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Sports BeatTactics, fitness, stroke ability,adaptability, experience, andsportsmanship are all necessawinning.

-Fred Perry (193-time Wimbledon C

YOU HAVE TO STRATEGIZ


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In order togame

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GAM


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SPORTS WRITING allows you to go to to

describing plays, the atmosphere, fans and othe

colorful aspects of a sporting event.


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THE NEED TO KNOWS:

You are given LEEWAY.

ADJECTIVADVERB

NOUNSVERBS


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USE OF STA

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THE NEED TO KNOWS:

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& quote the LOSERS

THE NEED TO KNOWS:

Quote the WINNERS


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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR SPORT?

Game?


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WHO AM I?


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WHO AM I?


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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR SPORT?

A Sports Writing Warm-up


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The Headline

Should be striking

Use appropriate verb

Should immediately tell who won

Examples:

Beermen dump Gins, 106-93

Fil-Am sprints for gold in 100m,

sets new record in SEA Games.


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The LeadA Vital Element

1. The key play2. The outstanding player3. Analytical approach

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The Body

After the lead, the other elements follow indescending order. These will include: 1. Team and/or individual standing

2. Decisive plays

3. Best scores for the day

4. Play-by-play

5. Quotations


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10 tips for improving scholastic nesports writing:Steve Row, Journalism Education Coordinator, Richmond Newspapers


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1. Write about players and teams,

not about games.


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2. When writing about player

always identify them b

in school and position team.


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3.Keep up with team sta

and use them frequenstories.


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4. Keep up with individual

statistics and use themfrequently in stories.


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5. Know sports writing style


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6.Make sure your sports

are the last stories turnbefore deadline.


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7. If you are writing about a team, watch the t

practice and watch the team play.


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8. If you are doing a profile on an athlete

that person at practice and watch that

in competition.


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9. Look for opportunities to d

feature stories that are not

directly to games.


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10. Sports writing can be

more flexible than news

or feature writing, but

remember that even insports writing a clear

distinction exists

between reporting and

commenting.


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SPORTSWRITING NO-NOs:

NEVER BE A CHEE


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NEVER CONGRATU

or an athlete in you

stories.


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NEVER END A STOR

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the class of conference

anything they set out to


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BREATHER

WHATS NEXT?


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OK. Its time to get serious.

Grab your pen and paper

ITS WORKSHOP TIME.


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Two Content Layout with Table

First bullet point here

Second bullet point here

Third bullet point here

Group 1 Class 1 82

Class 2 76

Class 3 84

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