“…According to him, the most productive approach to all athletic dominance or virtual absence is the cultural influence on competitors in the relevant populations such as countries, regions, ethnic groups and even schools and clubs. Just like Kenyans in track, the dominance of African Americans in basketball, American in football and track and field, India and Pakistan in cricket, Australia and New Zealand in rugby, cricket and netball, South Africa in Rugby and Argentina and Brazil in soccer, among others, can be situated within the social norms and expectations of their cultural settings (Danielsson, 2010;Kolig & Kabir, 2008;Njororai, 2009aNjororai, , 2010Sniderman, 2010). According to Baker and Horton (2004), socio-cultural factors are a significant and often overlooked influence on the development of expertise.…”