A New Dimension to Relative Age Effects: Constant Year Effects in German Youth Handball

In this manuscript we argue for a broader use of the term ‘relative age effect’ due to the influence of varying development policies on the development of sport expertise. Two studies are presented on basis of data from Schorer, et al. [1]. The first showed clear ‘constant year effects’ in the Germa...

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Main Authors: Schorer, Jörg, Wattie, Nick, Baker, Joseph R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637174/