SPORTS WRITING/

PAGSULAT NG
BALITANG
ISPORTS

MC ANTHONY S. LIBUNAO
What is Sports Writing?
• Telling a sports story through the use of journalistic writing
method.
• One of the most popular forms of modern journalistic writing.
• While many can talk about sports, there are only few who can
write a sports story.
• It takes more than just answering the 5 W’s and 1 H to be able to
come up with a comprehensive sports news story.
Characteristics of a Sports Writer

• Has the “nose for news” (attending games, meets as a reporter , not
as spectator or cheerer).
• Has interest in various kind of sports.
• Has the working knowledge on sports lingo in a particular
game(rules, strategy, team record and other stuffs about the game
and players).
• Has observes accuracy (facts, statistics, spelling grammar and
personal comments).
Qualities of Sports News

• It is based on facts.
• It is accurate and balance.
• It answers the five W and H (what, who, when, where, why,
and how).
• It describes the excitement and thrilling part of the game.
• It uses forceful and precise verb, colorful but exact
descriptions and special vocabulary called the sports lingo.
Structure of Sports News

• Lead – the attention-getter

• Body – the news in the nut-shell or outcome of the game.
• Climax of the game
• Decisive Plays
• Qoutes
• Play-by-play account
• Significance of the game
• Other information
Sports Story Format
• 1ST PARAGRAPH:
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS “WHO,” “WHAT,” “WHY” AND “HOW.”
• 2ND PARAGRAPH:
EXPLAIN JUST “WHY” AND “HOW,” THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS “WHERE” AND “WHEN.”

• 3RD PARAGRAPH:

EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GAME (E.G. WIN-LOSS RECORDS)

• 4TH PARAGRAPH:

GET A MEANINGFUL QUOTE FROM THE WINNING PLAYER/COACH/TEAM

• 5TH PARAGRAPH:

DESCRIBE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME – THE GAME-WINNING PLAY, THE TURNING POINT, THE CRUCIAL ERROR.

• 6TH PARAGRAPH:

INSERT A GOOD QUOTE FROM THE LOSING PLAYER/COACH/TEAM.

• 7TH PARAGRAPH:

DESCRIBE THE LOSING SIDE’S BEST MOMENT DURING THE GAME

• 8TH PARAGRAPH:

HIGHLIGHT THE WINNING TEAM’S BEST PLAYER – HIS STATS, PLAYS

• 9TH PARAGRAPH:

HIGHLIGHT THE STATS OF THE LOSING TEAM’S TOP PLAYER OR PLAYERS

• 10TH PARAGRAPH:

INSERT YOUR PLAY-BY-PLAY DESCRIPTIONS IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGY (FROM THE FINISH TO THE START)
• 3RD PARAGRAPH:

EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GAME (E.G. WIN-LOSS RECORDS)

• 4TH PARAGRAPH:

GET A MEANINGFUL QUOTE FROM THE WINNING PLAYER/COACH/TEAM

• 5TH PARAGRAPH:

DESCRIBE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME – THE GAME-WINNING PLAY, THE TURNING POINT, THE
CRUCIAL ERROR.
• 6TH PARAGRAPH:

INSERT A GOOD QUOTE FROM THE LOSING PLAYER/COACH/TEAM.

“Tututukan pa namin ang pag-eensayo upang

makabawi sa susunod na taon. Alam naming
mahirap. Bilang baguhan sa larong ito,
naniniwala kami na kaya namin magtagumpay
dahil sa aming pagtutulungan at determinasyong
makamit ang tagumpay na inaasam,” wika ni
Gng. Cardona, coach ng CECS Kickers.
• 7TH PARAGRAPH:

DESCRIBE THE LOSING SIDE’S BEST MOMENT DURING THE GAME

Gustong bumawi, hindi nagtulug-

tulugan ang CECS at pinagbuti ang pag-
agaw ng bola at naka score naman sila sa
huling set ng laro.
• 8TH PARAGRAPH:

HIGHLIGHT THE WINNING TEAM’S BEST PLAYER – HIS STATS, PLAYS

Naipanalo ng goal keeper na si Jeremy

Ian Quijabo ang dalawang unang set ng laro
dahil sa bilis at galing nito. Tunay na
diskarte ang kanyang ipinakita.
• 9TH PARAGRAPH:

HIGHLIGHT THE STATS OF THE LOSING TEAM’S TOP PLAYER OR PLAYERS

Nakipagpalitan ng pag-agaw ng
bola ang team CECS sa pangunguna ni
Perez dahilan upang makakuha sila ng
score sa huling set ng laro.
• 10TH PARAGRAPH:

INSERT YOUR PLAY-BY-PLAY DESCRIPTIONS IN REVERSE CHRONOLOGY (FROM THE FINISH TO THE
START)
Tips in writing sports news story
• Attend a live sporting event and experience the excitement of the game.

• It can be so much easier to write an article about a player or a game that

you witness firsthand.

• Make notes of the points you want to cover in your article before you
begin to write.

• Creating an outline can help organize your thoughts and provide a

structure for your writing.
How to develop and improve writing skills
• Read newspapers and learn to read as a writer/writing teacher/writing student.
• Read the sports section- everyday or as often as possible.
• Enjoy reading the sports section
• Have a compilation of sports stories they like. The more diverse the articles selected, the
better.
• Compile sample sports stories from
A. Team contests
B. Physical combat events (boxing, taekwondo, judo)
C. Individual scoring (bowling, archery)
D. Timed events (sprints, marathon, swimming, cycling)
E. Judged events (dance sports, gymnastics, diving)
* Watch sporting events on TV and during live game situations.
* Learn how to analyze data (e.g. Numbers, sequence, etc.)
* Learn how to take notes during games
* Learn how to ask questions before and after the games.
* Learn how to behave when covering games
* Write sports stories – even if the material is fiction based.
* Understand the value of rewriting
* Understand that reading is key to becoming and effective and
efficient writer- communicator.
Verbs to be used

(Small Margin Score) (Wide Margin Score)

• Nipped  Demolished

• Edged  Drubbed

• Scratched past  Massacred

• Survived  Dominated

• Squeaked past  Bombarded

 Dinurog
• Nalusutan
 Binomba
• Naligtasan
 Niyanig
• Naungusan
 Inilampaso
• Pinitik
 Pinabagsak
• Kinapos
To defeat a champion
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• Dethroned
• Overthrew
• Toppled
• Captured the title
• Snatched the crown
• Unseated
• Overturned
• Bagged the title
 Sports Vocabularies
• Badminton – ace, backcourt, backhand, baseline, carry, doubles, drop shot, drive,
fault, let, lob, net shot, rally, short serve
• Basketball – basket, bounce pass, backboard, assist, double dribbling, rebound,
possession, overhead pass, mvp, jump shot
• Football – penalty kick, goalkeeper, dive, defender, corner kick, handball, offside,
penalty area, pitch
• Tennis - advantage, baseline, break point, crosscourt, deuce, double fault, drop
shot, game point, grand slam, line judge
• Athletics – athlete, baton, decathlon, false start, field, track, hurdles, lane, lap,
marathon, relay, sprint
SALAMAT
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