Sports Story Tropes
Let me tell you the ending to every sports movie ever made except Rocky, Cool Runnings and The Bad News Bears: they win by 1 point.
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