Relative Age Effect in Canadian Hockey: Prevalence, Perceived Competence and Performance

The term “relative age effect” (RAE) is used to describe a bias in which participation in sports (and other fields) is higher among people who were born at the beginning of the relevant selection period than would be expected from the distribution of births. In sports, RAEs may affect the psychologi...

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Main Authors: Jean Lemoyne, Vincent Huard Pelletier, François Trudeau, Simon Grondin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2021.622590/full