Elite 8 DualsSept 11–13, 2026 · Atlanta

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Friday load-in to Sunday tear-down. What goes out, over the PA and online, and when. The detailed shot list lives in the Shoot Bible; this is the clock.

Venue: Georgia Intl. Convention Center
Day 1 · Sat: Pools R1–R5 · 10 AM–8 PM
Day 2 · Sun: QF 9 · SF 11 · Final 3 PM
Stream: Free on CMPTV · YouTube
Sponsor rail: CMP · WD · IMG · HCB · iKon
Post from: @elite8duals + @compoundsportswear

Runs 9 times

The Round Loop

5 pool rounds Sat · QF, SF, placement, final Sun
One recipe, repeated. Don't improvise it.

01Whistle

Story: "Round N is live" with the matchup card built at the end of the previous round. Round 1 and Sunday QF also fire the All Mats Live card.

T+0

02PA rotation

One IMG read, one Compound read, one sponsor read (WD / HCB / iKon rotating) spaced through the round. Never back to back.

T+15 · T+45 · T+75

03Phone quick-hits

Corner reactions, pins, hand raises, crowd. Stories only, no approval loop. Tag athletes from the socials DB.

Continuous

04Scores in

Last mat finishes: pull the six dual scores (scorer's table sheet, or FloRestling dual-detail API). Reconcile against the official dual score.

T+90

05Results banner out

Round N Results scorecards (two per pool round, three duals each) plus the pool standings table. Feed + story on E8, story on Compound. Caption format below.

T+100

06Next matchups

Round N+1 matchup card with mats and time. Sunday: the bracket banner re-rendered with the new scores filled in.

T+105, ≥15 min before next whistle

07Cut the duals

Local recordings of the round (OBS, per mat) into the dual clipper: per-match clips. Post the two or three best as Reels/TikTok before the next round ends.

Rolling, one round behind

Caption rule (every post)

One plain line that says what it is and names the venue: "Round 3 results from Elite 8 Duals at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta."
Two fixed lines: 📸 @adam_maxwell_photography · Presenting Sponsor @compoundsportswear
The 12-tag hashtag block goes in the first comment on IG and YouTube. On TikTok it goes in the caption (first comment caps at 150 characters).
Tag the two teams and any athlete with a verified handle. Unverified "?" handles in the socials DB stay untagged.

Why record locally

Waiting for the YouTube VOD means the clips land hours late. An OBS recorder per mat feed, one file per round, means the clipper can start the minute the round ends.
Name files by round and mat (R3_MAT2.mp4). The clipper's output goes straight into the post queue.
Keep a rolling external drive. Two hours of 1080p per mat per round is roughly 8 GB across four mats.

Day 0 · Friday Sept 11

Build & Weigh-Ins

9:00 AM load-in · 4–8 PM weigh-ins
Goal: everything staged so Saturday is only execution

PA read over the house mic Post social, from the workspace named Cut video edit IMG partnership obligation CMP Compound brand moment Must unrepeatable

9:00Load-in

Results desk and cameras up before the mats are

CrewSet the results desk: laptop, banner generators, OmniSocials logged into E8 and Compound workspaces, Flo event hub open, OBS recorders pointed at each mat feed, external drive mounted.
MustGoPro on a tripod, high and wide, timelapse all day. Empty room to full room happens once.
PALevel check. Read the IMG script and one Compound read once each so the operator knows the pace.
PostE8 story: load-in clips, "24 hours" tone. Phone, no edit.

12:00Midday

Booths built, pre-tournament content shot

IMGIMG's own shooter gets "gearing up" material: Dr. Enock Francois prepping the booth, Jarion Beets lacing up or reviewing notes. Give them booth placement and a walk of the floor.
CMPCompound booth built and photographed clean before anyone touches it. ProShield headgear front and center, both colorways, chin cups on the table.
PostPool assignments and Round 1 matchups confirmed with the scorer. Pre-build the R1 matchup card and both All Mats Live cards.

3:00Front table

Credentials and coach packets staged

CrewMedia credential list from the /E8media approvals printed. College coach RSVP packets at the front table, grouped by school.
CMPEvery coach packet gets a Compound insert: team-store card with QR, ProShield sheet, and the booth hours.

