The relative age effect and success in German elite U-17 soccer teams

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 983-987

  Augste, Claudia ^a   Lames, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effect size; Relative age effect; Talent promotion; Youth soccer

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCCER;

EID: 79958156034     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.574719     Document Type: Article

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