Heredity and Environment as Determining Factors in the Game of Water Polo

Abstract

Heredity is the biological attribute specific to the human being, in conjunction with the environment, be it internal or external, but also with other dependent or independent factors of society such as family, education, political system, and religion. The literature review highlights two elementary stages, one during puberty when the family environment and its influences are more relevant and easier to observe (internal environment), and the second when the individual begins to absorb information from the external environment, thus creating a mixture between the family environment and the one encompassing the information acquired from the outside. From a genetic point of view, the human being inherits certain sets of predispositions or potentialities that are closely related to the environment in which the person lives and which can enhance them or not, depending on education. In the present paper, we aim to emphasise the importance of heredity and environment in the game of water polo correlated with other sports disciplines, as well as the importance of environmental factors and their significance in developing a culture of the game of water polo at the national level. Our analysis includes world-class water polo players and specialists whose activity is correlated with the water polo activity in Romania, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. The conclusions drawn from the analysis show that Romania really has biological and environmental potential, but it can reach the world podium in the game of water polo only through a scientific development that takes into account all the factors presented above.