: Re: Where can I find examples of the formatting/terminolgy/slang used in describing snowboarding routines in a competition scene? I'm struggling to write an accurate description of a Snowboarding Competition,

@Phylliss352

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This is just good old fashioned research:

Read Snowboarding magazines e.g Snowboarder, Transworld SNOWboarding Magazine, Whitelines. There are plenty out there.
Read Snowboarding how-to books (e.g. Go Snowboard or Snowboarding Freestyle Tricks, Skills and Techniques), watch "how to" snowboard videos, and read snowboarding travel books/advice like Snowboarding the World.
Go to your library and and ask them for some books on Snowboarding, or any autobiographies written by famous snowboarders.
Watch YouTube videos of snowboarding competitions and events e.g. the recent Winter Olympics. Pay close attention to the commentators, and how they speak.
Listen to interviews of famous snowboarders e.g. Shaun White, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter etc.
Find names of famous or regular commentators, and focus on ones that you really like. Base your style on them. For example, Tim Warwood and Ed Leigh commenting for the BBC during the Winter Olympics were fairly highly praised (and sometimes criticised). Find out why they were praised and criticised.
Read transcriptions of radio shows, videos if you can get hold of them. Transcribe them yourself so you get a feel for the language. Make notes of key phrases.
Ask around your friends to see if they snowboard, or know people who snowboard, and interview them. Ask them questions.
If you're able, go to local snowboarding beginner sessions. Speak to the instructors. Ask questions. Enroll in a course yourself, and get a feel for it.
Go to shops that specialize in snowboarding gear, and go speak to the people who work there. There's probably someone who snowboards and can help answer questions, or introduce you to people.
Give what you've written to the people you meet, and ask them to comment on what you've written, and how you've written it. Get them to critique it.

Basically, immerse yourself in their culture through reading, talking, listening. Do your research, and get a feel for it.

Note: I do not endorse any of the mentioned magazines or books, I'm just trying to help give advice on what to do.

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