Stereotypes Of Tennis

I was late in entering the realm of tennis as a lanky eleven-year-old. Among the countless midgets who had gripped onto a racquet since birth, my presence was uncomfortably conspicuous. Yet, I unabashedly attended every lesson, willing to stay for hours.

Basketball, football, and hockey are considered the most popular sports in America as of today. However, sports in the early 1950s were not as popular as they are now. According to “An Exercise in Subtleties and the Transmission of Racism: An Analysis of Sports Illustrated Covers” by Eric Primm, Summer DuBois, and Robert M. Regoli, they stated that American love their sport and that “each year they would spend billions of dollars on sports-related items and activities.” The media help promote the popularity of the sports in America. Consequently, sports media “plays a key role in perpetuating the types of racial stereotypes about minority athletes in sports” (Ismond, 115). The thesis of this writing project is with some racial stereotype reinforcement

What is a stereotype? In my definition it can be a term used to classify an object or thing, maybe even a person. A stereotype can be a person who has little knowledge of something or none at all. There are a lot of different stereotypes out there. For example, “White men can’t jump” is one used in sports such as basketball. This can be a stereotype to people who have never witnessed a white man dunk a basketball. Larry Bird was arguably one of the best basketball players in the history of the NBA with many awards and achievements to prove it. He was indeed a white man therefore, counterpointing the stereotypical phrase, “white men can't jump.” Just like this one, there are many stereotypes out there with a broad range of phrases or

I have always been fascinated by sports especially basketball and football, so I am one of those people that almost know so much that it is weird. Now, the NBA is a league dominated by men in every aspect. I started to watch the NBA around the age of 12, and through all my years of watching the game I became accustomed to only seeing men in the NBA. It has been like this until, Becky Hammon was brought upon the Spurs’ coaching staff on Aug 5, 2014; Becky will be the first female to be full-time paid assistant on a coaching staff. Becky will be the second female to be brought on coaching staff, first was Lisa Boyer (volunteer assistant) with the Cavilers from 2001-02.As I read through the articles to gain more information about Becky I realized; there was hype around Becky for becoming a trailblazer for women in male sports.

For most of my life (about 14 years), I have been an avid tennis player. I have great admiration for the sport because it facilitates the development of leadership, self-discipline and problem-solving skills. When I am on the tennis court, it

For most Americans, sports are the topics of conversations daily. Whether an athlete is thinking about an important practice they have later that evening, or a fan is discussing the big game from last night, sports play an important role in impacting lives. Lewis Lapham claims sports serve as much more than just games, are unlike any other business in the United States, and deliver illusions of perfect innocence. I support Lapham’s ideas saying that sports provide falsehoods of hope, eternal glory, and relief, and that people are often blind to these deceptions.

The amount of articles and news headlines that women are featured in is vastly unequal to that of men. Women only featured 3% of all articles in our local media source compared to men at 92%, in some instances animals featured as equal to that of the women. This is largely due to that women sports simply do not generate as much interest as men sports. The stereotype is that women are portrayed for their beauty, sex appeal and support roles rather than their sporting capabilities or skill level. The media does not recognise that female sports are as physically demanding and do require the amount of skill as that of men.

Boys have been playing in sports competitively for a long time and recently girls have joined them in the world of athletics. The dilemma in this situation is, do we put them on separate teams? Or keep them together? I think that they should be kept on different teams.

“Wanna play a 3 on 3 game?” asked Sally while she shot a free throw.

Looking at women’s portrayal in the sport industry through another perspective, women journalists who cover sports and discuss sports topics are thought of as “not knowing what they are talking about” when it comes to sports topics. The power of social media has brought attention to this issue in the way women sports journalists and media members are diminished for their opinion for the simple fact that they are women.

With media in sports, males and females are demonstrated distinctively in sports. males during the time have taken strength to the playing field. One of the principle purposes behind this was their physical quality to take an interest at an incredible level. In any case, as time went on, ladies started to end up noticeably more required into the male game culture. For an example, the male and female media demonstrate the distinction as being onto a cover on a games magazine, the quantity of times a female competitor had made it to the front page of a magazine is much lower then a male competitor making it to the title page.

Girls were never allowed to play sports until a law passed in 1972, Title IX, stated that girls are allowed to play sports, but not with boys. Deciding whether or not females should be able to play with males in sports has been a debatable topic for quite some time. Sports have been seen as something dominated by men. Although separating females from males seems redundant and sexist, male and female athletes should remain on separate teams because, males and females have different playing tactics along with abilities, most females are not affected by the separation, and men naturally have a stronger body build.

In 2010 I started taking tennis more serious. I played 5 days a week at my neighborhood tennis courts. It was really hard at first, I'm not gonna lie, I hated running a four-court suicide and playing a tennis match where the sun was blocking my view. But as I had more understanding of the game. My coaches encouraged me to improve and as I progressed, my coaches spoke of my potential. I advanced to the top class.

For centuries, boys and girls throughout the world argue about this simple question; should girls be allowed to play sports that this generation thinks is only for boys. Sports such as wrestling, football, and baseball use strength that most girls do not get recognized for. I agree that girls should be able to play boy sports because girls are equal and some girls may like the sport. Just because boys are stronger does not give them the right to say no girls. Some girls are strong enough, and some girls like to get dirty, and lastly girls are just as talented as boys.

Today we face a pandemic tearing the very fabric our country stands for. As some of you may know, some famous sports athletes are refusing to stand for the national anthem. Some of you may not know the reason but I’m here to tell you that the reason of this protest has ALWAYS been about race. Period. Colin Kapernick, former Quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, is best known not for his actions on the field, but what he has done on the side lines. During the national anthem he refused to stand and instead took a knee. This inevitably caused a media uproar, some people calling him unpatriotic and disrespectful. He shook the nation to its core when asked for his motives, he said in an after school press conference “I am not going to stand up