The relative age effect in the German Football TID Programme: Biases in motor performance diagnostics and effects on single motor abilities and skills in groups of selected players

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 433-442

  Votteler, Andreas ^a   Höner, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

football; motor performance; Relative age effect; talent identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; GERMANY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RUNNING; SOCCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; GERMANY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; RUNNING; SOCCER;

EID: 84902384559     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2013.837510     Document Type: Article

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