This document provides guidance for sports writing workshops for school publications and journalists. It discusses the structure of sports writing, including using action-oriented leads, play-by-play accounts, and quotes. It also offers examples of punchy verbs to describe athletic performances and competitive outcomes in English and Filipino. Tips are provided for effective sports coverage, such as identifying the teams, nature of the game, scores, and outstanding players.

1. SPORTS WRITING
TRAINING-WORKSHOP
FOR SCHOOL PAPER ADVISERS
AND CAMPUS JOURNALISTS

2. Let's familiarize ourselves...

5. SPORTS WRITING
Welcome to the most
popular, most exciting
and most interesting
form of modern
journalistic writing!!!

6. Getting Ready with Sports Lingo
 Smashed the shuttle cock
 Dove on the hot corner
 Awarded a free kick
 Hugged the finished line
 Free style relay
 A bursting punch
 Check mate
 Sturdy spikes and wallops
 Base on ball

7. Getting Ready with Sports Lingo
 Chipped in five baskets
 Fired a three pointer
 Deceived with a castling
 Made a round tripper
 Backhand drive
 Powered the last inning
 TKO
 Recorded three turn overs

8. Getting Ready with Sports Lingo
 Umarangkada sa lagaslas ng tubig
 Pinakawalan ang sunud-sunod na ace
 Naghari sa rainbow territory
 Nagtala ng tatlong bunt
 Sinalubong ang corner kick
 Mapanlinlang na placings
 Nagbabagang kamao
 Nadulas sa key stone sack
 Kumamada ng limang basket
 Naglalagablab na goal

9. The Punchy and Dynamic Verbs
1. To win by a big margin
Battered
Mangled
Clobbered
Powdered
Walloped
Pulverized
Dwarfed
Crushed
Stunned
Vented
Shamed

10. The Punchy and Dynamic Verbs
2. To win by a small margin
-Shaded
-Eked out
-Nipped
-Edged
3. To defeat a champion
-Dethroned
-Overthrew
-Snatched the crown
-Grabbed the crown
-Toppled
-Overturned
-Bagged the title
-Captured the title

11. 3. To defeat a champion
-Dethroned
-Capture the title
-Snatched the crown
-Grabbed the crown
-Bagged the title
-Toppled
-Overturned
-Overthrew
4. To remain a champion
-Kept the crown
-Retained the title

12. 5. To give an opponent a zero
score
-Blanked
-Whitewashed
♣ Dynamic and Punchy Verbs in Filipino
1. Nagwagi nang may malaking
kalamangan
-Dinurog -Inilampaso
-Nilagok -Pinulbos
-Binugbog -Binomba

13. 2. Nanalo nang may maliit na
pagitan
-Inungusan
-Sinilat
3. Nanalo at inagaw ang
kampeonato
-Inalisan ng korona
-Hinablot ang titulo
-Sinungkit ang korona
-Pinataob

14. 4. Napanatili ang kampeonato
-Isinilid ang korona
-Ibinulsa ang kampeonato
-Ipinamulsa ang korona
5. Mga Iba pang Strong Verbs
-Kinatay -Winalis
-Ipinako -Nilunok
-Dinomina -Pinangitlog
-Sinelyuhan -Umarangkada
-Pinagharian -Kumaripas
-Tumipak -Bumulusok

15. 10 BASIC RULES IN SPORTS WRITING
 Know the rules of the game
 Use special vocabulary (Sports terms or
Sports Lingo)
 Get all your facts
 Jot down an outline
 Make a good lead
 Use punchy verbs or strong verbs
 Get quotations from players, coach,
officials and spectators
 Include key plays (best plays)
 Summarize or people your stories
 Revise or edit your sports stories

16. SPORTS WRITING: ITS STRUCTURE
NEWS WRITING SPORTS WRITING
Primary Lead Sports Lead
Secondary Lead Play by play account
Other important by set, inning,
details quarters
Least Quota-
impor- tions
tant

17. COMPARING NEWS AND
SPORTS NEWS LEADS
Conventional Newsly
Lead
Action, Significance-
oriented, Sporty
Hidilyn Diaz of the
Philippines won silver
medal in Weightlifting 53
kg division in the 2016
Rio Olympics held in
Brazil.
RP’s bet Hidilyn Diaz
surprised her countrymen
with her outstanding
performance in the 53 kg
weightlifting division
hauling silver medal to
end the country’s two-
decade medal drought in
the Olympic history
yesterday in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

