Technology has been transforming the mental game of sports for several years now. The MLB has been using tech to allow pitchers to better prepare for opponents. They’ve got software that allows a pitcher to know the exact perfect pitch to throw against a batter in any situation. Football has not been immune with playbooks being transferred to iPads and the like. NFL teams have been bragging about their ability to be able to instantly start breaking down game film, even on plane flights home, because of digital technology.
With that in mind, this is interesting as the first negative thing I’ve seen in regarding sports and technology. To be fair to the iPad, it has nothing to do with the iPad itself; rather, it’s the maturity level of young players. Or perhaps better stated, the young players don’t have the discipline to use it as the tool it was intended to be. Instead, they use it as they’re own personal toy.
If older players can be trusted to use it, then this suggests a potential compromise position where veterans get iPads and young players have to earn their way up to them.
Still, this is the first time I’ve read anything about anyone backing away from technology, particularly the iPad. Thought it was interesting for that alone.