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Examining the relationship between relative age, competition level, and dropout rates in male youth ice-hockey players
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 24:935-942
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2013.
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Abstract
- The relative age effect suggests that athletes born in the first two quartiles of a given selection year experience a selection advantage and therefore a greater opportunity for success. We describe two studies examining the relationship between relative age, competition level, and dropout rates of Ontario Minor Hockey Association male ice-hockey players from ages 10 to 15 years (n = 14 325). In Study 1, dropout was highest among players born in quartiles three and four [χ(2) (3) = 16.32, P
Details
- ISSN :
- 09057188
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7b48aa1b8ae64192c5b88b220dad212b