| Do you enjoy the thrill of watching the world's | | | | have the knack for getting information and the love |
| greatest golfers battle it out on the PGA Tour? Does | | | | for sports. Far from being the belittled journalistic |
| the sound of the ball swishing through the net after a | | | | category that it once was, sports journalism has |
| buzzer beater give you the chills like no other | | | | grown to become one of the most popular and |
| experience? Or does watching the Superbowl give | | | | successful kinds of journalism there is. There are |
| you the biggest adrenaline rush you could ever have? | | | | even publications that are devoted solely to the |
| It's true that not all of us were meant to be the ace | | | | production of sports articles. |
| athletes that we love watching all day long. But | | | | One of the biggest prerequisites for being a sports |
| should that stop us from enjoying and making our | | | | journalists is that you should really have a love for |
| career from the sports that we love the most? Of | | | | the sport or sports you are covering. Another good |
| course not! Some of us go into managing teams or | | | | thing to have when you're in the field is a lot of |
| athletes, others go into studying the science of | | | | connections. When you have inside access to |
| sports, and others just go into the sweet career of | | | | coaches, players and managers, it's much easier to |
| sports journalism. | | | | do your job. Backstage access to events, practices, |
| Having a career as a sports journalist is a really fun | | | | tours and other such things will put you ahead of the |
| endeavor once you get really good. Sports journalism | | | | pack and will make you learn even more about the |
| is one of the best things you can get into if you | | | | sport. |