Purpose: To investigate whether anthropometric profiles and fitness measures vary
according to birth-date distribution in the German national youth soccer teams and to …

The potential asymmetries in the birth-date distributions of youth soccer players across ten
European countries (2175 age citations) were considered. First, we examined the birth …

The aim of the study was to determine whether there is empirical evidence for advantages in
performance of soccer teams because of their relative age. The practice of selecting youth …

Background The relative age effect (RAE) is most prevalent in highly competitive youth
soccer and persists to a lesser extent in senior soccer. However, it is known that soccer …

We examined whether maturity, anthropometric profiles and fitness measures vary
according to birth date distribution in elite, under‐14 youth academy soccer players. The …

Aim. In youth sport, birth-date positioning of performers has significant implications for future
success. This phenomenon is particularly evident in soccer and is identified as the" Relative …

The aims of this study were to report the relative age effect in different competitive levels and
field positions and to analyse the differences within and between different competitive levels …

A large body of research has shown that a disproportionate number of elite youth male
soccer players competing in age-segmented competition are born early in the selection …

The aim of the study was to assess the role of the relative age effect (RAE) and to investigate
the influence of the biological maturity status on the RAE in international under-9 soccer …

Relative age effects (RAEs) refer to the specific selection, participation and attainment (dis)
advantages which occur as a result of physical and cognitive differences within annual age …