A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect"
This study aimed to analysis the birth date distributions of the champion players between the years 1930-2022 to determine whether the FIFA World Cup champion national team football players between the years 1930-2022 were affected by the "Relative Age Effect" phenomenon. The universe of t...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Turkish Journal of Kinesiology
2023-06-01
|
| Series: | Turkish Journal of Kinesiology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3066266 |
| _version_ | 1797257306953482240 |
|---|---|
| author | Ali Çevik |
| author_facet | Ali Çevik |
| author_sort | Ali Çevik |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This study aimed to analysis the birth date distributions of the champion players between the years 1930-2022 to determine whether the FIFA World Cup champion national team football players between the years 1930-2022 were affected by the "Relative Age Effect" phenomenon. The universe of the research consisted of the national teams that were champions in the 1930-2022 FIFA World Cup Finals. The samples consisted of the football player group of the national teams that won the championship. The model of the research was determined as "Basic Qualitative Research". The data collection technique in the research was determined as "Document Analysis". The data analysis was made according to the Miles & Huberman model, which is a descriptive analysis form. In the study, the information of the athletes was detailed by looking at the squad structure for the FIFA World Cup champion national team football players between the years 1930-2022. In the highest level of professional football, it has been seen that the champion national team football players are numerically close to each other in terms of "relative age effect". As a result, it has been observed that the relative age effect in senior football decreases with increasing age. It was shown that the relative age effect in professional elite national teams changed negatively due to the high number of football players born in the second half of the year. In this case, it was not a negative situation for football players who transition to professionalism and reach the elite level, being born in the last months of the year. Looking at the intercontinental comparison, even considering the different football culture and structure, it has been revealed that late-born athletes have caught up with their peers at a professional level and even left them behind. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-24T22:35:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-30ef2790f6f447899c0315d0b4391165 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2459-0134 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-24T22:35:33Z |
| publishDate | 2023-06-01 |
| publisher | Turkish Journal of Kinesiology |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Turkish Journal of Kinesiology |
| spelling | doaj.art-30ef2790f6f447899c0315d0b43911652024-03-19T11:19:39ZengTurkish Journal of KinesiologyTurkish Journal of Kinesiology2459-01342023-06-01929910510.31459/turkjkin.1278737649A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect"Ali Çevik0KİLİS 7 ARALIK ÜNİVERSİTESİThis study aimed to analysis the birth date distributions of the champion players between the years 1930-2022 to determine whether the FIFA World Cup champion national team football players between the years 1930-2022 were affected by the "Relative Age Effect" phenomenon. The universe of the research consisted of the national teams that were champions in the 1930-2022 FIFA World Cup Finals. The samples consisted of the football player group of the national teams that won the championship. The model of the research was determined as "Basic Qualitative Research". The data collection technique in the research was determined as "Document Analysis". The data analysis was made according to the Miles & Huberman model, which is a descriptive analysis form. In the study, the information of the athletes was detailed by looking at the squad structure for the FIFA World Cup champion national team football players between the years 1930-2022. In the highest level of professional football, it has been seen that the champion national team football players are numerically close to each other in terms of "relative age effect". As a result, it has been observed that the relative age effect in senior football decreases with increasing age. It was shown that the relative age effect in professional elite national teams changed negatively due to the high number of football players born in the second half of the year. In this case, it was not a negative situation for football players who transition to professionalism and reach the elite level, being born in the last months of the year. Looking at the intercontinental comparison, even considering the different football culture and structure, it has been revealed that late-born athletes have caught up with their peers at a professional level and even left them behind.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3066266fifafootballplayerrelative age effectworld cup |
| spellingShingle | Ali Çevik A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" Turkish Journal of Kinesiology fifa football player relative age effect world cup |
| title | A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" |
| title_full | A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" |
| title_fullStr | A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" |
| title_short | A comparative examination of World Cup Champions of European and American origin of national football players in terms of "relative age effect" |
| title_sort | comparative examination of world cup champions of european and american origin of national football players in terms of relative age effect |
| topic | fifa football player relative age effect world cup |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3066266 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alicevik acomparativeexaminationofworldcupchampionsofeuropeanandamericanoriginofnationalfootballplayersintermsofrelativeageeffect AT alicevik comparativeexaminationofworldcupchampionsofeuropeanandamericanoriginofnationalfootballplayersintermsofrelativeageeffect |