Sports Story Tropes

Let me tell you the ending to every sports movie ever made except Rocky, Cool Runnings and The Bad News Bears: .

Tropes found primarily in stories about sports.


 * Accidental Athlete
 * Animal Athlete Loophole
 * Awkward Father-Son Bonding Activity
 * Baseball Episode
 * Beastly Bloodsports
 * Bested At Bowling
 * Big Game
 * The Big Race
 * Billy Elliot Plot
 * Bowling for Ratings
 * Cheaters Never Prosper
 * Crowd Chant
 * David Versus Goliath
 * Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat
 * Down to The Last Play
 * Every Year They Fizzle Out
 * Fallen-On-Hard-Times Job
 * Fictional Sport
 * Gaming Clan
 * Going Home Again
 * Golden Snitch
 * Gretzky Has the Ball
 * Hold Up Your Score
 * Huddle Power
 * Huddle Shot
 * International Showdown By Proxy
 * Jackie Robinson Story
 * Miracle Rally
 * Obstacle Ski Course
 * Opposing Sports Team
 * Ordered to Cheat
 * Paintball Episode
 * Paralysis By Analysis
 * Picked Last
 * Pro Wrestling Is Real
 * Put Me in Coach
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
 * Raw Eggs Make You Stronger
 * Redemption Quest
 * Ridiculympics
 * Ring Out
 * Rugby Is Slaughter
 * Save Our Team
 * Second Place Is for Losers
 * Slow Clap
 * Spiritual Sports
 * Sudden Death
 * Super Coach
 * Super Ringer
 * Team Spirit
 * Throwing the Fight
 * The Tyson Zone
 * Training Montage
 * Underdogs Never Lose
 * Unnecessary Roughness
 * Who Needs Overtime
 * The Wildcats
 * Win One for The Gipper
 * You Go Girl