What Can Zero Gravity Thinking Teach Us About Reading On The Tennis Court?
Episode description
A tennis expert (i.e. a commentator, a club owner, or a pro) wouldn't consider or recommend adding a reading session as part of your on court tennis class - likely because reading story or a work of non-fiction is something that's done in a library or classroom, not on a court. A tennis expert would question why and likely pose objections along the lines of:
* Customers/students are paying for movement, not reading.
* The court isn't setup like a library or classroom, how would this even happen?
* What's the connection to tennis or how is it relevant to the game?
* Nobody else is doing this, why should we
That's because a tennis expert is tethered to their experience, tennis convention (i.e. this is the way we've always done it and this is the way we'll continue to do it!), and the threat of embarrassment and questions, while a zero gravity thinker and contributor (i.e. a non-tennis expert) is not. Zero gravity thinkers don't have expertise in the area they're studying but they do have experience with creating and other aspects of life which they can bring to tennis. But only if tennis lets them in, listens, takes action, tries/fails, and keeps the good things which work.
But because tennis is struggling with attendance, commitment, and programs, we need to find some new solutions. We need to invite some zero gravity guys into the game of tennis to help build it back into something better.
In this episode, we consider the possibility of adding a reading exercise to the tennis lesson. A concept that zero gravity thinkers would consider and tennis experts might condemn.
Thanks for joining us on our journey!