We’ve talked a lot of the various points of sports media in my last few blogs. I’ve covered how topics from how to get more involved and even broke down the differences of television and radio. Now I would like to focus on the aspect of writing when it comes to sports media.

Writing is different for everyone person that decides to take it up. No matter what format is followed everyone has their own individual writing style and everyone’s style is different. Writing when it comes to sports is a unique thing in itself as you have to convey a message while still staying entertaining to the people you’re writing for. Let’s take a look at some ways to do just that when writing your articles.

The thing is when it comes to writing a sports article you need to do is make sure to tell both sides of the story. A lot of people seem to focus on one side of the story when writing an article on any form of sports game, and the side that is focused on is usually the winning side. While yes, the winning side is usually the more glamorous part of the story it is important to look at the losing side as well. It can be just as important to tell the story of why somebody lost as opposed to why someone else won.

Now focusing on the losing side is important but that part is of course only half the story and something that should not be your articles whole story. Focusing on the winning team should be paid more attention and you should talk about why that particular team or person won. Was there a play that changed the game completely? What was the turning point that pushed the team over the edge? Did one player do something to take over the game? Be sure to answer these questions when writing. Be sure to tell the whole story! Think of it this way, act as if you were the only one to watch the contest and need to let everyone else, who has no idea what happened, exactly how things went down.

Now that you have told you’re story and told BOTH sides of it you need to add something everyone wants to read… the interviews! Every good sports article has quotes and lots of them. They add to your story and they give the reader an inside feel from the people who actually participated in the games themselves. Just like telling the story of the game you need interviews from members of both teams. Ask both sides what they did or didn’t do that had an impact on the outcome of the contest.

Writing can be hard we all know that. However, if we look at all major anchors on high ranking sports stations almost all of them started as writers somewhere. Writing is one of the most major aspects of sports media, even the ones at the top still make writing a huge part of their everyday journey. Comment below if you have any sites that you enjoy the writing on or comment who your favorite writers in the sports world are and remember don’t get discouraged some of the best in the business failed only to gain success!