18. COMPARING NEWS AND
SPORTS NEWS LEADS
Conventional Newsly
Lead
Action, Significance-
oriented, Sporty
The San Gregorio School
Crusaders edged the
Quezon National High
School Orators, 65-63
yesterday at the
Barangay covered court.
Jose Rodriguez played
the role of a savior for
San Gregorio as he buried
a hook shot at the buzzer
to lift the crusaders to a
thrilling 65-63 conquest
of the Quezon National
High School Orators last
night at the barangay San
Gregorio covered court.

19. COMPARING NEWS AND
SPORTS NEWS LEADS
Conventional Newsly
Lead
Action, Significance-
oriented, Sporty
Donnie Nietes defeated
Erik Ramirez in their
World Boxing
Organization (WBO)
minimum weight fight in
Oaxaca, Mexico
yesterday.
Filipino Donnie Ahas
Nietes knocked down Erik
Ramirez of Mexico four
times and went on to
retain his World Boxing
Organization (WBO)
minimum weight crown in
Mexico yesterday.

20. COMPARING NEWS AND
SPORTS NEWS LEADS
Conventional Newsly
Lead
Action, Significance-
oriented, Sporty
Jimbo Nagal defeated
Mako Sato last night in
their fight held at the
Ynares Sports Complex in
Antipolo City.
Jimbo Nagal proved that
height and heft are of
little value when he
knocked out Japanese
Mako Sato during their
battle last night at the
Ynares Sports Complex in
Antipolo and captured the
the World Boxing Council
Straw weight title.

21. COMPARING NEWS AND
SPORTS NEWS LEADS
Conventional Newsly
Lead
Action, Significance-
oriented, Sporty
Rexel Ryan Fabriga
won in the FINA Diving
World Cup last Monday
at the Water Cube in
Beijing, China.
Rexel Ryan Fabriga
booked a ticket to the
Beijing Olympics with a
solid performance in
the FINA Diving World
Cup last Monday at the
Water Cube in Beijing.

22. WRITING THE SPORTS LEAD
 The Classic W’s should in the
lead
 Who won?
 Against whom?
 By what score?
 Where?
 When?
 What event?

23. Example:
Towering Lloyd Vincent
Bautista of Mangaldan National
High School fired a hair-raising
three-point shot in the last 2.8
dying seconds to edge Dagupan
City National High School, 87-85
in an exhibition game at jam
packed Dagupan City Peoples
Astrodome, yesterday.

24. In Filipino
Natudla ng La Salle, defending
champion, ang ikaanim na panalo
sa pamamagitan ng 74-67 tagum-
pay sa Adamson kahapon sa 65th
University Athletic Association of
the Philippines (UAAP) Varsity
Basketball Tournament sa Makati
Coliseum.

25. Check sports lead for….
 who won
 what happened
 when
 where
 name of sport
 how was the game won

26. FORMS OF SPORTS LEAD
1. The Key Play - This is usually used
when the best angle of the sports
event through the collective effort of
all the members of the winning team.
Example:
 The Senior Sluggers bombed the
Junior Batters with six runs in the
third inning to subdue a nerve-
wrecking junior rally during the Sarrat
National High School Intrams, August
26.

27. In Filipino:
Magkasangga ang mga
nagbabagang ispayk ng mga
Green Archers upang ibandera
sa kahihiyan ang Blue Marlins,
3-0 sa ginanap na Volleyball
Championship game sa Rizal
Memorial Stadium, kagabi.

28. 2. The Outstanding Player – When
one or two members of the team
seem to stand out the rest of the
players that caused the team to win
the game. Their heroic deed is the
best angle to start a sport news.
Example:
Nate Robinson hit a three-pointer at
the buzzer, leading the New York
Knicks to a 105-102 overtime win
over the Philadelphia 76ers in the
National Basketball Association play
at Madison Square Garden, Sunday.

29. In Filipino:
Muling pinatunayan ni
Abarrientos ng Alaska Acers na
ang maliit ay nakapupuwing pag-
katapos maipasok ang 3-point
shot upang masungkit ang
korona mula sa Ginebra, 103-
101.

