<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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| author | Luiz Carlos Couto de Albuquerque Moraes Bruna Silva Santos Renato Melo Ferreira Varley Teoldo da Costa Eduardo Macedo Penna |
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| description | 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 of the birth dates of the soccer players participating in the Under 17 World Championship, and verify the differences in their height. In order to do so, data referring to 1479 athletes registered in the last three competitions (2007, 2009 and 2011) was collected from the official FIFA site. Subsequently, the corresponding data was divided into birth date quartiles and also zone position of the field. For the comparison of proportional representativeness of each birth date quartile, it was used the chi-squared test with Bonferroni correction. The ANOVA factorial 2x2 was applied to compare the heights by birth date quartile and by zone position of the field. A Spearman correlation analysis was also used to verify the association between the variables. Differences were found in the distribution of birth date quartiles, with a predominance of athletes born in the first and second quartiles; and in the height of the athletes, having athletes who were born in the first and second quartiles a higher average height. It was concluded that the relative age effect is a factor that may influence the selection of soccer players and that influences the height (a maturational variable). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9843932a9e4048848750a11380338cdb2022-12-22T03:46:38ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372012-09-01145571581<b>Relationship between month of birth and height of athletes in the under 17 World Cup. </b>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n5p571Luiz Carlos Couto de Albuquerque MoraesBruna Silva SantosRenato Melo FerreiraVarley Teoldo da CostaEduardo Macedo PennaThe 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 of the birth dates of the soccer players participating in the Under 17 World Championship, and verify the differences in their height. In order to do so, data referring to 1479 athletes registered in the last three competitions (2007, 2009 and 2011) was collected from the official FIFA site. Subsequently, the corresponding data was divided into birth date quartiles and also zone position of the field. For the comparison of proportional representativeness of each birth date quartile, it was used the chi-squared test with Bonferroni correction. The ANOVA factorial 2x2 was applied to compare the heights by birth date quartile and by zone position of the field. A Spearman correlation analysis was also used to verify the association between the variables. Differences were found in the distribution of birth date quartiles, with a predominance of athletes born in the first and second quartiles; and in the height of the athletes, having athletes who were born in the first and second quartiles a higher average height. It was concluded that the relative age effect is a factor that may influence the selection of soccer players and that influences the height (a maturational variable).http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2012v14n5p571/22715AtletasFutebolGrupos etáriosTalentoAge GroupsAthletesSoccerTalent. |
| spellingShingle | Luiz Carlos Couto de Albuquerque Moraes Bruna Silva Santos Renato Melo Ferreira Varley Teoldo da Costa Eduardo Macedo Penna <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 Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano Atletas Futebol Grupos etários Talento Age Groups Athletes Soccer Talent. |
| title | <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 |
| title_full | <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 |
| title_fullStr | <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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | <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 |
| title_short | <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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | Atletas Futebol Grupos etários Talento Age Groups Athletes Soccer Talent. |
| url | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2012v14n5p571/22715 |
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