Teammates in pro sports today are talking more than ever, just not as much to each other. Ask many coaches, general managers and older players and you’ll hear a common gripe: chemistry on teams has been altered because of modern technology, and not for the better. The rise of smartphones, with all their instant-communication and entertainment options, have created insular worlds into which distracted players too often retreat instead of bonding with teammates. Coaches and managers …
15 luglio 2012 | Pianeta Smartphone… table? Because it was “family time?” Well, similar cries have reached the professional sports scene, writes SI’s Adrian Dater. Dater’s conversations with coaches, general managers and veterans reached the same conclusion: modern technology is negatively affecting team …at their phones instead of sitting there talking,” former NHL defenseman Rob Blake told Dater. “But now where I’ve seen [a difference] most is in the dressing rooms.…
17 giugno 2012 | Pianeta SmartphoneThe Capitals ousted the Bruins 2-1 thanks to Joel Ward’s OT goal in Game 7. Washington was one millimeter better than Boston in the closest series in NHL history, writes Adrian Dater.SI.com
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