Influence of birth date on the career of French professional soccer players;Influence de la date de naissance sur la carrière professionnelle des joueurs de football français

Science and Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 149-155

  Jullien, H ^b   Turpin, B ^a   Carling, C ^c  

^a A JAuxerre football   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c Centre de Formation   (France)

Author keywords

Date of birth; Relative age effect; Talent identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIRTH ORDER; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTING EVENT;

EID: 45549089821     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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