It pretty much is exactly that, which is fine in the end considering there are multiple fan-service anime for guys, but don't try to bring that up to the fans of Free, they'll try to kill you for mentioning it to them.
To be fair, that first episode had the fan-service equivalent of Highschool DxD New's first episode, minus having the guys' junk literally hanging out.
It pretty much is exactly that, which is fine in the end considering there are multiple fan-service anime for guys, but don't try to bring that up to the fans of Free, they'll try to kill you for mentioning it to them.
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Wow, judging an anime after 1 Episode, Well Played.
Just to be clear, this article argues it's not just fan service, just another slice of life sports anime.