outline on gisondi article on sports game stories

Game Stories are the most important part of any sports media. The key is to go farther than writing a one-sided story without much knowledge, and only taking notes play-by-play.

• Storyline - The narrative through the story, also needs to address the significance of the event, a strategy, a play, or a player. This should keep people reading even if they have already seen the game.

• Context - Explains news values and offers key details like the score and the participants. Using the nut graph, it should address which teams played , where they played, when they played, who won, and what the final score was

• Quotes - Comments from the players/coaches, they can give approaches and performances. (always talk to both teams) 

• Key Plays - Descriptions and references to key plays will illustrate how a team or player preformed. Requires detailed notes as you observe the game 

• Key Statistics - Most significant numbers, though there is no need to recite every scoring leader in a game story 

Covering a game is a challenging task, in order to cover a game well, you need to research teams, events, players and have a plan for taking notes.