1. Sports Captions Writing sports captions is the same as writing other captions, except the sportswriter must do the following: –Learn the particulars of the game –Know the jargon associated with the sport

2. Group effort Work in teams of 2-4 sportswriters Sports caption writing is aided by having an athlete working with you

3. What you need Photo Information sheet

4. Just the facts Using first and last names, identify everyone in the photo, including opponents Identify athletes by designations specific to the sport (outfielder, center, guard, etc.)

5. Just the facts Interview people in the picture Interview people associated with the activity: managers, trainers, coaches, fans Find out what happened before, during and after the action pictured

6. Write Now Describe the action using present tense Include all relevant information –Names and positions of players (jersey #) –Significance of the action

7. Write Now Arkansas forward Michael Williams (#31) dunks over Kentucky defenders Cedric Dickson (#10) and George Johnson (#21).

8. Keep on Writing Include additional information Do not use the name of your school or mascot unless it is needed to eliminate confusion

9. Keep on Writing Forward Michael Williams (#31) dunks over Kentucky defenders Cedric Dickson (#10) and George Johnson (#21), putting the Razorbacks up by two points just before the half.

10. Keep on Writing Write an additional sentence in past tense that includes key information not readily apparent from the picture

11. Keep on Writing Forward Michael Williams (#31) dunks over Kentucky defenders Cedric Dickson (#10) and George Johnson (#21), putting the Razorbacks up by two points just before the half. Williams posted a career high 32 points.

12. Take the Lead Write an attention getting word or phrase that links the caption to the picture

13. Take the Lead After catching an alley-oop pass Making his point Slammin’

14. Write Tight Edit caption - Is there too much or too little information? - Are there redundancies? - Are verb tenses correct?

15. Final Draft Alley-oop! Forward Michael Williams (#31) dunks over Kentucky defenders Cedric Dickson (#10) and George Johnson (#21), putting the Razorbacks up by two points just before the half. Williams posted a career high 32 points.