35C – Sports Science Shorts: Reversal of the Relative Age Effect

Does the advantage of being relatively older (i.e., being born in
Jan, Feb or March) hold up when the highest levels of sport are
examined?  Why might this effect reverse, giving a clear
advantage to the relatively young underdogs?


 


Articles:


Annual age grouping and athlete development: A meta-analytical
review of relative age effect in sport


No Relative Age Effect in the Birth Dates of Award Winning
Athletes in Male Professional Team Sports


Selection bias and peer effects in team sports: The effect of age
grouping on earnings of German soccer players


Start hard, finish better: further evidence for the reversal of
the RAE advantage


The rise of the underdog? The relative age effect reversal among
Canadian-born NHL hockey players: A reply to Nolan and Howell


 


More information:


http://perceptionaction.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


 


Credits:


The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action


Jacob Haller – Relatively Human


The Golden Boys – Older Than You


Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy