SPORTS WRITING LECTURE Final

Presented by:
GRACE M. AURELIO
Master Teacher I
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At the end of the session, participants are
expected to:
1. Formulate concepts about sports news
writing.
2. Recognize the structure of sports news.
3. Familiarize the terms used in sports
writing
4. Write a sports news based on the insights
learned.
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Read the following terms and write
the game in which it is used:
1.Outspike 6.Birdie
2.Five 7.Ace
3.Love 8.Back Stroke
4.Photo Finish 9.Quintet
5.TKO 10.Diamond
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Outspike
Answer: Volleyball
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Five
Answer: Basketball

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Love
Answer: Lawn Tennis

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Photo
Finish
Answer: Track
events
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TKO
Answer: Boxing
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Birdie
Answer: Golf/
Badminton
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Ace
Answer: Lawn Tennis

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Back
Stroke
Answer:
Swimming
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Quintet
Answer: Basketball

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Diamond
Answer: Baseball/
Softball

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THE RESULT
•10- EXPERT
•7-9 EXPERIENCED
•4-6 AVERAGE
•0-3 NOVICE
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GROUP WORK
• Divide yourselves into seven groups.
• Do your assigned activity for 10
minutes.
•Post your work on designated areas.
•Choose a reporter to present the
group output for 2 minutes.
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Group 1 and 2:
As a group, fill in the semantic map
with ideas which are related to sports
writing. Write your answers on pink
meta strips.
Sports
Writing

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Group 3 and 4:
As a group, decide on the
characteristics of a good
sports writer. Present the
top 5 qualities. Write your
answers in blue meta strips.
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Group 5. Place the sports terms in its
proper column following the color code
of meta strips below.
Basketball-white volleyball- violet
track events –orange softball-yellow
Spiker Netball
Man-to- man
Homecourt advantage
Wallop Anchor
Swatters Strike out
Tweener Breasted the tape
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Clocked a new recordPage 20
Group 6.
Based on the headline,
write a sports lead and
identify the type of lead
used.
Bacolod defeats Silay, 87-84
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•Group 7
• Based on the headline, write
a sports lead and write the
structure of sports news.
Pinataob ng Bacolod ang

Silay, 87-84
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GROUP
PRESENTATION
Time:2 minutes

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SPORTS
WRITING
is considered as the most
popular
form of journalistic writing.
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is, basically,
news writing, too.
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•The latter,
however,
has a greater
freedom of
STYLE.
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Qualities sports writer should
possess:
NOSE FOR NEWS

and
1.Interest in all sports events
2. Know rules and regulations of
event he isFreewriting about
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Qualities sports writer should posses:
3. Knowledge of language used
• Team strategy and players’
records
• Must attend games as reporter
not as spectator or cheerer
• Know coaches / players
intimately
• Observe accuracy
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Qualities sports writer should posses:
• Take notes quickly

• Fair, unbiased in reporting
• Support comments with
facts
• Use special sports language

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Structure of Sports Article

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PARTS OF A SPORTS NEWS
STORY
Because a sports report is news, it must
have the part of a news story namely, the
headline, the lead, and the body.
• 1. HEADLINE- Use the appropriate sports
lingo. Don’t forget the total score.
•Undesirable: Central Philippine University
softball players defeat Holy Trinity College
softball players.
•Preferred: CPU sluggers rip HTC
batters, 15-5
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PARTS OF A SPORTS NEWS STORY
•2. THE LEAD. The sports lead is the
attention getter- the news in a
nutshell. It uses sports lingo
and contains the total score of
the game.
• The sports lead may be one of the following:
•a. The Classic “5 Ws”
•b. The Key Play Lead
•c. The Outstanding Player Lead, and
•d. The Analytical Approach Lead
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•A.THE CLASSIC 5 Ws LEAD
•Who won?
• Against Whom?
•By What Score?
• Where?
•When?
Example:
Moises Padilla outscored
Binalbagan, 79-72, at the
Binalbagan gym last Sunday.
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With only those basic
information given, what
other details and information
should be given to make the
lead interesting, complete,
and expanded?

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Add:
1. Particular names of teams

The Moises Padilla Tigers
outscored the Binalbagan Jets,
79-72, at the Binalbagan gym last
Sunday.

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2. single word modifiers
(adjectives, adverbs)
The defending champion Moises

Padilla Tigers outscored the
surprisingly strong Binalbagan Jets,
79-72, at the air conditioned
Binalbagan gym last Sunday.

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3. phrase modifiers
(prepositional phrases, infinitive
phrases, gerund phrases,
participial phrases)
The defending champion Moises Padilla
Tigers outscored the surprisingly strong
Binalbagan Jets, 79-72, with a fiery second half
explosion last Sunday for its second straight
win in the 2014 Inter-Town Basketball
Championship at the air conditioned
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4. noun clauses introduced by
that, how, why, whether, what, when;
temporal clause introduced by when,
while, before, since, and as soon as;
etc.

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While Typhoon Henry mercilessly
lashed at the Negros Island sending
residents of low-lying areas scampering
for safety to the nearest emergency
stations, the defending champions
Moises Padilla Tigers outscored the
surprisingly strong Binalbagan Jets, 79-
72, with a fiery second half explosion last
Sunday for its second straight win in the
2014 Inter-Town Basketball
Championship at the air conditioned
Binalbagan gym.
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•B. THE KEY PLAY LEAD-
It starts with the most exciting parts of
the game where a certain team scores
more points.
Example:
The Guinpana-an NHS sluggers

bombed the Isabela NHS batters with six runs
in the third inning to subdue a nerve-fuzzling
Isabela rally 14-12 as they clinched the
invitation games here in connection with the
celebration of Sports Week.
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Filipino example of Key Play
Lead:
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.
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C. THE OUTSTANDING PLAYER LEAD-
It features a favorite, outstanding
player. It is sometimes called the
hero of the game lead.
Example:
Jim Christian Mendoza of Ateneo de
Manila, after almost four hours of battle
over the chessboard copped the most
coveted YMCA trophy after outwitting La
Salle chesser Rex Cortez in 27 moves of
a Sicilian defense.
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Filipino Example of Outstanding
Player Lead:
Muling pinatunayan ni LA
Tenorio ng Gilas Pilipinas na
ang maliit ay nakakapuwing
pagkatapos maipasok ang 3-
point shot upang masungkit
ang korona mula sa Senegal,
87-84.
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• D. THE ANALYTICAL APPROACH
LEAD
The outcome of the game is the
result of a particular key plan in action
Example:
Riding high on sizzling spikes
and tricky placings, the Moises Padilla
netters blasted Isabela killers in the
crucial third set to win 15-10, 11-15, 15-
7 in the Area Meet, September 15 at the
Isabela Covered Court to celebrate the
Education Month.
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Filipino Example Analytical
Approach Lead:
Isang mapanlinlang na bunt

ang pinakawalan ni Andy
Roberts upang magtala ang New
York Yankees ng 3 runs at
lasapin ang kampeonato laban sa
Detroit Tigers sa ginanap na
World Baseball Tournament sa
Los Angeles California, kahapon.
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THE BODY. After the lead, other elements
follow in descending order:
1. Team and/or Individual Standing-

if the event is part of the a series of
games, the story must report how the
teams or players stand in relation to
their competitors
The triumph of Sampras in the
Australian Open increased his overall
earnings to over $4 M to continue with
his hold of top dollar earner in the tennis
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2. Decisive plays – This is the most crucial part of

the game that gives a certain team the winning
margin.
With China ahead by a point, Reyes sank a

25-footer to score a triple with two seconds
left of the game to give the Philippines its first
triumph over China in three years of the Asian
Basketball Championship, 97-95

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3. Best scores of the day – The scores

usually appear in the headline and the
lead. However, the writer must not
neglect the top scorer of the day.
Yap top scored for the new FIBA

World Cup champions with 36 points, 24
of which was made in the last quarter of
the game.

