Write For Us
Our Readers
Our readers are adults of all ages–from 22 to 92 (give or take). They are current athletes of all skill levels, childhood athletes returning to sports, and beginner athletes.
Our Guidelines
We welcome content that will interest our readers and is not purely self-promotional. Our tone is casual but informational. Content that has poor grammar, is obviously AI-generated, or is off-topic will not be considered.
Topics
Our readers turn to us for content on beginner sports tips, training tips for elite athletes, emerging sports trends and technology, inspiring stories about other adult athletes, and so much more.
We welcome topics like the aforementioned and are also open to other topic ideas that pertain to adult sports.
If you are a coach or trainer with expert advice for our readers, we especially welcome your content.
Example Guest Blogger Topics:
- How to play [sport] as an adult
- Training tips for adults who want to play [sport]
- Latest sports technology
- Nutrition insight for adult athletes
- How to start an adult sports league
What's In It For You?
While we don’t currently compensate for guest posts, we do offer some great promotional opportunities in return.
You’ll get an author bio, and if you have your own website/blog, you can include a backlink to your site. You can also include one backlink within your content, provided it sounds natural and is relevant to the content. All backlinks will be do follow links.
If you have a listing in our directory, we will include your content directly in your listing in addition to the blog.
Our Requirements
We welcome content that will interest our readers and not be purely self-promotional. Our tone is casual but informational. Content that has poor grammar, is obviously AI-generated, or that is off topic will not be considered.
Word Count
Aim for a minimum of 800 words but, depending on the topic, word count can vary. An average of 1500 words is preferable.
Formatting
- Use short paragraphs and sentences when possible.
- Avoid long blocks of text to make content more visually appealing to readers.
- We use Oxford commas.
- Vary the use of headers in a way that makes sense for the content (H2, H3, H4).
- Make your H1 header engaging and try to keep it less than 60 characters.
Images
- We prefer you provide images with your blog post.
- Original images are preferred.
- Featured image should be at least 1200 px wide.
- Images should be in WebP format (there is free conversion software online–ask us if you need help).
Your Author Bio
- You bio should be 50 words or less.
- Include a 350×350 headshot.
- Must include first and last name.
- Can include social media handles and website link.
Submission Method
- Submit content via a Google Doc link we will provide upon acceptance.
- Do not submit content prior to acceptance (use form below to pitch to us).
Other Stuff
We welcome content that will interest our readers and is not purely self-promotional. Our tone is casual but informational. Content that has poor grammar, is obviously AI-generated, or is off-topic will not be considered.
Exclusivity
Content published on our site must be original content and exclusive to Adults Play Sports. We retain ownership of the content upon publication to our site.
If your content is published elsewhere, we will immediately remove it from our site and accept no further submissions from you.
Editing
We may edit content after submission, or request additional revisions from you. We will not alter the overall message of the content with our edits.
Promotion
We encourage you to promote your published content via your social media channels. We will most likely promote your published content via our social media channels as well.