4:00Weigh-ins open

Weigh-ins: quick-hits and the two Friday interviews

PostVerticals from weigh-ins and arrivals to E8 stories as they happen. Coaches with the team in the hallway is the shot.
IMGShoot the partnership clip with Jarion Beets here, while it's calm: 60 to 90 seconds on his years at Elite 8 (the OG angle), the Black Mambas, and what he's building at IMG Academy Wrestling. Posts Saturday morning before R1.
CMPFirst two Product Talk coach asks (five minutes each, on the record about the gear). Pick the coaches already relaxed and done with weigh-ins.
CrewScout the personalities for the weekend bits: Tim Ziola, Ryan Porter, one wildcard athlete or parent.

8:00Weigh-ins close

Lineups are official. Publish the day.

PostRe-sync rosters from the sheet (scratches, alternates), rebuild only the changed roster banners, repost all twelve as a story run: "Final rosters. 10 AM tomorrow."
PostRound 1 matchup card to feed, with "Watch free on CMPTV, 10 AM ET" in the caption and the YouTube stream link.
PAIf teams are still in the building: tomorrow's doors and first whistle times, once.

9:00Close out

Recap and tomorrow's queue

CutBuild-day recap short from the timelapse plus weigh-in clips. Post to E8 and Compound Reels/TikTok tonight.
CrewVerify in OmniSocials that the Day 0 countdown post (9 AM ET, TikTok and YouTube) is still scheduled. Schedule the Day 1 All Mats Live card for 10:00 AM on E8 IG, FB and TikTok.

Day 1 · Saturday Sept 12

Pool Rounds

Doors 9 · R1 10 · R2 12 · R3 2 · R4 4 · R5 6
Stream live 10 AM–8 PM ET

7:30Crew call

Systems check

CrewAll mat feeds live to CMPTV and recording locally. PA operator has the printed script card. Results desk has the R1 scorecard template pre-filled with matchups.

8:00The walk-in

Twelve teams through the lobby in Compound kit

MustTwo cameras on the entrance, one low and wide, one tight on shoulders and chests. It lasts twenty minutes and it is the whole brand story.
PostPhone version to E8 and Compound stories within the hour. Proper cut posts tonight.

9:00Doors

Doors open, countdown hits zero

PostDay 0 countdown fires on its own at 9 AM ET. Post the partnership clip with Jarion Beets on E8 and Compound feeds, tagging IMG Academy.
PAWelcome read, then the Compound presenting read. IMG read at 9:45, right before first whistle, as their script asks.
PostStory: today's schedule card (five rounds, times, "free on CMPTV").

10:00Round 1

Run the loop

PostAll Mats Live Day 1 card fires at 10:00. Scores in around 11:30, results scorecards and standings out by 11:45, R2 matchups by 11:50.
IMGIMG's shooter follows the Black Mambas for their coaching feature. Hand them the Mambas' mat and round schedule for the day at the whistle.

12:00Round 2

Run the loop. Lunch lull is booth time.

IMGDr. Francois booth sizzle window (IMG shoots it, we make sure the booth has traffic: PA read at 12:15 sends people there).
CMPFour Product Talk coach asks between rounds. ProShield try-on at the booth with a phone on it.
CutFirst Round 1 match clips posting now. Two or three, best finishes only.

2:00Round 3

Run the loop. Midpoint standings.

PostAfter R3 results: "Halfway" standings card, both pools, with who controls their own path into the Elite 8.
CrewPrediction Rounds bit if Ziola or Porter said yes: where do you finish, cut fast, out before R5.

4:00Round 4

Run the loop. Clinch scenarios.

PostResults plus "who's in, who's alive" for R5. Scoreboard-language, not paragraphs.
CMPDinner-lull booth push: PA read for the event tee and ProShield, "booth closes at 8".

6:00Round 5

Run the loop. Then the reveal.

PostFinal pool results and standings around 7:45.
MustBracket reveal by 8:15: the bracket banner with the eight quarterfinal matchups, plus a consolation card for the four teams outside it. This is Saturday's biggest post. Feed on E8 and Compound, story everywhere.
PARead the quarterfinal pairings and Sunday's times in the building. Thank the sponsors by name, Compound first.

9:00Night

Day-one cuts

CutWalk-in reel (Compound-branded, this is a Compound post first), day-one recap reel (E8), first Product Talk testimonial cuts.
CrewSchedule the Day 2 All Mats Live card for 9:00 AM. Pre-fill Sunday's bracket template with the QF pairings. Offload every recording to the drive.

