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Relative age effects in track-and-field: Identification and performance rebalancing

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Introduction: Relative Age Effect (RAE) consists of a biased distribution of the dates of birth in a same-age group.Objectives: This study aimed to investigate Relative Age Effect among French athletes in different track-and-field events, and propose a ...
Audrey Difernand, Audrey Difernand, Quentin De Larochelambert, Quentin De Larochelambert, Sébastien Homo, Florian Rousseau, Juliana Antero, Juliana Antero, Jean-François Toussaint, Jean-François Toussaint, Jean-François Toussaint, Adrien Sedeaud, Adrien Sedeaud   +12 more
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Exploring the Multidimensional Characteristics of Selected and Non-Selected White British and British South Asian Youth Cricketers: An Exploratory Machine Learning Approach

Youth
Selection into a County Age Group (CAG; under 10–18) programme is the first step for young aspiring cricketers on their journey to achieving professional status.
Tom Brown, Robert Cook, Lewis A. Gough, Irfan Khawaja, Alexander B. T. McAuley, Adam L. Kelly   +5 more
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To Sample or to Specialise? Sport Participation Patterns of Youth Team Sport Male Players

Children, 2023
This study characterised the sport participation patterns of 546 male youth team sport players. A retrospective questionnaire was used to identify the sport starting age (general sports and main sport) and the quantity and type of sports undertaken ...
Patrícia Coutinho, Ana Ramos, José Afonso, Cristiana Bessa, João Ribeiro, Keith Davids, António M. Fonseca, Isabel Mesquita   +7 more
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Competitive Match Running Speed Demands and Impact of Changing the Head Coach in Non-League Professional Football

Sensors
Match running speed demands vary across competitive levels of football, influenced by player position, tactical considerations, and Head Coach changes. In England, the level directly below professional football, Non-League Football (NLF), comprises full ...
Daniel T. Jackson, Richard C. Blagrove, Peter K. Thain, Anthony Weldon, Cain C. T. Clark, Adam L. Kelly   +5 more
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Talent Management Processes as Predictors of Long-Term Athlete Development in Sports Organizations in Burundi [PDF]

Annals of Applied Sport Science, 2023
Background. Managing talent involves all the key elements of human resource management. It is evident to overemphasize the role played by sports administrators, coaches, and trainers in an effective long-term development program of athletes in sports ...
François Hatungimana, Isiaka Oladele Oladipo   +1 more
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Relative Age Effect is Modulated by Playing Position but is Not Related to Competitive Success in Elite Under-19 Handball Athletes

Sports, 2019
This study aimed to verify the occurrence of the relative age effect (RAE) in male elite young handball athletes according to the playing position and its association with team performance in a World Championship.
Fabiano S. Fonseca, Lucas S. Figueiredo, Petrus Gantois, Dalton de Lima-Junior, Leonardo S. Fortes   +4 more
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“More players can reach national and international levels”: coaches perceptions of “birthday-banding” in youth squash and its potential for minimising relative age effects

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Relative age effects (RAEs) are common across many youth sports that use age group structures to band athletes. This creates a significant overrepresentation of those who are born near the start of the selection cut-off date across talent pathways ...
Adam L. Kelly, Achuthan Shanmugaratnam, Kathryn Johnston, Joseph Baker, Matthew Ferguson, Mark Jeffreys, Josh Taylor, Alexander B. T. McAuley   +7 more
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Understanding the Development of Elite Parasport Athletes Using a Constraint-Led Approach: Considerations for Coaches and Practitioners

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
For the past half-century, the Paralympic Games has continued to grow, evident through increased participation, media recognition, and rising research focus in Para sport.
Nima Dehghansai, Srdjan Lemez, Nick Wattie, Ross A. Pinder, Joe Baker   +4 more
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A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart, Anne Horne, Angelo Gaffo, Lisa K. Stamp, N. Lawrence Edwards, Nicola Dalbeth   +5 more
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Investigating coaches’ general beliefs on defining and identifying talent in basketball

Frontiers in Psychology
Coaches have various challenging tasks to handle, including athlete development and selection. Selection decisions are often based on the coach’s eye. That is, coaches use their experience and intuition to generate holistic and subjective evaluations of ...
Till Koopmann, Arne Chorengel, Jörg Schorer   +2 more
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