Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. PLAY-BY-PLAY ACCOUNT-
demands close observation and
ability to work at top speed.
Knowledge of the game is necessary.
Sportswriter should know the rules,
and all the details regarding the
players, past records, officials, and
plays.
2. LEAD STORIES- centering on the
highlights and more important
plays only such as scoring,
plays, the crucial games and
the star performers of both teams,
especially in newspapers where
there is not much space for play-
by-play reports.
3. BRIEF SPORTS STORIES- center
on straight news reporting, but with
a sports flavor. Stressed the score,
winner, outstanding incidents, and
how the outcome of the game affects
the season’s standing of the teams or
individual players.
4. SPORTS FEATURES- help brighten
up the sports page. Have broader
range of subject matter. Greater
freedom of presentation, and
the writers can use the creative
approach.
5. ADVANCE SPORTS STORIES- give
backgrounders, some unusual and
exciting games the teams have played
before games. May report the records
of the teams or individual players in the
current season, their physical and
mental condition. May touch also on
lineups, playing styles, crowd situations,
statements by coaches, odds, other
interests, and angles. Must talk with
the coaches and players of the team
before the start of the game. Should
see both sides in action, lot of
background information so could make
certain predictions.
6. FOLLOW-UP STORIES- furnish
post- mortem analyses. They
may discuss the condition of
players injured or the psychological
aspects of the game; or they may
take up statistics and their
significance.
7. THE SPORTS COLUMN- written
from the angle of the reporter’s
opinion. However, the writer
should confine himself to fair and
constructive comments. He may call
attention to the performance of
certain athletes. If he wants to
make predictions, these must be
kept within the limits of probability.
WRITING THE SPORTS
COVERAGE
The sportswriter must always be punctual in
covering sports events so as not to miss the
sidelights during the opening of the game.
The reporters need to gather the reaction of the
crowds and the cheers of the many competing
teams or groups and the members of the team as
well as the supporters.
The reporter must get the following facts for his in
depth sports story:
The score of outcome ( Who won? Should it end in a tie? A riot or be
called off on account of heavy rain, the outcome is always important for the readers.)
significance of the outcome ( Was the championship at
stake? Do team standings change? Who gets the cup?)
spectacular plays ( Tell about the last minute fumble, the three-bag
that won the game or the basket from mid-court.)
individual stars (Who were the stars and how did they star)
comparison of the team (How did the weights compare? Were
the visitors better trained? In what departments of the game did the winners excel?
Where were the losers weak?)
coincidences, if any
WRITING THE SPORTS NEWS
The sports writer must be guided by the 5 W’s and the
Inverted Pyramid Style in writing the sports story.
Examples:
1. SKSU poured 10 baskets in the last three
minutes to edge out the SMIT, 65-63 at the
opponents homeground yesterday afternoon.
Examples:
1. The Aquino NHS sluggers bombed the Marcos
NHS batters with six runs in the third inning to
subdue a nerve-fuzzling Marcos rally 14-12 as they
clinched the invitation games here in connection
with the celebration of Sports Week.
Examples:
1. Warner Cruz of SKSU, after almost four hours of
battle over the chessboard copped the most
coveted YMCA trophy after outwitting SKEI chesser
Christian Manuel in 27 moves of a Sicilian defense.
Examples:
1. Riding high on sizzling spikes and tricky placings,
the NDDU netters blasted RMMC killers in the
crucial third set to win 15-10, 11-15, 15-7 in the
Inter-Collegiate Meet, September 21 at the Acharon
Sports Complex to celebrate the Education Month.