Are Soccer and Futsal Affected by the Relative Age Effect? The Portuguese Football Association Case

Are Soccer and Futsal Affected by the Relative Age Effect? The Portuguese Football Association Case

A better understanding of the relative age effect (RAE) in youth will increase the awareness of the need for reducing the bias of (de)selection. Thus, we investigated the RAE in youth female and male soccer and futsal players in Portugal, using nationwide data. Birthdates of 5,306 female and 126,285...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pedro Figueiredo, André Seabra, Marta Brito, Marta Galvão, João Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
birthdate
football
player selection
gender
youth development
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.679476/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.679476/full

Similar Items