<b>Relationship between month of birth and height of athletes in the under 17 World Cup. </b>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n5p571

The Relative Age Effect, which consists in the advantage obtained by an athlete born closer to the beginning of the year selection, is shown as an important variable for the development of talent, particularly due to maturational aspects. The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution o...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Couto de Albuquerque Moraes, Bruna Silva Santos, Renato Melo Ferreira, Varley Teoldo da Costa, Eduardo Macedo Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2012v14n5p571/22715