EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PLAYING TENNIS AND WATCHING TENNIS

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EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PLAYING TENNIS AND WATCHING TENNIS
I. Introduction  
   1. Evaluating the experience between playing tennis and watching tennis
    2. How much more effective is playing tennis from watching tennis? And, vice-versa?
II. Body
1. Tennis as a Sport
a. Background on Tennis
b. Impacts of Tennis on the Player
c. Impacts of Tennis on the Outsider
2. Tennis: Playing versus Watching
a. The difference in experience between playing and watching tennis
b. The similarities in experience between playing and watching tennis
c. Why prefer playing than watching? Why prefer watching than playing?
3. Tennis: The Relevance between Playing and Watching
a. Is playing tennis first more effective in experiencing the sport?
b. Is watching tennis first more effective in experiencing the sport?
c. How relevant is the experience of playing tennis to the experience of watching tennis? And, vice-versa?
III. Conclusion
1. The impacts of experiencing tennis as a sport depends on whether it is played or watched and how it is played or watched.
2. The effectiveness of playing tennis compared to watching tennis is relevant to how tennis is experienced and defined as a sport both to the player and the outsider.
EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PLAYING TENNIS AND WATCHING TENNIS
Tennis is one of the most mentally-challenging sports, playable by anyone. That is, as long as you have the stamina too. It’s a sport invented to be enjoyed even if you are not san athlete yourself. After all, it makes you think like you are running a business (Bill, n.d.). A tennis player, whether amateur or professional, can experience the sport first-hand while the outsider, the observer, can experience the thrill of the sport by watching the players play the game. The experience of enjoying tennis is obviously different from a player’s point of view to an outsider’s point of view. Yet, there should be similarities somehow, if not a correlation to each other. The main basis, however, lies on how the player and the outsider experience tennis, its tactics and its thrills from each of their corresponding perspectives..
Tennis as a Sport
Tennis does not limit itself to any age, gender, or physique (both the well-blessed body and the handicapped). The equipment mainly used for this mental sport comprises of the cord-strung racket that is used in striking a hollow rubber felt-covered ball. Playable in grass, clay, hard, and carpet courts, tennis extends its playability to singles and doubles category. The doubles category is divided into all men, all women, and mixed. The most usually acknowledged means of playing tennis falls into the singles category, casually hitting or competitively hitting to score a match. Meanwhile, if there are many players, if you want to enhance your reaction skills, or if you prefer to test your strategy-making skills and teamwork, you’d fall into the doubles category because the rallies are frequently at the net and fast-paced that you have to pace yourself mentally too (Sporty HQ, 2017).
Since it involves mental, physical, and social exercise, tennis is an incredible means of having and maintaining a healthy, fit, proactive, and societal lifestyle. For the player, tennis is a non-contact sport regarding physical space, yet it improves his eye-hand-and breathing coordination. Moreover, it is a chance of meeting new people, even without having said any words prior to the game. For the outsider, tennis is a non-contact sport that can be enjoyed solely or with friends, whether live or on the television, yet it improves his observation and tactic skills. So, yes, in a way, it also improves his capability of moving objects that are at fast-paced. In tennis, following the ball is the most necessary tip to keep in mind until it becomes a habit. Moreover, it is a chance of meeting new people who enjoy the game, even without having delved into other non-tennis-related likes and dislikes. Simply put, the match itself will speak of one’s personality, body language, and way of thinking. Such are the things that can be noted with or without playing the sport first-hand. So, yes, this part is applicable to both the player and the outsider (Nathan, 2017).
Tennis: Playing versus Watching
Watching and playing tennis differ from the very concept of how the sport is perceived and enjoyed as. While, as aforementioned, playing can let you enjoy the sport first-hand, watching can let you enjoy the sport from a third-person point of view. The player has a more direct approach to the game as he is the one who gets to strike the ball onto the other court while considering the opponent’s way of playing. He gets to anticipate the many possibilities that the opponent will hit the ball form closer range. While, he may not be able to see some mannerisms that are caught on camera if it is a tournament streamed live, he can get glimpses of his other body language at a middle range. Experiencing the thrill comes first with his direct contact with the racket with which he can control the direction of the incoming ball. Controlling the ball controls your opponent’s mental state. Controlling the opponent’s mental state controls the outcome of the game. The adrenaline rush is more intimate compared to experiencing it from a distance without having straight-out playing the sport (Toland, 2014).
The outsider, on the other hand, gets to experience the sport non-directly, but gets to experience the thrill just as much. The tension between the players fills the ambience around them that the outsider can feel such tension as if he is playing the game himself. Watching the players exchange hits offers a different approach to the game as you can see what the players can’t see themselves regardless of how trained or untrained the outsider’s eyes are. More importantly, watching is the first step into being introduced into the sport. Unless, of course, your parent or some other person int...