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Media Credential Requests

Media Credentials For Game Day

All media requests must be submitted via email to kelsey.johnson@silsbeeisd.org prior to Game Day.

The Silsbee ISD Athletics Department is committed to providing comprehensive and welcoming services to the media covering our athletic events. We appreciate the positive attention and support you provide to our school and athletes through your coverage. By accepting a media pass to a Silsbee ISD athletic event, you agree to adhere to the media guidelines set forth by Silsbee ISD.

Media Credentials:

Credential requests will be accepted for writers, photographers, and videographers representing professional media outlets, including newspapers, television stations, radio, websites, and magazines. To qualify for a Silsbee Athletics Media Credential, the media outlet must demonstrate that it:

  • Has previously covered Silsbee ISD games with content beyond social media (Twitter, YouTube, etc.).

  • Is not associated with recruiting sites or focused solely on game highlights or video production for individual players (this will be on a case by case basis).

Media outlets that have not covered Silsbee ISD events in the past must show they produce regularly updated content from similar events that extends beyond social media.

Media Credential Denials:

Credentials will not be issued to:

  • Personal website publishers.

  • Sites that do not consistently produce original content on a daily basis.

  • Recruiting-related organizations or outlets focused on individual player promotion or highlight videos.

  • Any website that does not align with the mission and values of Silsbee ISD or is deemed inappropriate.

Media Access and Guidelines:

Credentials will specify access to designated areas, and all media personnel must remain outside the team box on the sideline during games. 

Please treat our staff, who check your credentials, with respect. 

Other guidelines include:

  • Media personnel may not access locker rooms or other private player/coach areas.

  • Media personnel must follow instructions from district/school administration as well as the officiating crew.

  • Credentials issued by Silsbee ISD are only recognized at district facilities.

Silsbee ISD reserves the right to deny or revoke credentials for failure to comply with these guidelines. All media personnel (print, social, broadcast and photographers) must wear their media credential at all times when on the sidelines.

Photography:

The use of electronic flash photography equipment is prohibited during athletic events.

Filming:

Live filming or recording of entire games is not permitted. Video footage should only be used for highlight purposes.