It is! You have no script and you have to make decisions as quickly as the referee, and then offer your opinion. It might have come from a cross, with four or five players jumping for the ball. Make sure to check out our other articles with advice about getting into the sports media industry here and for more career profiles from trained professionals in sports media check out our other interviews here.
Advertise with us Contact us About us. Places such as Leeds Trinity College, Southampton Solent University and the University of the Arts in London offer degrees in sports journalism, which can help build skills and contacts for a variety of roles in sports media. A popular course undertaken by many current commentators is a broadcast journalism degree. Kevin Hatchard has extensive experience calling games for talkSport, BBC, RTE and is currently one of the main commentators for the Bundesliga in English, having gone to university in England to help him work his way into the industry.
If you look at the success rate of those people who came out of that course, you can see it had a beneficial effect. If you have the resources to do it, it's definitely worthwhile.
It's not essential, but it can't do any harm. It helped me with things like editing, being tidier and sharper with writing for broadcast, and because it did radio and TV, it shows you what is required in a newsroom. You're also surrounded by other people who want to do it, so you see how serious you have to be to succeed. Life as a football commentator can be very glamorous, covering Champions Leagues and World Cups as well as high-scoring local derbies and title-clinching games.
Rae recalls what it was like covering Europe's elite club competitions during the s, with Liverpool's historic Champions League triumph being his most memorable game to date: "The Champions League has given me so much as a commentator and hopefully I've done a job that people have enjoyed all around the world.
I remember saying after the game to my producer: 'We will never ever get a final like that again. However, he also warns that getting into the business is very challenging and staying at the top of the game is just as difficult. He is always happy to give advice to young people who believe they have what it takes, but believes that even the most committed could find it tough to hold down full-time work as you develop your voice in the same way a singer would before embarking on a world tour. That's the harsh reality of it.
You have to put an awful time and effort into it. It's always good advice in many aspects of life, but with good commentators, it's a science. Just like with print journalism, avoid bland words like "good," "amazing" or "very.
Practice at home by commentating on televised games with the volume turned down. Do this by yourself so as to not annoy your friends, unless of course they are willing to help, as practicing with an audience is helpful. This will aid you with honing your skills and improving your craft. Take it seriously; record both the game and yourself, and play it back to see how you did. But a life in the sports broadcaster booth or on the sidelines takes more than the ability to dictate what's happening on the field or analyze plays.
It takes a polished, knowledgeable pro to make a living behind the microphone. Those who make it big pull down seven-figures. Sports commentators, commonly called announcers or sportscasters, describe the action on the field, the court, the ice or some other surface, depending on the sport. They also analyze plays, game trends and developments that affect the game, which might be broadcast over television, radio or the Internet.
A sports commentator can be the main play-by-play commentator or someone who adds "color commentary," offering personal anecdotes or strategy insights.
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