BASeBALL/softball
photo shoot
Congratulations if you have been invited to the annual Breakdown Sports Media basketball photo shoots!
You are among a select group of players from all over Minnesota, representing different geographic areas and grades who have been selected for this honor. We’re running the photo shoots on many different dates from late July through early-September. Please see the registration forms for the exact dates and locations.
All players invited to the photo shoot have the opportunity to get a great deal on our 2024-25 guidebook and calendar. This deal is available only to players invited to the photo shoots!
How were you selected? The Breakdown has a panel that consists of members all across Minnesota. At the conclusion of the season, our staff submits its picks of players worthy to be considered among the best in the state and from that list, a group of finalists is selected for this honor. We take into account recommendations from coaches, past season honors and statistics, offseason work, etc.
Baseball/softballall
Photo Shoot
Photo Shoot
Congratulations if you have been invited to the annual Breakdown Sports Media basketball photo shoots!
All players invited to the photo shoot have the opportunity to get a great deal on our 2024-25 guidebook and calendar. This deal is available only to players invited to the photo shoots!
How were you selected? The Breakdown has a panel that consists of members all across Minnesota. At the conclusion of the season, our staff submits its picks of players worthy to be considered among the best in the state and from that list, a group of finalists is selected for this honor. We take into account recommendations from coaches, past season honors and statistics, offseason work, etc.
Things to know before your photoshoot
Please read all the information so you will know what to expect from your BREAKDOWN Media Photoshoot.
Please fill out the registration form and select your preferred date/location for the photo shoot ASAP. You also may purchase a 2024-25 Breakdown basketball preview book at a reduced cost of just $74.99 for softcover or $94.99 for hardcover (which also includes a 2024-25 Breakdown basketball calendar). It's also just $69.99 (softcover) or $89.99 (hardcover) for each additional book -- perhaps grandparents or relatives would also like one. Last year’s book nearly sold out, so get yours early!
We're also offering a digital version of our books! Almost a month before the hard copy editions are shipped, you could receive the digital version of all the same information! It's a reduced cost from our softcover book ($59.99) or can be added on to a regular book order for just $19.99.
For just $50, you get a private, password-protected gallery from which you can download every photo shoot image that includes you (individual and group) in a high-resolution, non-watermarked JPG format. The gallery will be available approximately a week after your photo shoot and an email link will be sent to your registration email.
This registration session will allow you to sign consents, complete contact information and submit payment -- as well as fill out the player Q and A form online. To complete registration through our secure site, please have your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or PayPal account information available. Following the completion of this registration, you will see a charge on your account from REG.NGIN.COM.
We prefer that you fill out the Q and A form online, but the questions may also be saved and responses sent by email to tim@breakdownsportsusa.com.
Please bring your full uniform, including shoes and socks. Please also please bring your own basketball.
We are discouraging the use of common equipment on hand to use.
In order to accommodate a large group of top players (and to avoid unnecessary wait times), we have spread both photo shoots out over a several-hour period. Please feel free to come at any point during the shoot, but be advised that the first hour is usually the busiest.
At the photo shoot, we’ll take several photos of you in your high school uniform as well as any team/group shots requested. You’ll be recognized among the top baseball players in the state! Our book is viewed by colleges across the nation.
We're going to build in 5-minute time windows for the players to register (just one per time frame if one photographer, but up to three per time frame if three photographers) and then close the time frame down when full, as well as building in a few minutes of down time each hour to get walk-ins through (and their own separate line, as we're trying to discourage walk-ups).
We encourage parents and other guests to remain outside in the parking area and just drop the student-athletes off at the door, if possible. Pre-registered players should be in-and-out of the shoot in 15 minutes or less.
You can still be in the book and receive the same special deal! Just fill out the registration form without selecting a date and email a posed photo of yourself to tim@breakdownsportsusa.com.