Doing this less will immediately make your broadcasts better

No good. No good. No good.

This is a phrase that many play-by-play broadcasters use repeatedly on a missed shot in basketball. “Over to” is another that you will often hear when the ball is passed between players.

Varying your PBP vocabulary is important for all broadcasters. It makes for a more entertaining and intelligent broadcast.

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Here are five resources to help you vary your play-by-play vocabulary:

• Basketball PBP Vocabulary
• Basketball Court Descriptions
  by Jay Sanderson, Montana State U.
• Basketball Court Descriptions
  by Adam Young, New Mexico State U.
• The Baseball Thesaurus
  by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
• The Football Thesaurus
  by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler