Participants Versus Spectators

The reading that addressed Participants Versus Spectators explains how sports essentially involve all types of people.  It involves people who were brought into sports by other influences and who chose to be a part of sports on their own.  These two groups of people differ in the way they were introduced to sports, but they can also be categorized into other groups of people.  For instance some of these people are spectators, participants, or even both.  The reading basically explained that everyone's experience with sports is different.  Some people simply like watching sports because they aren't good at playing the actual sports or simply because they enjoy watching rather than participating.  Some people love playing sports but can't stand simply watching other people playing sports.  In addition to all this, the reading also addressed the trend that some sports are popular to people depending on their geographic location, social class, or even gender.  When people talk of participants and spectators of sports, these people can't essentially be grouped together and considered the same because everyone has different experiences.  Although something that can relate to all participants and spectators of sports is that their numbers have grown.  Due to advances in technology, or the availability of resources more and more people are surrounded by the world of sports no matter what type of person you are.