Day 2 · Sunday Sept 13

Elite 8 Bracket

Doors 8 · QF 9 · SF 11 · Placement 1 · Final 3
Stream live 9 AM–5 PM ET · out by 6

8:00Doors

Bracket day opens

PAWelcome, the bracket read (eight teams, four mats), Compound presenting read.
PostStory: bracket card again, "quarterfinals 9 AM, free on CMPTV".

9:00Quarterfinals

Run the loop, bracket edition

PostAll Mats Live Day 2 fires at 9:00. Scores in around 10:30. Bracket banner re-rendered with QF scores and SF pairings by 10:45. QF scorecards alongside it.
IMGIMG read at 9:15 and again at 12:15. Confirm the IMG booth is staffed through the final.

11:00Semifinals

Two duals decide the final

PostScores in around 12:30. Bracket update with finalists, then a championship hype card: "TEAM vs TEAM · 3 PM · robes on the line". Placement pairings card for 1 PM.
CutQF clips out now. SF clips before 3.

1:00Placement

Third through eighth

PostPlacement results scorecards around 2:30. Note the top-four auto-invite in the caption for the third-place winner.
CMPLast Product Talk asks with the coaches whose day is done. They have time and opinions now.
CrewStage the robes and the presentation spot. Light it. Test it with a stand-in.

2:45Walkout

Championship walkout

PAChampionship intro read: both teams, presented by Compound Sportswear, sponsors by name, "the winners wear robes out of this building".
MustTwo cameras on the walkout and corners for the whole dual. Mic'd coach if cleared.

3:00Final

The championship dual

PostLive score stories every few weights. The clinching match gets clipped the moment it ends and posted before the robes come out.

4:30Champion

Robes, awards, the final bracket

MustChampion post within 20 minutes: final bracket banner with the gold championship score, one robe photo, one robe clip. E8 and Compound feeds, all stories.
PAChampion announcement, top-four auto-invites, outstanding wrestler if awarded, sponsor thank-yous, "see you next September". Ask the room about a May freestyle Elite 8.
CMPTeam photo in robes in front of the Compound presenting backdrop. This is the image the brand runs all year.
IMGFinal IMG read during awards. Photo of Beets and Francois with the Mambas for IMG's carousel.

5:00Tear-down

Out by six

CrewGoPro keeps rolling on tear-down to the last light in an empty hall. Drive offload complete before anything is packed.
CutWeekend wrap short and a thank-you post from Cliff tonight. Long-form (walk-in doc, mic'd pieces, coach interviews) on a two-to-four week clock.
PostMonday: full box scores and ranked-win leaderboard pushed to elite8duals.com from the Flo pull. Thank-you emails to coaches, college coaches and media, each with a Compound link that fits the audience.

Read as written

PA Scripts

Print this section for the operator
Fill the blanks Friday

IMG Academy · their script, verbatim · once per round, before matches start Attention wrestlers, coaches, and families. Before the next match, stop by the IMG Academy Wrestling table here in the arena. Meet Dr. Enock Francois, Director of Wrestling at IMG Academy, to learn about IMG Academy's new wrestling program, built to help student-athletes train at an elite level and prepare for the next level of wrestling. IMG Academy also offers weekly, customizable Wrestling Camps, so you can build a training experience around your goals and your schedule. Visit the IMG Academy table today to learn more and take the next step in your wrestling journey.

Compound · presenting read · doors and once per round Elite 8 Duals is presented by Compound Sportswear. Every team on these mats is wearing it. The Compound booth is at [location] with Elite 8 gear, ProShield headgear, and the crew that built the uniforms you're watching. Coaches, stop by and ask about a team store for your program.

Compound · ProShield read · lunch and dinner lulls Wrestlers and parents: Compound's own ProShield headgear is at the Compound booth. Forty dollars, black or white, one size. Try one on today, take it home today. Ask about the seven-dollar snap-on chin cup while you're there.

Compound · coaches read · Saturday R4 and Sunday placement Coaches and club directors: Compound Sportswear can have a team store live for your program in two weeks. Uniforms, warm-ups, fan gear, one order, one vendor. Come talk to us at the booth before you leave the building.

Sponsors · rotate one per round Elite 8 Duals thanks Wrestling Department, IMG Academy, HCB Yachts and iKon Boats. Every mat is live and free on CMPTV on YouTube. Tell the folks back home.

