Relative age effect in elite sports: Methodological bias or real discrimination?

Relative Age Effect in Elite Sports: Methodological Bias or Real Discrimination?

The Relative Age Effect of Elite Taekwondo Athletes

Background. It is because athletes’ physique, physical strength and experience are vital in sports. Objectives. This study was conducted to confirm the relative age effect in Taekwondo, which is an important factor in sports. Methods. Data on the date of birth of 12,054 Taekwondo athletes registered in the Korean Sports Association and data on the date of birth of 11,034,421 public data by th...

The relative age effect in elite sport: the French case.

The relative age effect (RAE) is considered a common phenomenon in elite sport. Howeven it has not been examined systematically in previous research, and the mechanisms likely to generate or to limit such an effect are little understood. This paper investigates the prevalence of the RAE in French professional championship-level players, taking into account the potential influence of gender. Amo...

Relative age effect in elite soccer: More early-born players, but no better valued, and no paragon clubs or countries

The paper analyses two datasets of elite soccer players (top 1000 professionals and UEFA Under-19 Youth League). In both, we find a Relative Age Effect (RAE) for frequency, but not for value. That is, while there are more players born at the start of the competition year, their transfer values are no higher, nor are they given more game time. We use Poisson regression to derive a transparent in...

Elite or non elite: ccomparing mindfulness Items in Iranian athletes

The purpose of this study was to compare selected Mindful skills in Iranian athletes.  The athlete's sample included 112 athletes with 23.6 average. The FFMQ has been shown to have strong psychometric characteristics, including adequate to excellent internal consistencies for all five facets (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.72 to 0.92) as well as good construct validity (2). Cronbach's alpha fo...