30. 3. Analytical Approach – This is used when
the team employs a very spectacular
strategy or action that brings them to
victory.
Example:
Banking on sturdy wallops, deadly
spikes and tricky placings, Ilocos Sur
National High School Netters dethroned
Candon City National High School in the
crucial third set of their volleyball
championship game, 3-0 in the Division
Athletic Association Meet at Vigan City,
December 9.

31. In Filipino:
Isang mapanlinlang na
bunt ang pinakawalan ni Andy
Petit upang magtala ang New
York Yankees ng 3 runs at
lasapin kampeonato laban sa
Detroit Tigers, 7-4 sa ginanap na
World Baseball Tournament sa
Lost Angeles, California,
kahapon.

32. TYPES OF SPORTS LEAD
1. Summary Lead
Nilasing ng Ginebra Kings ang
Alaska Acers, 96-90 sa kanilang
unang bakbakan sa pagsisimula ng
2008 PBA Governor’s Cup sa
Philippine Sports Arena, kagabi.
The Green Archers quintet
shamed the Growling Tigers, 98- 74,
in the ongoing and spectacular UAAP
Season at Mall of Asia Arena, last
night.

33. TYPES OF SPORTS LEAD
2. Quotation Lead
“Ngayon ko lang naranasan ang
maging kampeon. Ang sarap pala.”
Ito ang sinambit ni Jun Limpot
pagkatapos pataobin ng Purefoods
ang Red Bull sa PBA Finals, kagabi.
“ This is it, the country’s victory
lies in our hands.”
Thus stressed Coach Chot Reyes
as Gilas Pilipinas paves way to the
2014 World FIBA in Spain.

34. TYPES OF SPORTS LEAD
3. Question Lead
Mapapataob kaya ng Region IV-A
CALABARZON ang NCR sa 2017
Palarong Pambansa?
Mapapatunayan kaya ng bansang
Hapon ang homecourt advantage sa
pagiging host sa 2020 summer
Olympic Games?
Magtatagumpay ba si Senador
Manny Paquiao sa susunod niyang
laban kay Jessie Vargas sa Oktubre?

35. TYPES OF SPORTS LEAD
4. Feature Lead
Siya’y dating tagasisid ng mga
baryang inihahagis sa pusod ng
karagatan. Ngayon sinisid ni Marian
Reyes and unang ginto para sa bayan
sa kasalukuyang SEA Games sa Rizal
Memorial Pool.
Despite traumatic experience during
Typhoon Yolanda that caused blindness on
his right eye, Mario Santos of Tacloban City
NHS is set to target the bull’s eye in the
2016 Archery Open Invitational Finals.

36. TYPES OF SPORTS LEAD
5. Analytical Lead
Isang malakidlat na bicycle ang
ipinamalas ni Gilbert Rabago ng
Ilocos Norte upang pagharian uli ang
kampeonato sa Ilocos Region Athletic
Association Secondary Sepaktakraw
sa Urdaneta Sports Complex.
A round tripper of Smith Anderson
in the last inning paved the way to
New York Yankees to Hall of Fame in
2013 Baseball Cup at home court.

37. THE SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE
 The LEAD – It summarizes or analyzes the
event by giving the significance, the winner,
the hero, the score, the place and time or
date when the event happens.
 The BODY – It contains the play-by-play
account of the game like the most crucial
part of the game, star player and celebrities
who witness the game.
 The CONCLUSION – It contains the quotes
from players and coaches, statistics and
team standing

38. THE SPORTS STORY STRUCTURE
The Reverse Chronology Pattern
The Sports LEAD
The Bridge/Significance of the Game
The Key Play/ Game Highlight No. 1
Relevant Quotes from Players /Coaches
Other Game Highlights
Relevant Quotes
Advancers/Game History

