Students who participate in high school sports do better academically than the general student population. Student-athletes attend school more frequently and are more likely to become leaders after they graduate, according to a study published by the California Interscholastic Federation. Sports programs, the survey further states, cost only about 1 to 3 percent of a [...]
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2010
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13
2010
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2010
Facebook page offers sports media updates
Check out our new Facebook page for stories about sports media, articles on sports from overseas, and for notes and comments about stories from college media. Click the “Like’ button and you will receive the posted stories on your own Facebook page.
Mar
18
2010
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2010
Don’t dance with maddening cliches
March Madness has become Christmas for sportswriters who love cliches.
Each spring, journalists unwrap their favorite tired sayings, worn phrases and repetitive platitudes to describe the NCAA Basketball Tournament. (translation: The Big Dance.)
An each year, sports writers believe these cliches add pop, zing, and glitz when they really deflate journalism credibility by revealing how far they’ve [...]
Feb
4
2010
4
2010
Don’t challenge players’ toughness after big hits
Time magazine published a must-read story for any sports journalist, young athlete, or parent of a child playing contact sports like football, where the inherent head trauma can eventually cause CTE and other brain disorders that kick in years after a professional football player retires. Later in life, even high school and college players are susceptible to these [...]
How best to turn yourself from sports fan to professional sports journalist? Quickly moving beyond general guidance about sports writing, Joe Gisondi focuses on the nitty-gritty, with hands-on, practical advice on covering 20 specific sports. From auto racing to wrestling, you’ll find tips on the seemingly straightforward—where to stand on the sideline and how to identify a key player—along with the more specialized—figuring out shot selection in lacrosse and understanding a coxswain’s call for a harder stroke in rowing. Preparing you for just about any game, match, meet, race, regatta or tournament you’re likely to cover, Field Guide to Covering Sports is the ideal go-to resource to have on hand as you master the beat. You can 