Nearly every student’s article sounds the same, with the same plot, the same characters, the same scores, and nearly identical settings. They write about which player scored what point in what inning or at what quarter. When I ask my students to cover a sporting event and “write a sports story” (with no further instructions), 9 out of 10 students watch a sporting event on TV or attend a baseball game and rehash on paper what they have observed. Their plots, if writers decide to flesh one out, are often similar, slight and threadbare with constant use.ĭuring the summer I teach a course on sports writing. Many writers believe that a sports story is nothing more than writing a non-fiction piece describing the events of a baseball game or boxing match.
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