The relative age effect (RAE) is a statistical bias observed across sport contexts and consists
of a systematic skewness in birth date distribution within an annual-age cohort. In soccer …

Since the relative age effect (RAE) characterizes a problem in all age categories of alpine
ski racing and soccer and the fact that, yet, to date the underlying factors have not been well …

Background Studies on injuries and illnesses involving youth ski racers younger than 15
years are lacking in the literature. The aim of this study was prospectively to assess the …

Background Age grouping by the imposition of a cut-off date, common in sports and
education, promotes a relative age difference that is associated with developmental …

The relative age effect (RAE) is a well-documented phenomenon in youth sports. This effect
exists when the relative age quarter distribution of selected athletes shows a biased …

The Relative Age Effect (RAE) can be described as the advantage of being born early after a
certain cut-off date within a group of selection. The effect has been found across a wide …

The aim of this study was to analyse the role of a relative age effect (RAE) and to investigate
the influence of biological maturity status on the RAE at the 7 th International Childrens …

While research on the effects of 'birth month'is usually referred to as relative age effects, the
study of the effects of 'birth year'is described as the constituent year effect (CYE). In the …

Objectives The relative age effect (RAE), a phenomenon where relatively older athletes in a
selection year are overrepresented, has been evidenced across different sports and age …

Talent as human excellence evidenced in various domains should be acknowledged and
further nurtured. Talent identification (TI) is the process of formally or informally recognizing …