{"id":5553,"date":"2026-07-29T10:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-features\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:57:53","slug":"sports-magazine-features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Magazine Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hercules-suite-slider\" data-hercules-suite-slider>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__track\">\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide is-active\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-sports-reporter-stadium-featured-pexels-4038909-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Hercules Sports &amp; Fitness<\/span>\n                            <h1>Features | Sports Magazine<\/h1>\n                            <p>Organise current stories, expert context and topic collections so readers can find reliable information quickly. Breaking stories, expert columns and useful sports and fitness reporting.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-niche-demos\/hercules-sports-magazine-photographer-33454713.webp)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching, Classes and Performance<\/span>\n                            <h1>Build a routine that works for your week.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Sessions are timetabled across the week, with places you can hold in advance.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-sports-newspaper-desk-pexels-18813810-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Book, Train, Progress<\/span>\n                            <h1>Start where you are. Progress from there.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Coaches track what you lift, run and repeat, so the next block is planned on evidence.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__nav\"><button type=\"button\" data-slider-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\u2039<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-slider-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\u203a<\/button><\/div>        <\/section>\n        <main class=\"hercules-niche-page hercules-niche-page--features\" data-builder=\"classic\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>Feature Articles<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Long reads, published monthly.<\/h2>\n<p>Features take between three and eight weeks to report. They are the pieces we would still publish if nobody clicked.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-splitrows\">\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-row\">\n<figure class=\"hercules-niche-row__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-sports-journalism-newsroom-features-pexels-5505690.jpeg\" alt=\"Outdoor Bootcamp strength challenge session\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-row__body\"><span class=\"hercules-niche-row__phase\">March issue<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The clubs holding a town together<\/h3>\n<p>Six weeks with three amateur clubs in a town where the leisure centre closed, and what filled the gap.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reported over six weeks<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with 22 members and coaches<\/li>\n<li>Council spending data obtained by request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-row\">\n<figure class=\"hercules-niche-row__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-football-match-editorial-features-pexels-32190714.jpeg\" alt=\"Coach supporting an active client during a consultation\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-row__body\"><span class=\"hercules-niche-row__phase\">February issue<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What happens to athletes who stop<\/h3>\n<p>Retirement arrives early in most sports. We followed four athletes through the first year after it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four athletes across four sports<\/li>\n<li>Twelve months of follow-up interviews<\/li>\n<li>Support programme funding compared<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"hercules-niche-row\">\n<figure class=\"hercules-niche-row__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-magazine\/hercules-hercules-sports-magazine-basketball-game-action-editorial-feature-pexels-159611.jpeg\" alt=\"Sports media journalism and event coverage 8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-row__body\"><span class=\"hercules-niche-row__phase\">January issue<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The economics of a fifty-metre pool<\/h3>\n<p>Why long-course pools keep closing, told through one that did not, and the numbers behind it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating costs from eight facilities<\/li>\n<li>Freedom of information requests<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with three operators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container hercules-niche-split\">\n<div><span class=\"hercules-niche-kicker\">How features are made<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Slow reporting, properly resourced.<\/h2>\n<p>A feature is commissioned with a budget and a deadline that reflects the work. Writers are paid for the reporting time, not the word count.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hercules-niche-checks\">\n<li>Three to eight weeks of reporting time<\/li>\n<li>Writers paid for time, not per word<\/li>\n<li>Fact-checked line by line before publication<\/li>\n<li>Subjects given right of reply before we publish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-steps\">\n<li><strong>Commission<\/strong><span>An outline agreed with the editors, with a budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Report<\/strong><span>Interviews, data requests and site visits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Check<\/strong><span>Line-by-line fact-check and right of reply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-compact\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-faq\">\n<h2>About features<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>How often do features publish?<\/summary>\n<p>One long read a month, occasionally two if a story is time sensitive.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can I pitch a feature?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Send a short outline with the reporting you expect it to need.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Are features free to read?<\/summary>\n<p>The first two each month are free; the archive is open to subscribers.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-cta\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\"><span>Next step<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Pitch us a long read.<\/h2>\n<p>Send an outline and we will tell you honestly whether it fits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-magazine-contact\/\">Pitch a feature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking stories, expert columns and useful sports and fitness reporting. 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