as Executive Producers as they completely funded the production. Jenn and Julie designed and built the show's website. All the still photographs used on the website and in the promotional campaign were taken by Alisa Naso or Julie Logan. The shows graphics were created by Julie in a similar style to several of the promotional videos, a style originally suggested by Alisa. The show is created by Julie Logan.
Other
The show is hosted by Susana "Sueccer" Capra and co-hosted by the guest expert, Alex Miramontes. The original music was composed by Sean Kim. The writing for each episode was primarily done by Julie Logan, with help from Sue Capra, Michelle Chang, Alondra Hernandez and Alisa Naso.
External links
- Official On the Ball website
- On the Ball Facebook Fan Page
- On the Ball YouTube Channel
- Women's Professional Soccer website
References
- ^ Women's Professional Soccer
- ^ New Women’s Soccer League Confident Despite Economy
- ^ Sundhage Names Squad for September WNT Training Camp
- ^ Manya Makoski's Blog - We Run LA
- ^ A blog about women's soccer. By fans, for fans.
- ^ Star Power Comes Out in W.P.S.’s First Game
- ^ Manya Mentions "On the Ball" in her blog
Categories:- Student-produced television series
- Women's Professional Soccer
- Soccer on United States television
- Local sports television programming in the United States
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