An Inverse Relative Age Effect in Male Alpine Skiers at the Absolute Top Level

The Relative Age Effect (RAE) can be described as the advantage of being born early after a certain cut-off date within a group of selection. The effect has been found across a wide range of sports and is particularly evident in pre-elite sports and team sports with a high selection pressure. At the...

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Main Authors: Øyvind Bjerke, Arve Vorland Pedersen, Tore K. Aune, Håvard Lorås
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01210/full