Positive effects from sports are achieved primarily through physical activity, but secondary
effects bring health benefits such as psychosocial and personal development and less …

Background To what extent does the pathway to senior elite success build on junior elite
success? Evidence from longitudinal studies investigating athletes' junior-to-senior …

Talent identification and development in male youth soccer are complex and
multidimensional processes. The English Football Association “4 Corner Model” is often …

Background Does younger involvement in talent promotion programs (TPPs) facilitate the
attainment of higher performance levels? This question is the subject of the present meta …

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 …

Background To what extent does junior athletic performance predict senior athletic
performance (ie, in the highest, open-age category)? This question is the subject of a lively …

Background: The impact on athletes based on grouping methods according to the date of
birth within the constituent year, known as the relative effect of age (RAE), is a factor that can …

There has been a longstanding debate about the question: What amounts of what types of
youth sport activities optimally facilitate later athletic excellence? This article provides a …

Background During adolescence, deselection from sport occurs during team try-outs when
month of birth, stage of growth and maturation may influence selection. Aim The purpose of …

Purpose: The relative age effect (RAE) refers to the bias influence of birthdate distribution,
with athletes born later in the selection year being under-represented in talent development …