According to National Geographic, “Storytelling is universal to the human experience. Indeed, although it is likely impossible to prove, it has been suggested that storytelling developed not long after the development of language itself.” When looking at our everyday life, we see storytelling in so many aspects of it, including when we communicate with our peers and in entertainment like TV shows, movies, or music.
An area of storytelling which I find particularly interesting is when it comes to sports. There are so many storylines and elements that can be used to tell stories. When going through it, finding different details in unexpected places was very intriguing. Some examples that stick out to me included the hidden letters and symbols in the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken logos, the Houston-themed space imagery on the Astros’ City Connect jerseys, or the very detailed photorealistic gameday graphics created by the Carolina Hurricanes or the Florida Panthers. When looking into the details, it is very interesting to see the teams be able to shove all those details and meanings inside of everything.
In addition to the not-so-obvious ways, the sports broadcast always has some great stories. One of my favorites is when Alex Ovechican was chasing the NHL goal record. Both TNT and ESPN made this a super big deal and built this storyline between Alex Ovechican and the current goal-scoring leader, Wayne Greskey. The entire storyline was very interesting and really hooked viewers to the action.
Overall, storytelling is such an integral part of the human experience, and it is super interesting to see inside our everyday lives. Per Amplifi, “Utilize[ing] powerful pictures, videos, and other imagery [can] bring your story to life and your audience closer to your cause,” which is exactly why this is such an underrated part of sports storytelling. To read more about storytelling within sports, read More Than the Final Score: The Storytelling Behind Sports Media below:
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