La detección y el desarrollo de talentos deportivos ha sido durante décadas una estrategia
utilizada a nivel internacional con el propósito de obtener deportistas de elite y para ello …

In the selection of young athletes, earlier-born adolescents often leverage their temporary
biological advantage over their later-born peers from the same cohort, giving rise to the …

Many previous studies in national team sports did not report evidence about relative age
effect (RAE) in senior categories. This study aimed for the first time to determine if the RAE …

This study aimed (a) to estimate the transition rate for top 50 ranked track and field
jumpers,(b) to compare the performance progression of top 50 ranked senior jumpers (top50 …

ABSTRACT Relative Age Effects (RAEs) appear largely throughout youth soccer. However,
little is known about how RAEs at youth levels can impact transition at senior levels …

Background The relative age effect (RAE) is a worldwide phenomenon, allowing sport
participation and elite selection to be based on birthdate distribution. Negative …

Purpose: To quantify how many of the top 50 under-18 (U18) sprinters in the world managed
to become top 50 ranked as adult competitors. The authors also described the career …

The relative age effect (RAE) is almost pervasive throughout youth sports, whereby relatively
older athletes are consistently overrepresented compared to their relatively younger peers …

Objectives To quantify the junior-to-senior successful transition rate in sprint swimming
events in elite European performers. Design Retrospective analysis of publicly available …

The relative age effect (RAE) concerns those (dis) advantages and outcomes resulting from
an interaction between the dates of selection and birthdates. Although this phenomenon is …