How Can Live Event Technology Improve a Corporate Sports Day?
A corporate sports day brings colleagues together for friendly competition, teamwork and memorable moments away from the office. With several activities happening throughout the day, keeping everyone connected to the action is part of making it a success.
Keep teams engaged with a live event leaderboard
Who’s leading? How close are the scores? Could the next challenge change everything?
A live event leaderboard makes these questions part of the experience. It gives participants a shared view of the competition and a reason to keep watching between their own activities.
Across both KNOT a Sports Day events, PREM used a custom app to update team scores in real time. Teams could follow their progress as results came in, building anticipation ahead of the final standings.
For a corporate sports day, this turns scoring into something everyone can enjoy. Each challenge contributes to a bigger story, encouraging colleagues to cheer each other on and keep an eye on their closest rivals.
Share the moments people might otherwise miss
Some of the best sports day moments happen in seconds. An unexpected win, a determined finish or a teammate’s celebration can easily pass unseen by people taking part elsewhere.
Capturing the action and showing it on screen helps those moments reach more of the crowd.
At KNOT a Sports Day in 2025 and 2026, our team filmed activities and prepared highlights for the stage screen as the day unfolded. Participants could enjoy moments from across the event, spot their colleagues and relive their own performances.
This kind of event screen content gives people something to gather around between challenges. It also puts the participants at the heart of the coverage, reflecting the personalities and team spirit that make each event different.
Help everyone follow the day
A busy corporate sports day needs clear communication. Participants need to hear announcements, understand what’s happening next and know when it’s time to come together.
A stage, PA system and screen create a central point for that information. Used well, they help organisers guide the day while giving hosts the tools to build excitement around upcoming challenges and results.
For both editions of KNOT a Sports Day, PREM brought these elements together with the live leaderboard and video content. Coordinating sound, screens and scoring meant each part of the production could support what was happening on the ground.
Planning live event production around the running order helps ensure the right information reaches participants when they need it.
Give every screen a purpose
Screens are most useful when their content matches the moment.
During a corporate sports day, that could mean displaying standings between rounds, sharing highlights during a break or building anticipation before the winners are announced. Screens can also help recognise sponsors and draw attention to the charities behind a fundraising event.
For interactive events, the aim is to give people reasons to look up, join in and stay involved. Clear, timely event screen content can support that without distracting from the activities themselves.
KNOT a Sports Day gave us plenty to work with: friendly rivalries, team celebrations and moments of humour that deserved another viewing.
Bring your next corporate sports day to life
Our work at KNOT a Sports Day in 2025 and 2026 shows how event technology can support both the organisation and enjoyment of an event. Live scores help people follow the competition, sound keeps them informed, and video highlights let more participants share in the memorable moments.
The starting point is understanding the day you want to create, then choosing the production and content that will help bring it to life.
Planning a corporate sports day? Get in touch with PREM management to discuss live event production, sound, screens and content for your event.