A historical examination of relative age effects in Canadian hockey players

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-186

  Wattie, Nick ^a   Baker, Joseph ^a,b   Cobley, Stephen ^b   Montelpare, William J ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age position; Relative age; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250817432     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Baker, J. & Horton, S. (2004). A review of primary and secondary influences on sport expertise. High Ability Studies, 15, 211-228.
2. Barnsley, R. H. & Thompson, A, H. (1988). Birthdate and success in minor hockey: The key to the NHL. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 20, 167-176.
3. Barnsley, R. H., Thompson, A. H. & Barnsley, P. E. (1985). Hockey success and birthdate: The relative age effect. Canadian Association of Health, Physical Activity, Exercise, and Recreation Journal, 51, 23-28.
4. Baxter-Jones, A. (1995). Growth and development of young athletes. Should competition levels be age related? Sports Medicine, 20, 59-64.
5. Baxter-Jones, A., Helms, P., Baines-Preece, J. & Preece, M. (1994). Growth and development of male athletes: Implications for identification of talent. Journal of Sport Sciences, 12, 156.
6. Brower, J.J. (1979). The professionalization of organized youth sport: Psychological impacts and outcomes. Annals of the American Academy of Political Social Science, Contemporary Issues in Sport, 445, 39-46.
7. th Ed). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
8. Crossman, J. (2003). Canadian Sport Sociology. Ontario Canada: Thomson Nelson.
9. Davis, B.G., Trimble, C.S. & Vincent, D.R. (1980). Does age of entrance affect school achievement? The Elementary School Journal, 80, 111.
10. Dudink, A. (1994). Birthdate and sporting success. Nature, 368, 592.
11. Edwards, S. (1994). Born too late to win? Nature, 370, 186.
12. Ericsson, K.A. (in press). Toward a science of expert and exceptional performance in sport: A reply to the commentaries. International Journal of Sport Psychology.
13. Ericsson, K.A., Krampe, R.T. & Tesch-Römer, C. (1993). The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. Psychological Review, 100, 363-406.
14. Glamser, F.D. & Vincent, J. (2004). The relative age effect among elite American youth soccer players. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27, 31-38.
15. Grondin, S., Dschaies, P. & Nault, L.P. (1984). Trimestres de naissance et rendement scolaire. Apprentissage et Socialisation, 16, 169-174.
16. Helsen, W.F., Starkes, J.L. & van Winckel, J. (1998). The influence of relative age on success and dropout in male soccer players. American Journal of Human Biology, 10, 791-798.
17. Howell, M.L. & Howell, R.A (Eds). (1985). History of sport in Canada. Champaign, Ill.
18. Jinks, P.C. (1964). An investigation into the effect of date of birth on subsequent school performance. Educational Research, 6, 220-225.
19. Macintosh, D. & Whitson, D. (1990). Setting the stage. The game planners: Transforming Canada's sport system (pp. 3-9). Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press.
20. Maddux, C.D., Stacy, D. & Scott, M. (1981). School entry age in a group of gifted children. Gifted Child Quarterly, 25, 180-184.
21. McFarlane, B (Eds). (1989). One hundred years of hockey. Toronto, On.
22. Montelpare, W.J., Scott, D. & Pelino, M. (1998). Tracking the relative age effect across minor amateur and professional ice hockey leagues. In A.B. Ashare (Ed.), Safety in Ice Hockey: third volume. American Society for Testing and Materials.
23. Musch, J. & Grondin, S. (2001). Unequal competition as an impediment to personal development: A review of the relative age effect in sport. Developmental Review, 21, 147-167.
24. Ramos, H. & Cosine, K. (2002). "The Rocket": Newspaper coverage of the death of a Quebec cultural icon, a Canadian hockey player. Journal of Canadian Studies, 36 (4), 9-31.
25. Sharp, C. (1995). "What's age got to do with it?" A study of patterns of school entry and the impact of season of birth on school attainment. Educational Research, 37, 251-265.
26. Thompson, A. (1971). Season of birth and success in secondary schools. Educational Research, 14, 56-60.
27. Thompson, A., Barnsley, R. & Stebelsky, G. (1991). "Born to play ball": The relative age effect and major league baseball. Sociology of Sport Journal, 8, 146-151.
28. Theberge, N. (2003). "No Fear Comes": Adolescent girls, ice hockey, and the embodiment of gender. Youth and Society, 34 (4), 497-516.
29. Vaz, E.W. (1982). The professionalization of young hockey players. Lincoln, NB. University of Nebraska Press.
30. Verhulst, J. (1992). Seasonal birth distribution of West European soccer players: A possible explanation. Medical Hypotheses, 38, 346-348.