By: Harrison Chang

Now that technology is advanced, with time, these technologies have developed to become closer to perfection and more convenient than ever before; however, it is because of this reason that many games are unfair and promote cheating behaviors. It has gotten to the point where some athletes and coaches are tempted to use technology to cheat in sports games too. Cheating can have serious repercussions in a competition and can even lead to players being permanently disqualified. In order to reduce the risk of cheating, before the game, judges will carefully check each player’s equipment and even their health reports, such as whether there is a particular chemical substance in the player’s body.

But why is it that special equipment is so heavily looked down upon? For example, even the clothes and shoes a player uses are required to be free of any special functions. Even though many people think that these clothes, shoes, and equipment may be the most comfortable items for these players, many kinesiologists and other retired players think otherwise. They think that there is a difference between players. The difference in equipment may break the balance of the game but fail to achieve the original purpose of the game. The original idea was to compare our skills and encourage teamwork. Many people object to this idea, however. They claim that they can’t see the effect of wearing the same equipment and drinking water and wearing different equipment and drinking different water, leading to different training effects.