Sports Commentary

The goal for each student in this course is to develop a distinctive voice that stands out from the cacophony of opinions in the sporting world, to create commentary that is informative, thought-provoking and entertaining and to adapt those messages for delivery across multiple media platforms:  the written word, television, radio, podcasts and social media.

Sports are more than just home runs and touchdowns. Collectively, they’re part of a $200 billion industry. And within this realm all the elements of our society are displayed: heroism and failure, racial harmony and discrimination, drugs, religion and crime. That’s why it’s so important to be aware of and capable of weighing in on all current issues, not just the latest sports results. 

Students will learn to coalesce their observations, opinions and experiences into compelling arguments that reflect the essence of the sports column: “I’m right, and this is why.” .