Relationship Between the Relative Age Effect and Lengths of Professional Careers in Male Japanese Baseball Players: a Retrospective Analysis
Abstract Background The mechanisms underlying the relative age effect in sport events have been investigated for more than two decades. The present study focused on the relationship between the relative age effect and lengths of professional careers among professional male Japanese baseball players....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-06-01
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Series: | Sports Medicine - Open |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-017-0090-3 |