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Chapter 4

GEAR

T echnology has had a major impact on what players wear, use, throw, catch, and hit. An athlete from years gone by would hardly recognize the clothes that to- day’s athletes wear, for instance. Using high- tech materials that are strong, lightweight, durable, and very stretchy, athletes today are cooler and safer than they’ve ever been. The protective gear they use also is packed with technology, along with advances in materials that provide added strength without added weight. Nearly every sport can point to ways that new technology has aided gear that its ath- letes use.

This runner is packed with tech, though he still has to do the work.

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