Head Honcho Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 Watching the FL highlights the other day and noticed that Kasper Schmeichel was playing for Darlington( In goal too) and it got me thinking, are footballers born footballers or are they they taught how to be footballers? I personally think they are taught to be footballers and being around football day in day out contributes more then your footballing father passing on his genes. What does everyone else think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 Agreed, although he probably did inherit certain attributes from his parents (in this case) which have helped him, eg height (other physical attributes, reflexes, personality etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 18 January 2006 Author Share Posted 18 January 2006 Agreed, although he probably did inherit certain attributes from his parents (in this case) which have helped him, eg height (other physical attributes, reflexes, personality etc. Didn't think of that! which I suppose for a keeper is 90% of the time vital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 obviously you need to have natural sporting ability, something you are born with. after that it is all about practice from a young age. different sports require different attributes, and i suppose it depends if yours match what is required. no doubting though that if you have a famous relative your chances are greatly increased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 One of the 3 modules we do in A2 P.E is sports psychology and the whole nature nurture of personality and stuff. Personally i find it impossible to pick one side and fully agree with it. The interactionalist theory (bit of both sides) is the only common sense explanation for me, although it varies how much of each is dominantly effective, it has to be a mix of genes and environment. I.e. If it wasn't down to genes, why do they bother having all our coded DNA info? If it was only down to genes, if a 'born footballer' never kicks a ball in his life, do you reckon he's good enough for the premiership at the age of 20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 One of the 3 modules we do in A2 P.E is sports psychology and the whole nature nurture of personality and stuff. Personally i find it impossible to pick one side and fully agree with it. The interactionalist theory (bit of both sides) is the only common sense explanation for me, although it varies how much of each is dominantly effective, it has to be a mix of genes and environment. I.e. If it wasn't down to genes, why do they bother having all our coded DNA info? If it was only down to genes, if a 'born footballer' never kicks a ball in his life, do you reckon he's good enough for the premiership at the age of 20? Great point here. The answer would simple be no. You do need a bit of both. You are born with talent, you enhance it with training. The worlds most natuarally gifted football player is most likely up a mountain, herding goats and has never even heard of Pele or Maradona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Honcho Posted 18 January 2006 Author Share Posted 18 January 2006 Ok then put it this way! Is Frank Lampard the great footballer he is, because of his genes, or is it because he was kicking a football as soon as he could walk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 Ok then put it this way! Is Frank Lampard the great footballer he is, because of his genes, or is it because he was kicking a football as soon as he could walk? both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 18 January 2006 Share Posted 18 January 2006 I think you nurture the nature you have if anyone understands that. As people say - practice makes perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbo Posted 19 January 2006 Share Posted 19 January 2006 Different types of players become players because of different things I'd say. Your dribblers and basically the players that can do anything with a ball are born with an amazing foot eye coordination so they're able to do all the things they can. Speed is obviously something you're born with although you can improve it a little through training. Then you have players who will work their arses off training all their lives to give them the ability they need. Learning how to read the game from an early age and developing a footballing brain (defenders and defensive midfielders)..Players of a lesser natural skill. That's what I reckon anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stez Posted 19 January 2006 Share Posted 19 January 2006 Different types of players become players because of different things I'd say. Your dribblers and basically the players that can do anything with a ball are born with an amazing foot eye coordination so they're able to do all the things they can. Speed is obviously something you're born with although you can improve it a little through training. Then you have players who will work their arses off training all their lives to give them the ability they need. Learning how to read the game from an early age and developing a footballing brain (defenders and defensive midfielders)..Players of a lesser natural skill. That's what I reckon anyways spot on. its the same academically too; you get some people who have to work their tits off to pass exams to get good grades, people who do nothing and breeze through without a problem etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonboy Posted 20 January 2006 Share Posted 20 January 2006 I think practicing and being around a ball all the time would be the main thing. The people who can do 500 kick ups and normally the people who practice kick ups all day. BUT some people are born with talent and just have it. If Ronaldinho played football for the first time today you have to expect he would be far better than the average person, even if they practiced every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 20 January 2006 Share Posted 20 January 2006 I think practicing and being around a ball all the time would be the main thing. The people who can do 500 kick ups and normally the people who practice kick ups all day. BUT some people are born with talent and just have it. If Ronaldinho played football for the first time today you have to expect he would be far better than the average person, even if they practiced every day. What a signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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