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2. LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PICTURES THAT
SHOW THE PLACE WHERE THE SPORTS ARE
USUALLY PLAYED.
APPROVE TAG = CORRECT PHOTO
REMOVE TAG = INCORRECT PHOTO
PICTURE
PICTURE

3. BASKETBALL COURT

4. BOXING RING

5. VOLLEYBALL FIELD

6. BASEBALL COURT

7. CHESS BOARD

8. TABLE TENNIS COURT

9. SPORTS WRITING
Sports writing is a specialized field of writing which
combines news reporting, editorial writing, and
feature writing, the content of which is sports and
athletics, and physical education.

10. SPORTS WRITER
A sports writer is one of the talented, versatile, and
expert members of the staff. He has a keen interest
in all forms of sports and athletics, although he is
not usually an outstanding athlete himself.
He writes sports stories and articles.

11. STRAIGHT NEWS REPORTING
VS. SPORTS WRITING
STRAIGHT NEWS REPORTING
•In news writing, the journalist
uses short words, short
sentences, short paragraphs.
•A news reporter is not permitted
to write his opinion about
persons or events.
•The sports writer has more
freedom in his writing style than
the news reporter.
•The sports writer can do this to
a certain extent. He can even
use jargons which is discouraged
in the news page.
SPORTS WRITING

12. QUALITIES OF A
GOOD SPORTS WRITER
1.Must know sports: rules, strategy, team and players’ records.
2.Must attend the games or meets as a reporter not as a spectator or
cheerer.
3.Must know coaches and players as intimately as possible.
4.Must observe accuracy.
5.Must be able to take notes quickly without losing the sequence of
the play.

13. QUALITIES OF A
GOOD SPORTS WRITER
6.Must be fair and unbiased in reporting, even though he has a favorite team.
7.Must not make comments without supporting them with facts on which they
are based, although sports writers have more freedom than any other news
writers.
8.Must use specialized language of the particular sports that he is reporting.
9.Must avoid sports slang and trite expressions which hack writers use today.
He should tell the story in plain, factual terms that describe the action.
10.Must bear in mind that he writes for the reader not for himself.

14. GUIDELINES FOR
SPORTS WRITING
1.Take down notes. Don’t trust your memory.
2.Report the reaction of the spectators at some point of the
game. But this is secondary.
3.Don’t devote the entire sports section to just one game or
just one sports.
4.Read a lot. Learn how other sports writers practice their
craft.

15. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
THEHEADLINE.Therulesinheadlinewritingare
followed.Colorfulbutforcefulwords,especiallyverbs
areused.Usuallythescoresappearintheheadline
becausethereaderwantstoknowrightawaywhowon,
againstwhom,andbywhatscore.

19. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
THELEAD.Itintroducesthebodyandsummarizesthe
story.
•TheClassic5W’sLead.Itanswersrightawaythe
questions(a)Whowon?,(b)Againstwhom?,(c)By
whatscore?,(d),Where,and(e)Why?

20. Carlos Yulo, humablotpa ng 2 gold
medals saQatar Asian Championships
Dalawa pang gold medals ang naibulsani(a) Carlos
Yulosa(d) 9th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian
ChampionshipssaDoha, Qatar nitongSabado.

21. Toyota stops Crispa, 97 to 94
20-game sweep goes pffft; Acuna fired midway in game
(a) Toyotasprang back to life at the cost of firing its
coach in the middle of the game last night and robbed
(b) Crispaof a monumental 20-game sweep with a
stunning (c) 97-94victory that extended the All-Filipino
championship series at the Araneta Coliseum.

22. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
•TheKeyPlayLead.Whichpartofthegamewasmost
exciting,mostsignificant,andcrucial,i.e.,gavethe
winningteamtheupperscore?

23. The Region IV sluggers bombed the NCR batters with six runs in the
third inningto subdue a nerve-frazzling NCR rally 14-12 as they
clinched the championship game during the Palaroheld at the
Montano Stadium, Cavite City.
ISINARA niManny Pacquiao ang kanyangmakulaynaboxing career sa
pagtalang unanimous decision win labansaAmerikanong
boksingerongsiTimothy Bradley Jr.sakanilangWBO welterweight
title fight saMGM Grand Arena saLas Vegas, Nevada, USA. Panalosi
Pacquiao, 116-110 sascorecard ng tatlongjudges.

24. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
•TheOutstandingPlayerLead.Thisissometimescalled
theHerooftheGameLead.

25. Weightlifter HidilynDiazmade history Monday becoming the first
athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics.
Nanaig ang kamaoniManny PacquiaosalabannilaniKeith Thurman
nitongLinggo(Manila time) saLas Vegas, Nevada saAmerika.

26. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
•TheAnalyticalApproachLead.Analyzestheoutcomeof
thegame.Whatparticularabilitydoesthewinningteam
havethatgaveitawinningscore?

