Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up?
Abstract Aims: The aim of the present study was 1) compare the drop-out rates between athletes born in different trimesters of the competitive year from different sports and 2) identify the causes pointed by the dropped-out athletes born in different selection year trimesters to disengage from the...
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doaj-b453f897afa34c6b9827fdfd57b7cec12020-11-24T21:40:25ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaMotriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica1980-65742018-12-0124410.1590/s1980-6574201800040011S1980-65742018000400711Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up?Eduardo Macedo PennaBruno Teobaldo CamposGabriela Gomes Pavan GonçalvesGustavo Henrique Pereira GodinhoClaudio Olívio Vilela LimaLuciano Sales PradoAbstract Aims: The aim of the present study was 1) compare the drop-out rates between athletes born in different trimesters of the competitive year from different sports and 2) identify the causes pointed by the dropped-out athletes born in different selection year trimesters to disengage from the competitive sports environment. Methods: Data from 966 athletes who left the competitive sports context were analyzed under the Relative Age Effect (RAE) theoretical framework during 3 consecutive seasons. The drop-out rate and the reason to quit the competitive environment were analyzed by a routine club questionnaire. Results: An expected reverse RAE on drop-out rates was identified, in which the early born athletes were overrepresented (p<0.001). Regarding the reasons to disengage from competitive sports environment, no reason emerged as the main cause to dropout between athletes born in different selection year trimester. Conclusion: It was concluded that despite the common assumption that personal psychological issues related to RAE in late born athletes are important factors influencing sports disengagement, the relationship between drop-out and RAE is more complex and multifactorial.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742018000400711&lng=en&tlng=enrelative age effectdropoutsport psychology |
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Eduardo Macedo Penna Bruno Teobaldo Campos Gabriela Gomes Pavan Gonçalves Gustavo Henrique Pereira Godinho Claudio Olívio Vilela Lima Luciano Sales Prado Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica relative age effect dropout sport psychology |
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Eduardo Macedo Penna Bruno Teobaldo Campos Gabriela Gomes Pavan Gonçalves Gustavo Henrique Pereira Godinho Claudio Olívio Vilela Lima Luciano Sales Prado |
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Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? |
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Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? |
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Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? |
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Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? |
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Relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. Is there a special reason to give up? |
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relative age effect and dropout causes in a multisport club setting. is there a special reason to give up? |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista |
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Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica |
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1980-6574 |
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Abstract Aims: The aim of the present study was 1) compare the drop-out rates between athletes born in different trimesters of the competitive year from different sports and 2) identify the causes pointed by the dropped-out athletes born in different selection year trimesters to disengage from the competitive sports environment. Methods: Data from 966 athletes who left the competitive sports context were analyzed under the Relative Age Effect (RAE) theoretical framework during 3 consecutive seasons. The drop-out rate and the reason to quit the competitive environment were analyzed by a routine club questionnaire. Results: An expected reverse RAE on drop-out rates was identified, in which the early born athletes were overrepresented (p<0.001). Regarding the reasons to disengage from competitive sports environment, no reason emerged as the main cause to dropout between athletes born in different selection year trimester. Conclusion: It was concluded that despite the common assumption that personal psychological issues related to RAE in late born athletes are important factors influencing sports disengagement, the relationship between drop-out and RAE is more complex and multifactorial. |
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