Okay, so at first, welcome to all high-school and non high school students currently on vacation, such as myself! Secondly, this is a post that has been bouncing around my head for a few months now, ever since I stopped swimming. When I was swimming with the Tyngsborough High Swim Team, we swam in good pools and bad. We swam in so- called "fast pools" ( They make a difference, I swear! ) ( ( My parents have never heard of them, so what.)) and pools that made me feel like I was treading concrete. Here is my question, and not just for Swimming.
Does the quality of the equipment contribute to the overall sucess of the athlete in question, or is it strictly the athlete?
For all of those scoffing at my simplicity, let me clarify by asking a question.
If you took Micheal Phelps, 8 time Olympic Medalist Swimmer, and tossed him into a crappy, decaying pool, do you still think he would do well? Obviously the pools have an effect on swimmers, just like different types of field affect football and soccer. Are the differences enough to make a noticiable difference though? Any athlete should have enough ability to play well no matter where he or she is. Does the fact that millions of dollars are spent each year on the best and the newest sports equipment help in any way? I am not saying that we should neglect the sports playing surfaces. Not at all! I am just wondering if it is a pyschological affect or a real and proven effect.
Probably means nothing. Just thoughts rattling around up there.
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