WOS was founded by Byron Yake, a former sports writer in Pittsburgh for the Associated Press and later Sports Editor of the AP. Inspiration for the project arose from Yake’s interest in journalism, sports writing and education and his desire to help students improve their writing skills. During the summer, Write on Sports runs two-week camps. During the school year, Write on Sports runs afterschool programs and holds special press-conferences. As part of their work, students interview athletes and journalists, observe and write about a minor league baseball game, and write their own stories for print and video production. The camp covers all kinds of sports - from baseball, basketball, hockey and football to soccer, fencing, swimming, curling and any other sport the students might be interested in.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

First Day - Stories Already Developing

Yesterday was the first day of Write on Sports, and the students are already off and rolling. We spent the morning doing team building (including the ever popular "I like everybody who..." game) and talking about how to work together.

In the afternoon, students started working on possible feature stories, and have some interesting possibilities in mind. One story idea focuses on the health impact of sumo wrestling, another is going to look at the different types of bats (wooden vs. aluminum). Students are interested in street racing, baseball, basketball, and there is a lot of interest in soccer. There will be features about the World Cup results, individual players, and the equipment. The wide variety of interests is always fascinating, and teachers and students learn a lot from each other.

Today we have our first guests, and we'll post some photos and quotes from that later.
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