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4. Play-by-Play – Due to limited space, play-by-
play has to be condensed. In top boxing
events, a separate round-by-round account is
provided, describing the progress of the fight
in detail.
5. Quotations – It is customary for the hero
of the day to have his sentiment
recorded for posterity
“A blister on my right foot had been bothering me
during the last set but I tried to ignore it when I
noticed Andrei had become visibly tired,” said
Sampras after their match.
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TO WIN BY A BIG MARGIN
ENGLISH FILIPINO
Battered Dinurog
Mangled Nilagok
Clobbered Binugbog
Powdered
Inilampaso
Walloped
Pinulbos
Pulverized
Dwarped
Binomba
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TO WIN BY A SMALL MARGIN
• ENGLISH • FILIPINO
Shaded inungusan
Eked out sinilat
Nipped
Edged
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TO DEFEAT A CHAMPION
Dethroned Pinataob
Overthrew
Sinablot ang titulo
Toppled
Inalisan ng korona
Overturned
Captured the Title Sinungkit ang
Snatched the Crown korona
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TO REMAIN A CHAMPION
Kept the crown • Isinilid ang korona
Retained the title • Ipinamulsa ang
korona
• Ibinulsa ang
kampeonato

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SPORTS
VOCABULARY
•(Some frequently used
terms or sports lingo)
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• BASKETBALL
- quintet, zone defense, five,
rebound, rally, man-to-man, keyhole
area, 30- second clock, long tom, tip-
in, press, steals, 15-foot line,
tweener, follow-up, lemon time,
playoff slot, haul rebounds, dish out
assists, inside baskets, point guard,
homecourt advantage, playmaker.•

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• BASEBALL/SOFTBALL –
•diamond, pitcher, short stop,

southpaw, shut out, back stop,
pegged at third, swatters, pitcher’s
mound, hit a homerun, fails to
make the catch, deep center,
fielder, strike out, innings, a
double steal of second and third
bases, unearned runs, reaches
first base safely.
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•VOLLEYBALL –
booming service, net ball,

spikes, change court, wallop,
best attacker/receiver/
server/blocker/digger/setter,
block, two out of three,
blocked his kill, spiker,
peppered with 12 hits.–
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•TRACK EVENTS
- breasted the tape, dashes, runs

(200, 400 & 800), hurdles,burned
the cinders, relay, clocked a new
record, photo finish, middle
distance runner, anchor man,
pass the baton, bore down on
him, break the record
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•FIELD EVENTS –
heaved the shotput, hurled the

javelin, threw the discus, broad
jump, pole vault, hop-step-and-
jump, Grecian disc, long jump.–

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•SOCCER FOOTBALL –
goalie, fullback, corner
kick, pigskin, penalty kick,
centrada
•SIPA –
fancy kick, dead ball,
single, ball on play, double.
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•TENNIS –
•straight sets, singles, smash

cut, doubles, half volleys,
passing shots, good serving,
grass court, backhand volley,
double fault, lost serve•

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•BOXING –
round by round, slugfest,
flyweight, welterweight, jab,
uppercut, heavyweight,
uppercut, ring, knockout loss,
landed a left body blow,
lightweight, super-
featherweight, split decision,
boxing stable, flurry of punches.
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•SWIMMING - aquabelle, freestyle,
tanker, breaststroke, naiad, backstroke,
diving board.–
•CHESS - grandmaster, chess board,

zugzwang, plus 47 ELO rating, nine-
round tournament, blitzkrieg chess,
king,queen, board one, bishop, knight,
opening move, rookor tower, pawn.–
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Directions: Given the details below, write an appropriate
sports news. Invent situations and include quotations; give
more “technicals” and sports lingo in your article.
What: Negros Occidental Special Provincial

Sports Meet
Who ( Sponsors): Negros Occidental
Provincial Government and Department of
Education
When: September 18, 2014
Where: Bacolod Public Plaza
Special Event: Elementary Basketball
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If there’s one thing that
sports writing teaches you,
it is that, there are no
transcendent themes in
life. In all cases, things are
here and they’re over, and
that has to be enough.
Richard Ford

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THANK
YOU!
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4.Photo Finish 9.Quintet

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Pinataob ng Bacolod ang

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NOSE FOR NEWS

• Take notes quickly

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1. Particular names of teams

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The defending champion Moises

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The Guinpana-an NHS sluggers

Isang mapanlinlang na bunt

1. Team and/or Individual Standing-

2. Decisive plays – This is the most crucial part of

With China ahead by a point, Reyes sank a

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3. Best scores of the day – The scores

Yap top scored for the new FIBA

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•diamond, pitcher, short stop,

booming service, net ball,

- breasted the tape, dashes, runs

heaved the shotput, hurled the

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•straight sets, singles, smash

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•CHESS - grandmaster, chess board,

What: Negros Occidental Special Provincial

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