35C – Sports Science Shorts: Reversal of the Relative Age Effect
The Perception & Action Podcast · Rob Gray
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Show Notes
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:
No Relative Age Effect in the Birth Dates of Award Winning Athletes in Male Professional Team Sports
Start hard, finish better: further evidence for the reversal of the RAE advantage
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