Saturday close · after Round 5 Your Elite 8 is set. Quarterfinals tomorrow at 9 AM: [four pairings and mats]. Doors open at 8. Semifinals at 11, placement duals at 1, and the championship dual at 3 PM. Presented by Compound Sportswear. Get some sleep.

Sunday · championship intro · 2:45 Ladies and gentlemen, the 2026 Elite 8 Duals championship, presented by Compound Sportswear. Out of Pool [A], [Team], coached by [Coach]. Out of Pool [B], [Team], coached by [Coach]. Fifteen weights. The winners leave this building in robes.

Sunday · champion · after the final Your 2026 Elite 8 Duals champions: [Team]. [Team], [Team], [Team] and [Team] have earned automatic invitations back next September. Thank you to Compound Sportswear, Wrestling Department, IMG Academy, HCB Yachts and iKon Boats, and to the Georgia International Convention Center. Coaches, we're asking every one of you on the way out: would you come back for an Elite 8 Freestyle in May?

Partnership obligations

IMG Academy

Source: "Elite 8's Internal Announcement & Social Posts"
They shoot, we announce and make room

What IMG is shooting (their list)

Gearing up. Pre-tournament: Enock prepping the booth, Jarion lacing shoes or reviewing notes. No match action needed. Friday.
Presence carousel. Stills of Enock and Jarion at the booth and at the mats. Copy points to the booth and the wrestling-camp page.
Coaching feature. Follow Coach Jarion and the Black Mambas; a highlight reel of him coaching, tied to "learn this at IMG Academy Wrestling Camp".
Booth sizzle. Short piece on Dr. Francois working the table with families and athletes.

What we owe them

PA read as written, once per round: five Saturday, three Sunday, one at awards. Nine total. Log each one.
Access. Mat-side credential for their shooter, the Black Mambas' mat and round schedule delivered at each whistle, booth placement on the walking path between mats and concessions.
Jarion's time. Protect a Friday 15-minute window for our partnership clip and keep Saturday coaching uninterrupted for their feature.

What we make

Partnership clip (60–90s). Jarion Beets on his Elite 8 history as one of the originals, the Black Mambas, and IMG Academy Wrestling. Shot Friday at weigh-ins, posted Saturday 9 AM on E8 and Compound, IMG tagged. Confirm how many Elite 8s he has coached before "OG" goes in a caption.
Announcement post. Static: E8 mark, IMG spike mark, "Official partner", booth location, camp link. Posts Friday midday.
Awards photo. Beets and Francois with the Mambas after the final, handed to IMG the same night.

Brand rules on E8 assets

IMG logo is the spike mark plus "IMG". Never the word "ACADEMY" on any Elite 8 graphic. Spoken reads say "IMG Academy" in full.
Sponsor rail order everywhere: Compound, Wrestling Department, IMG, HCB, iKon. Wrestling Department runs large.
Camp link for captions: imgacademy.com/sport-camps/wrestling-camp

Brainstorm

Capitalize on the Building

Two buyers in the seats: parents (retail) and coaches (teamwear)
Plus college coaches, who are both

Parents · retailBooth as a 72-hour drop

One event tee, dated, sold at the booth and online only through Sunday night. Scarcity gives the PA reads a reason to exist.

Do: print counts small, put the QR on the booth backdrop and the tee tag.

Parents · retailProShield try-on station

Headgear is a parent purchase made in a hurry. A mirror, both colorways, chin cups, a kid-height table. Film the try-ons for the coach email.

Do: weekend code E8ATL on the booth and in every results caption's first comment.

Parents · retailPhoto wall at the entrance

Step-and-repeat with the E8 mark and "Presented by Compound". Every family photo of the weekend carries the brand, for free, forever.

Do: place it where the walk-in passes Saturday 8 AM.

Coaches · teamwearEvery coach here is a customer

Twelve programs in Compound kit is the pitch. Product Talk testimonials on camera double as the reference list for the next twelve.

Do: coach packet insert plus the PA coaches read. Book the follow-up call before they leave.

Coaches · teamwearTeam store in two weeks

The Mile High launch plan is a 14-day store. Offer it on the spot: club and high school coaches in the stands, not just the twelve on the floor.

Do: a one-page card with three real store screenshots and a QR to a 60-second intake form.

College coachesCoaches lounge with the catalog

They RSVP'd. Give them coffee, a printed sublimated catalog, and a sample kit on a rack. College programs buy teamwear too.