39. Kalinga Headers stifle Benguet Kickers
Unflinching in the do or die dilemma, Kalinga
Headers clobbered and took all the Benguet Kickers
could offer to execute a 21-10, 23-25, 17-15 triumph
in the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic
Association Meet Sepaktakraw Boys Finals at Baguio
City Stadium last September.
The Headers bursted out all from their reservoir
of experience to stave off the challenge of the gritty
Kickers and registered their 6th straight title.
Even with a clumsy start, the Headers trio
showed sparks of brilliance in the final moments with
Tekong Amiyao Tarum’s clockwork services anchored
by the flawless throws of Angayao Vidad.
Inspite some impressive kicks and delicate
headings above the net, the kickers found it hard to
retaliate against the speedy Headers.
Sports
Lead
Bridge
Key
Play

40. “This is the toughest game my players have
ever experienced. At first, they played an easy game
but they were surprised by their opponents,” said
Coach Rommel Valiente from the Headers.
Benguet’s kicker Harlem Amolo waxed hot on
the second set by unleashing perfect bicycles and
cartwheels, helping them escape a comeback from the
Headers.
Teetering on the on the brink of defeat, the
Kickers clawed their way back with their last ditch
efforts but it was not enough as they soon succumbed
to their loss.
“The match was truly intensifying but my
players still lack training and techniques,” noted
Kicker’s coach Romeo Ramirez.
The Headers will soon square off with their arch
nemeses in the upcoming and much awaited 2017
Palarong Pambansa representing the CAR.
Relevant
Quotes from
Players /
Coaches
Other
Game
Highlights
Relevant
Quotes
Advancers
/Game
History

41. TIPS in the Conduct of a Sports Coverage
1. Identify the competing teams.
2. Identify the nature of the game –
elimination, championship, exhibition,
sudden death
3. Identify the players
4. Record the score by set, by inning, by
quarters
5. Interview the outstanding players, the
coaches, the crowd, officiating officials
6. Describe also the atmosphere of the
playing area and the crowd.

42. THE SPORTS PAGE
The sports page is usually
found at the last 2 or 3 pages of the
school paper. It is the most exciting
and entertaining part of the campus
paper because it contains the latest
sports events of the school, district,
division, regional, national and even
international competition. It also
features the sports heroes and sports
personalities.

43. THE END
Thanks for listening!!!

44. EXERCISE NO.1
1. Final Score – Junior tossers – 2
- Senior spikers – 0
2. 2018 INCAT Intramurals
Volleyball Boys Championship Game
3. Marcos Stadium, Laoag City,
September 24
4. Features: John Reyes of the Juniors
delivered successive, sizzling and
booming spikes in the last canto,
25-18

45. Pinakawalan ni John Reyes ng
Juniors ang kanyang sunud-sunod,
nagbabaga at malakas na ispayk sa
huling yugto ng laro. 25-18.
5. “At least the crown is ours. This
calls for a big celebration,” shouted
Coach Efren Mendoza.
“Sa wakas, atin na rin ang korona.
Ito’y isang napakalaking
pagdiriwang.” sigaw ni Coach Efren
Mendoza.

46. 6. Score in the First Set
Juniors tossers – 25
Seniors spikers – 23
7. “We prepared for this match but they are
equipped with strong offense-defense,”
explained Coach Melvin Bautista.
“Malakas naman ang aming koponan pero
kahanga-hanga ang offense-defense nila
ngayon,” paliwanag ni Coach Melvin
Bautista.

47. 8. Game History
After 5 long years, it’s only now
that juniors became champions.
Sa loob ng mahabang panahon,
ngayon lang nakatikim ang Juniors
ng kampeonato.

48.  Exercise no. 2
Direction: Write a sports story using the facts
written below
Facts:
 Region 1 Athletic Association Meet,
 Badminton Boys Final
 Narciso Ramos Sports Complex
 Lingayen, Pangasinan
 September 22, 2018
 Tyron Ramirez, veteran star player of Laoag
City Division
 Michael Rodrigo-new sports hero of
Dagupan City

49.  SCOREBOARD
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Laoag City 18 21 17
Dagupan City 21 19 21
GAME HISTORY:
 Tyron Ramirez: 3 times Badminton
Champion
 Michael Rodrigo: neophyte in badminton,
Grade Four pupil
 Deadlock in the deciding set, 17-17.
Tyron Ramirez committed 4 backhand
errors
 “He is young but his moves are quick
and his hits are sturdy and flaming”
commented Tyron.
 “At this moment, still I can’t believe that
I was able to topple a powerhouse in
badminton,” exclaimed Rodrigo.