Relative age and dropout in French male soccer

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 717-722

  Delorme, Nicolas ^a   Boiché, Julie ^b   Raspaud, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Dropout; Relative age effect; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952620361     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640411003663276     Document Type: Article

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