Lingering Effects of Relative Age in Basketball Players' Post Athletic Career

Relative age effects (RAEs) refer to participation and attainment variations among individuals within age-based cohorts, typical in youth-sport systems. While RAEs have often been demonstrated in active athletes, this exploratory study examined whether RAEs were influential on post athletic careers...

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Published in:International journal of sports science & coaching 2011-03, Vol.6 (1), p.143-147
Main Authors: Schorer, Jörg, Neumann, Johannes, Cobley, Steve P., Tietjens, Maike, Baker, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Relative age effects (RAEs) refer to participation and attainment variations among individuals within age-based cohorts, typical in youth-sport systems. While RAEs have often been demonstrated in active athletes, this exploratory study examined whether RAEs were influential on post athletic careers such as referees, coaches and commissioners. Data on 142 players, 26 coaches, 32 referees, and 16 commissioners were obtained from the First German basketball league for the 2009/10 season. Chi-square revealed significant RAEs for players, χ2(3) = 12.99, p < .01, ω = .30, and for the combined group of post-athletic careers, χ2(3) = 10.22, p = .02, ω = .37, suggesting a lingering long-term trend from youth basketball to post athletic careers. RAEs are a persistent inequality in high performance sport, potentially affecting post-athletic careers.
ISSN:1747-9541
2048-397X
DOI:10.1260/1747-9541.6.1.143