Do: one Compound person stationed there Saturday 12–2 and Sunday 9–1.

EveryoneThe robe is the brand

The champions' robes are the most photographed object of the weekend. Make sure the presenting backdrop is behind them and the Compound mark is on the robe or the stage.

Do: confirm who makes the robes and whether the mark is on them.

EveryoneUGC repost engine

"Tag @compoundsportswear in your Elite 8 photos, we repost." Runs on the PA, the photo wall, and every scorecard first comment.

Do: one person reposting to Compound stories all weekend, not the results desk.

AfterYou-were-there email

Ticket buyers, coaches, media, RSVP list. Adam Maxwell's photos, the champion, and one shop link per audience. Sent Tuesday while the weekend is still warm.

Do: build the template this week so Monday is a fill-in, not a build.

EveryoneCount the booth by the hour

Tally conversations, try-ons and sales per hour on a clipboard. By Saturday night you know which PA read moved people and which lull is dead.

Do: results desk logs each PA read with a timestamp so the two sheets line up Sunday night.

What already exists

Asset Shelf

Drive: CLAUDE_ASSETS/ELITE_8_DUALS/BANNERS
Everything is 1080×1920 unless noted

Asset	State	Where	Weekend use
Countdown Day 0	Scheduled, fires 9 AM ET Sat	OmniSocials · TikTok + YouTube	Nothing to do. Verify Friday night.
Roster banners, 12 teams	Built, stills + 15s MP4, synced Sept 2	e8-roster-banners/ · build.py	Re-sync after weigh-ins, rebuild changed teams only, story run Friday 8 PM.
All Mats Live, Day 1 + Day 2	Rendered, glitch and locked frames; 8s animation spec locked	BANNERS/LIVE_BROADCAST	Fires at first whistle each day. Render the MP4 this week.
Round Results scorecard	One rendered sample, three duals per card	BANNERS/ROUND_RESULTS	Needs a data-driven generator (like the roster build) so a round renders in seconds. Two cards per pool round.
Bracket banner	One rendered sample, connected tree, gold final score	BANNERS/BRACKET	Needs a generator that takes eight seeds and fills scores round by round. Renders four times Sunday, once Saturday night.
Matchup / standings cards	Not built	—	Derive from the results template: same header, no scores, mats and times instead.
Results data	FloRestling open API, dual-detail per bout	prod-web-api.flowrestling.org	Need the 2026 event coreId. Fallback is the scorer's table sheet.
Dual clipper	Built: file in, per-match clips out	wrestling-dual-clipper	Feed it the local OBS recordings per round.
Athlete socials	160 IG / 117 TikTok handles, verified Aug 27	elite8-ig-handles/ELITE8-SOCIALS-MASTER.csv	Tagging. Re-diff against the final rosters Friday.
Shoot Bible	Live, light/dark	e8-shoot-bible.netlify.app	The crew's shot list. This page is the clock; that one is the camera.

This week

Before Friday

Nine days out
Ordered by what breaks the weekend if it's missing

Build

Results scorecard generator and bracket generator, data-driven, same pattern as the roster build. Test on the 2025 box scores.
Matchup and standings card variants off the same template.
All Mats Live MP4s, Day 1 and Day 2.
IMG announcement static and the caption set for the weekend, pre-written with blanks for scores.
OBS recording profile per mat, filenames by round and mat. Dry run on a CMPTV stream.

Confirm

Pool assignments, mat assignments, and the exact advancement rule (top four per pool to the Elite 8, four to consolation).
FloRestling 2026 event coreId once brackets are published.
PA operator and who hands them scores. Results desk owner for both days.
IMG's social handles for tagging, and their shooter's name for the credential list.
Coach RSVP sheet webhook deployed and the media approval emails flowing, so Friday's front table is real.

Decisions I need from Cliff

Booth location and hours for the Compound and IMG tables. Every PA read points to them.
Is there an event tee drop, and is E8ATL the weekend code? The retail ideas above assume yes.
Who makes the robes, and is the Compound mark on them or only on the stage?
Jarion Beets: how many Elite 8s has he coached? "OG" needs the number behind it.
Ryan Porter or Josh Porter, before his name goes on a card.
Is the May freestyle Elite 8 real enough to ask about from the PA on Sunday?
Who is on the results desk Saturday, and does the same person run the PA card, or are those two people?