Story Idea Template: Bicycle Wheel Form
The Axle: Mo’ne Davis has been allowed to keep her NCAA eligibility after appearing in a commercial.
The Riders: The people I would use to tell the story would start with the coach of her baseball team. I feel that the coach would be able to shine a light on some of the background of Davis and how she got her start with the team. The next person I would like to talk to would be her parents. Her parents would hopefully grant me an insider look into why they allowed their daughter to be involved in this type of scenario with all of the recent NCAA rules violations. The last person I would like to talk to is someone from the NCAA that would be used for clarification purposes on any possible rules infractions.
The Spokes: I would need to have plenty of video of Mo’ne Davis videos from her time at the little league world series. I would also have B-Roll of her commercial in the background while playing a SOT or having a VO. I would also like to have B-Roll of Mo’ne around her friends and family in her daily life. I think this would be important to see her in her normal lifestyle. I would also like to have interviews with people around miss Davis and what they think about her success and what her future entails.
The Rim (What are the beginning, middle and ending of your story?)
- Beginning: Mo’ne Davis at the little league World Series this year.
- Middle: How doing the commercial for Chevrolet could possibly affect her future eligibility for college athletics.
- Ending: What Mo’ne plans to do in the future and if she still wants to be a college athlete.