27. Pumped-up Purefoodsplayed solid defenseto frustrate Diet Sarsi 115-
105 last night and arranged a winner-take-all contest on Sunday for
the PBA All-Filipino Conference crown at the ULTRA.
Knock-out win ang unangsabaksasemi-amateur boxingng anakni
Manny Pacquiao nasiJimuel. InspiradotuloysiJimuelnapagbutihin
pa ang pagsasanay.

28. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
THEBODY.Afterthelead,theotherelementsin
descendingorderfollow.
•Teamand/orIndividualStanding
•Decisiveplays
•Bestscoreoftheday
•Play-by-playaccount
•Quotation

29. STRUCTURE OF THE
SPORTS STORY
Eightelementsthatmakeupagoodsportsstory(JoseLunaCastro,Manila
Times)
1.Personalities
2.Play-by-playdescription
3.Statistics
4.Quotesbyplayers
5.Quotesbytrainersandcoaches
6.Backgroundstuffonplayers
7.Theimportanceandsignificanceofthegameorevent
8.Thebackgroundofthegame

30. SUGGESTED POINTERS
1.Thescoreoroutcome
2.Thesignificanceoftheoutcome
3.Highlightofthegame
4.Comparisonoftheteam
5.Individualstars
6.Weathercondition
7.Crowdandcelebration

31. IDENTIFY THE SPORTS IN WHICH THE
FOLLOWING TERMS MAY BE USED
1.Rebound
2.Uppercut
3.Strikethree
4.Checkmate
5.Par
6.TechnicalKnockout
7.Deuce
8.Breaststroke
9.Netball
10.Changecourt

32. IDENTIFY THE SPORTS IN WHICH THE
FOLLOWING TERMS MAY BE USED
1.Rebound-Basketball
2.Uppercut-Boxing
3.Strikethree–Baseball
4.Checkmate–Chess
5.Par–Golf
6.TechnicalKnockout–Boxing
7.Deuce–Tennis
8.Breaststroke–Swimming
9.Netball–Volleyball
10.Changecourt-Volleyball

33. SPORTS LINGO (SLANGUAGE) AND
CLUTCHES
•Field.hurledthejavelin,threwthediscus,highorlongjump,polevault,
Greciandisc
•Tennis.bestofthreematches,surfeitservices,straightset,smashcut,deuce
•Swimming.breaststroke,backstroke,freestyle,aquabelle
•Soccerorfootball.goalie,cornerkick,centrada,freekick,penaltykick
•Sipa.fancykick,deadball,single,double
•Track.dashes,runs,relay,hurdles,long-distancerunner,clockanewrecord

34. SPORTS LINGO (SLANGUAGE) AND
CLUTCHES
•Basketball.five,quintet,pivot,rally,rebound,technicalfoul,lay-up,zone
defense,foulball,slamdunk
•Baseballandsoftball.diamond,flyahomerun,hitahomerun,umpire,pitcher,
strike
CLUTCHES
•Basketball.FG(fieldgoal),FT(freethrow),JS(jumpshot),DI(drive-in),LU(lay-
up)
•Soccerorfootball.ab(atbat),rbi(runorrunsbattedin),e(error)
•Volleyball.p(placing),s(spiker),bb(blockball),cp(changeofphase)

35. SPORTS LINGO (SLANGUAGE) AND
CLUTCHES
•Inilampaso, Pinakainng alikabok, Dinurog, Pinulbos,
Pinabagsak, Nangibabaw, Ibinida, Papadyak,
Nagpapakatatag, Pinana, Walang bala, Pinabagsak,
Nilamon, Ibinida, Pinatumba, Dumaansabutasng
karayom, Nagmano-mano, Tatakbo, Hanggang sa
HulingUpuan

36. THREE TYPES OF
SPORTS STORIES
•TheAdvanceStory.Itbuildsupenthusiasmforcoming
events.
•Straightnewsstory
•Backgroundstory
•Predictionstory

37. THREE TYPES OF
SPORTS STORIES
•TheCoverageStory.Itisanon-the-spotcoverageofan
actualgame.

38. Summary lead –names of the teams and when and
where of the event, the score or outcome, the
significance, the spectacular plays, comparison of the
teams, weather conditions, and the crowd and
celebrations.
Body: explain the why and how the
game or meet was won, what system
of play or strategy was used, and
what probable effects will result.
Base all
comments
upon facts

39. THREE TYPES OF
SPORTS STORIES
•TheAdvance-CoverageStory.Thiskindofstoryincludes
theinformationonacomingeventasfirstpartofthe
storyandtheinformationonthepasteventasthelast
partofthestory.

41. WRITING ACTIVITY
Write a sports news story based on the
following facts you have gathered on
a recent sports event that you
have watched or witnessed.

42. REFERENCES
Cruz,J.B.(1997).AdvancedCampusJournalismfor
FourthYear,1st.ed.RexBookStore.
Cruz,J.B.(1997).CampusJournalismandSchool
PaperAdvising,4th.ed.RexBookStore.