These tips are for streaming from your phone. Using the Reeplayer Camera? See Recording your first event.

Phone sideways (landscape), on a stand or tripod with a phone mount. Which stand and mount?

For where to put your phone, see How do I set up my phone at the game?

When you stream from your phone, the stream is the recording. Your replay is the livestream, exactly as it went out. Watching live is free. Rewatching a phone event is part of Reeplayer Pro.

Start with a full charge. That comfortably covers a couple of games. Tournament day? Bring a power bank and stay plugged in.

The weather is the real opponent, not the stream. Keep the phone in the shade (an umbrella works wonders) and take the case off on scorching days. If it gets warm, Reeplayer lowers the quality a little to keep you live.

Spread the legs wide. Windy? Hang a sandbag or backpack from the stand.

Works best on courts and small fields up to about 40 meters (130 feet). For full-size fields, use the Reeplayer Camera. Phone streaming: What sports can I record from my phone?

Turn it on before you go live, so calls and pings don't interrupt the stream.

Then tap Start event, then Go live, and let it roll. Hands off.

This is new, so tell us how it goes. Message us from the app. A real person will read it.