Many people are traditionalists and are turned off by the influx of products that improve performance. There are so many aspects of sport that are impacted by technological advancement. Golf clubs are lighter and easier to swing, stadiums are equipped with luxurious amenities such as corporate boxes and even whirlpools, and athletes are paid more now than ever because of the huge growth in popularity. I have always been a purist at heart. The idea of expansion and free agency has diluted the talent in professional sports.
Athletes have huge egos and no longer listen to their coaches.
There are scandals like Latrell Sprewell choking his coach and Allen Iverson missing countless basketball practices. I believe that technology has had more of a negative impact on athletics than a positive one. There have been equipment advancements in all major sports. The National Football League has supposedly become safer because of better padding, but there are still a tremendous number of injuries, many of which are more serious because the helmet is made of hard plastic rather than the leather of earlier years. A new innovation in the helmet is the headset transmitting play calling from the sideline.