The first story I’m considering is the one about the expansion of lacrosse as I mentioned earlier. One idea I had was seeing how many high schools across the country have lacrosse programs and create a graphic. I’d probably keep a narrower focus on Georgia and possibly interview members of the club lacrosse teams here.
My second idea is further research on concussions. I really liked the trend story I wrote in multi platform and wouldn’t mind doing something along those lines.
My third idea is to write about soccer and how it’s a growing sport in the US. I know football players in high school play soccer in the spring especially if they’re kickers or punter.s
My fourth idea is to investigate why international students come to the US to play college sports instead of possibly going pro in their home countries.
Finally, my last idea is about the emergence of neutral site games in FBS and if this will be a regular thing in every college across the five major conferences.
The lacrosse story sounds promising. The sport is starting to grow, especially in the Northeast; it’d be cool to see a graphic that show the addition of lacrosse programs in last 5, 10, 20 years. The secret behind why its growing is also worth exploring.
Any of these makes sense, although soccer has been growing for about 30 years. What’s new and what’s most important for an audience? Think about the factors I listed this morning.