| 1. Pick the sports that you're going to cover. If you | | | | headlines are those that are thought-provoking, |
| want to start a career in sports writing, I suggest | | | | witty, and snappy. It's important that you keep them |
| that you write about those sports that you're very | | | | short as much as possible so you can save some |
| familiar with or those that you're very passionate | | | | precious space. |
| about. You'll most likely succeed in this endeavor if | | | | 4. Have a good lead. Don't lose the interest of your |
| you have the working knowledge and if you love | | | | readers by giving them a great lead that will get |
| what you're doing. | | | | them on the edge of their seats. Tell them the gist |
| 2. Pick your topics. What are the best topics for a | | | | of your content on your first paragraph. Tell them |
| sports article? Well, the answer to this is very simple; | | | | what happened upfront. You cannot afford to make |
| write those that are interesting to your target | | | | them wait for the good stuff otherwise, they'll be |
| readers. Write about the latest games, the statistics, | | | | bored and they'll most likely to move on quickly to |
| and intriguing issues about the best players in the | | | | the next article. |
| sports that you're covering. | | | | 5. Keep it tight. Stick with your chosen topics or |
| 3. Have a good title. Grab your target readers by the | | | | chosen angles. Avoid covering too many grounds so |
| throat and ensure that they'll read your article by | | | | you will not lose your readers along the way. Also, |
| simply using compelling, enticing headlines. Great | | | | avoid using fillers and lengthy introductions. |