Part one of term paper
The main point in Ericsson et. Al.(1993) is that in order to achieve expert performance, one must engage in deliberate practice with the explicit goal of constant improvement. This theory further dismisses to a large extent the role of genetics, in which Ericsson reasons that there has been no great correlations between the attainment of sup ...

Part two of term paper
... improvement. For example, in endurance sports such as marathon running, some are genetically endowed with a high aerobic capacity/VO2 max, and if these "special" people develop and improve their performance through deliberate practice, they can attain expert status. In contrast, the "average" person may also engage in an equal amount of practice but will never be able to achieve that same level of performance because their body is physiologically incapable. Furthermore, physiologist Dr. Astrand c ...