Relative age effect and second-tiers: No second chance for later-born players.

The main objective of this research was to determine the existence of relative age effect (RAE) in five European soccer leagues and their second-tier competitions. Even though RAE is a well-known phenomenon in professional sports environments it seems that the effect does not decline over the years....

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Main Authors: Ante Rađa, Johnny Padulo, Igor Jelaska, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Luca Fumarco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6082547?pdf=render