Relative age effect in female sport: A diachronic examination of soccer players

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 509-515

  Delorme, N ^a   Boiche J ^b   Raspaud, M ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Dropout; Female; Relative age effect; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; SPORT; SOCCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; SOCCER;

EID: 77954125376     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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