Sports Writing

RHEPC Tips from C. B. D

Sports Writing
• Basically, a news which focuses on sports
events and updates
• The sports page consists of its own editorial,
opinion, feature, dev com, and news
According to Sir Mike Escobar

BUT WHAT MAKES SPORTS GOOD

 Bad Headlines
• SEAS wins basketball torney
• SEAS beats SBS, 55-54
• Pacquiao beats Mayweather
• Palace approves P50m budget for cauldron
 Good Headlines
• SEAS notches first gold in basketball torney
• SEAS overcomes rival SBS, 55-54
• Pacquiao ends Mayweather’s undefeated
streak
• Palace defends backlash over P50m budget for
cauldron
 Striking Headlines
• SEAS ends decade-long basketball drought,
steals gold
• SEAS overcomes rival SBS, 55-54
• Pacquiao ends Mayweather’s Cinderella story
• Palace face backlash over 50m cauldron
 Striking Headlines
• SEAS, tinapos ang dekadang laos kontra SBS,
55-54
• Mayweather, binagsak ni Paquiao sa unang
pagkakataon
• P50m couldron, binatikos ng masa
Properties of a Good Sports Story
• Angle
• History
• Statistics
• Story
• Rivalries
• Oddity
Properties of a Good Sports Story
• Use of words (adjectives, adverbs, verbs)
• Sports jargons
• Significance
• Date, Timeline
• Drama
• Action
Making the headlines
• Make the headline punchy. It must show more
than two qualities at once.
– SEAS won first basketball gold (good)
– SEAS ends decade-long drought, steals basketball
gold (better)
Making the headlines
• Tigers tinalo ang Lions, 99-59
• Tigers, kinain ang Lions, 99-59
• Batang Tigers, kinain ang beteranong Lions,
99-59
• Batang Tigers, kinain ang beteranong Lions
para sa kaunaunahan kampeonato
 Lead
SEAS ENDS DECADE-LONG DROUGHT, STEALS
FIRST CHAMP GOLD
The long dead streak for Wildcats finally met its
end as the overpowered SEAS athletes overcame
the multi-champion SBS Tigers in a clincher
basketball game, 55-54, during the Intramurals
2019 Basketball Tournament, October 25, 2019.
 Lead
BATANG TIGERS, KINAIN ANG BETERANONG LIONS
PARA SA KAUNA-UNAHANG GINTO
Matapos ang nagsasabugang banggaan ng
dalawang kopononang nanguna sa torneyo ng
basketbol, matagumpay at madaling naungusan ng
Batang Tigers sa pamamagitan ng kanilang bilis at
bangis laban sa beteranong manlalaro ng Lions, 99-
59, noong 36th Intramurals, Oktubre 25, 2019.
 Body
• One paragraph for each drama
• Highlight on what happened
• What makes the drama special?
• Focus on the rivalries and conflicts that
happened
• Include the statements (interview) of key
players
 Conclusion
• What is in the past?
• How did the players perceive the present?
• What should be anticipated in the future?
 Possible write ups
• Straight News
– Details Given
– Watch a sport video
– Listen to Interview
• Sports Feature
– Usually about your school
 Possible Write ups
• Opinion
– Informative
– Funny
– Entertaining
 Tips
• Read lots of sports information from different
news sites
• Update the current trend regarding a sports
topic
• Know the history of a sports event (SEA
Games, Intrams history of your school)
 Tips
• Be creative in describing the sports event
– Play with the verbs you use
– DO NOT repeat the words you use
– Adjectives and adverbs are allowed as long as it
maintains its objectivity
• Know lots of sports jargons
Jargon in General Sports
• Dead streak/cold streak – losing streak
• Cinderella story – winning streak
• Peat – consecutive streak (3-peat means
consecutive winner for 3 games)
• Underdog – weak team
• Big dog – strong team
Jargon in General Sports
• Squash – a strong team beating a weaker team
• Upset – a weak team beating a stronger team
• Torney – tournament
• Adept – skilled
• Virtuoso – an expert, in control of the sports
game
• Deadlock – same score
 Basketball
• Rebound • Tenacious rebounder
• 2-pointer • Floater
• 3-pointer • Scoring machine
• Steal • Coast-to-coast
• Block • Buzzer beater
• Turnover • Ignited pass
• And-one • Over the back/blind pass
• Foul • Reject the ball
• Overtime
 Volleyball
• Ace • Shooting star
• Dig • Dig gold
• Receive
• Pass/Toss • Well-timed toss
• Block • Wall of defense
 Boxing
• Super-man punch – knockout punch
• Block – a rejected punch
• Squared circle – ring
 Swimming
• Dive
• Butterfly
• Breaststroke
• Freestyle
 Athletics
• Long throw
• Lightning fast
• Resilient Stamina
• Dash
• Hurdle
• Jump/Leap
Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
• Sweep – win many awards
• Steal – reclaim the championship
• Overkill – the score gap is wide
• Bag, notch - win
• Hook – win for basketball
• Dig – win for volleyball
Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
• Lightning-fast • Historic win
• Bone-breaking • Defy the odds
• Heart-stopping • Defend the court
• Turn the table – get the • Offense and defense
favor • Dive for gold
• Shooting star • Dash for gold
• Beast in the court • Whooping
Sports Jargons sa Tagalog
• Torneo – tournament
• Kampeonato – championship
• Nilampaso – squash
• Pinahiya – upset
• Inungusan, sinikmuraan
Sports Jargons sa Tagalog
• Winalis – maraming nakuhang medalya
• Inagaw – bumalik ang kampeonato sa
koponan (team)
• Nilaglag, binagsak – eliminate
• Nilampaso, kinain, pinatikman
• Niluto - cheat
Sports Jargons sa Tagalog
• Humarurot na bumulusok (volleyball)
• Halimaw, buwakaw
• Pinaulanan ng dos/tres (basketball) puntos
(volleyball) suntok (boxing)
• Makatindig balahibong bakbakan
• Makatigil-hingang bakbakan
Sports Jargons sa Tagalog
• Humarurot ang tira
• Bumulusok ang tira
• Sumisid ng ginto
• Nanghabol ng ginto
• Sumipa ng ginto
• Humatak ng ginto
Read
• P50m cauldron
• Sea Games (feature)
• Your own intrams and sports history of your school
• More terminologies
• All other past, present, and future sports game
• Read basketball
• NU as two-peat cheering champ
Practice
• Playing with words
• Translating the different terms
• Working on synonyms and antonyms
• Write sports article that are not too lengthy but
engaging
Practice
• Analyzing interviews
• Coming up with a funny and entertaining/satirical yet
critical opinion
• Write legibly and beautifully
• 10-15 paragraphs per article
• 1 sentence = 1 paragraph