The document provides an overview of sports writing, outlining that it reports on sports topics and events in a colorful way using sports terminology, and discusses the qualities of a good sports writer which include being a sports enthusiast, knowing the rules of games, and reporting facts accurately even when favoring a particular team or player. It also describes the different types of sports news like coverage stories and advance stories, and suggests ways for sports writers to gather data such as observing the game closely and interviewing key people before and after events.

1. Sports writing 101
Presented by:
Kelly Grant C. Pauig
Ernest Valdez
Head Sports Writer

2. What is Sports Writing?
It is a Kind of Journalism that reports on
sports topics and events.
It is often considered as the toy
department in any newspaper since it
does not concern on serious topics.

3. Qualities of a sports news
• Must answer the 5 w’s and 1 h.
• Describes the most thrilling and
eventful part of the game
• It uses more colorful words, figures of
speech and longer sentences which are
not present in other news.
• It uses special vocabulary(sports lingo)

4. What makes a good Sports
Writer?
 Must be a sports enthusiast
 Must know the basic rules of the games
 Must have the ability to take notes quickly
without missing the important sequence of
the play
 Must be fair in reporting even though he
has a favorite team or player in the game
 Must observe accuracy in presenting facts
 Must have high knowledge on sports lingo

5. Kinds of Sports News
• a.) Coverage story- this is a report
on the outcome of the game, how
it was played including the
highlight/s
• b.) Advance story- presents the
facts of the coming event, the
line-ups and list of competing
teams

6. Parts of a Sports News
1. Headline
2. The Lead
 The Key Play
 The Outstanding Player
 The Analytical Approach
3. The Body
 Highlights of the Game
 Decisive Play
 Play by play
 Comparison of the Teams
 Best Score of the Day
 Quotation
 Weather Condition
 Crowd and Celebration

7. Suggested Ways to Gather
1. Data
Before the game:
 Know the rules of the game
 Know key people
 List down the names in full and check the
spelling
 Interview key people involved in the game
2. During the actual game:
 Look for good working place where you could
get the best view of the game
 Observe closely
3. After the game:
 Check the accuracy of the scores from the
officials
 Interview star player or coach of the
winning team