How much further can we advance the game......?

Question

Technology plays an important role in preparing athletes in every sport.. While there is no substitute for natural ability and desire, how much further can a sport be progressed thru the means of technological advances?? We already have the stick composites and curves; heated skates and all the physical conditioning attributes pushing the envelope every day..

Just how much further can the science of athletic competition be extended realistically in comparison to the old fashion method of "practice makes perfect" ???

What are some of the latest gadgets or breakthroughs we may see in the near future that look to change the science of sports??

Answer 1

They will somehow come up with protection in case of injuries to the neck(ie Zednik and Malarchuck).Whats scary is 20 years ago if you tore your ACL that was a career ender for some but now its rehab and good as new.Whats it going to be like 20 yrs from now?Out for 2 weeks?

Answer 2

-Bamboo hockey sticks and leather helmets are the wave of the future.

Answer 3

Three words

Zero Gravity Hockey.

Answer 4

Maybe little canister of NOS attached to skates for that needed extra burst of speed when crashing into goalies. Helmets that have  virtual displays on the face shield that can compute shooting angles and have a beeper that lets you know when you are about to be pummeled into the boards.

Answer 5

i read the other day there is a pill that football (american) players take and the trainers are able to monitor their their oxygen and dehydration levels. pretty cool

Answer 6

we'll find out when the next "Great one"  Elroy Jetson  enters the league