Genetic.
And it helps if your dad was a Pro player and was showing you how to pass when a child, or you had to walk 6 miles to school if you lived in Kenya or Ethiopia and you became a runner.
But not education/teaching/training as the educationalists would have you believe [a very sore point in Medicine, this].
You contradict yourself.
You say it’s all genetics....hence it’s ‘natural’.
And then you say it’s about learned behaviour through mirroring your father. Or having to walk long distances through necessity.
Neither of which are ‘natural’ but learned behaviours and skills.
Take a while to consider your thoughts. No rush.
But unless you’re saying everyone’s progress and potential in life is 100% genetics, then surely it’s about what we learn and absorb through life. Our conditioning. All of which can be (theoretically) taught...and untaught.
In my previous post I said that if players had got to the position of being a pro rugby player (whereby genetics have played some part)...then everything else needed to succeed can be taught.
And I stand by that.
The word ‘natural’ doesn’t come into my line of work, because it acts as a limiting belief for those not garnered with the label and it acts as a deterrent to work hard for those that are labelled.
I find the word nonsensical.
In my world...belief, attitude and effort, with a willingness to expand your mental awareness...are everything.
Genetics might determine which path you choose, but then it’s down to being open-minded and keen to learn.
Always a Wasp
