A study on the consciousness of general tennis players
1997 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 117-124
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1997 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 117-124
It seems that playing some sports through one's lifetime attracts many of the Japanese people nowadays. As a matter of fact, the number of the people, especially, females and seniors who enjoy some sports has been increasing very rapidly in Japan.
The target of this paper is to offer some information about the reasons why people have come to show such a great enthusiasm in playing sports. In order to reveal the reasons, 285 general tennis players in a specific area around Tsu City in Mie Prefecture are asked about their consciousness toward playig tennis.
The main results were as follows:
1) General tennis players regard playing tennis through their lifetime as a way of communication, keepig good health and relaxing themselves.
2) The players who set the goal toward winning in official toumaments tend to play positively and seriously, and their dairy life can be sometimes tennis-oriented.
3) Female tennis players seem to be more involved in playing tennis than males in their daily life.
In order to offer more opportunities for people to enjoy tennis throughout their life time, it should be necessary to make the facilities substantial and to establish firm organizations for general tennis players.
