Canadian Women's Ice Hockey - Evidence of a Relative Age Effect

Talent Development and Excellence

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-217

  Weir, Patricia L ^a   Smith, Kristy L ^a   Paterson, Chelsea ^a   Horton, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Relative age effects, female hockey, birth distribution, player position

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650165768     PISSN: 18690459     EISSN: 18692885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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