The influence of age-policy changes on the relative age effect across the Australian Rules football talent pathway

To identify the influence of age-policy changes on the relative age effect (RAE) across the Australian Football League (AFL) talent pathway. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of junior AFL players attending the National Draft (National), State, and State Under 16s (U16) combines between 1999–20...

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Published in:Journal of science and medicine in sport 2018-10, Vol.21 (10), p.1106-1111
Main Authors: Haycraft, Jade A.Z., Kovalchik, Stephanie, Pyne, David B., Larkin, Paul, Robertson, Sam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Athletic recruitment
Australian football
Birth date distribution
Development
Participation
Professional soccer
Recruitment
Selection bias
Talent identification
Team sport
Team sports
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Summary:To identify the influence of age-policy changes on the relative age effect (RAE) across the Australian Football League (AFL) talent pathway. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of junior AFL players attending the National Draft (National), State, and State Under 16s (U16) combines between 1999–2016. Birth-date data was obtained for players attending the AFL State U16 (n=663, age: 15.9±0.4years), State (n=803, age: 19.1±1.7years), National (n=1111, age: 18.3±0.8years) combines. Corresponding aged-matched Australian general population birth rate data was also collected. A chi-squared analysis comparing birth month distributions found all combine groups differed significantly from the general population (Under 16s: χ2=62.61, State: χ2=38.83, National: χ2=129.13, p
ISSN:1440-2440
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DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.03.008