The Relative Age Effect in under-18 basketball: Effects on performance according to playing position

The Relative Age Effect (RAE) in sport is defined as the age difference in the same sport group. This chronological difference implies a different level of sport experience and performance due to developmental and maturational processes. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relative age e...

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Vydané v:PloS one Ročník 13; číslo 7; s. e0200408
Hlavní autori: Ibáñez, Sergio J., Mazo, Aitor, Nascimento, Juarez, García-Rubio, Javier
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: United States Public Library of Science 09.07.2018
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Age
Age differences
Age differences (Psychology)
Age effects
Analysis
Anthropometry
Athletic ability
Basketball
Basketball players
Biology and Life Sciences
Birth
Body measurements
Business metrics
Childbirth & labor
Clubs
Discriminant analysis
Indicators
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Performance indicators
Physical Sciences
Physiology
Position indicators
Professional hockey
Recruitment
Regression analysis
Research and Analysis Methods
Soccer
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sports
Sports medicine
Studies
Success
Tournaments & championships
Variance analysis
Chile
Spain
ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Shrnutí:The Relative Age Effect (RAE) in sport is defined as the age difference in the same sport group. This chronological difference implies a different level of sport experience and performance due to developmental and maturational processes. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relative age effect in elite u-18 basketball according to playing positions. The variables analyzed were: date of birth, playing position and technical-tactical performance indicators in basketball (TTPI). A descriptive analysis was carried out to characterize the sample, a lineal regression was used to analyze the influence of the date of birth on basketball performance and finally an ANOVA and discriminant analysis were performed to identify the differences among different playing positions. The results show the existence of the RAE in the top European Under-18 basketball competition (S1 = 67%; S2 = 33%). Performance indicators which are predictors of the birth quarter (p< .05) were only found in the small forwards (defensive rebounds (β: -.463) and fouls received (β: -.140)) and in the centers (three point throws scored (β: -.321) and tried (β: .342)). These results may be of use for coaches and clubs when recruiting players for each playing position. Older forwards and centers are capable of performing at a higher level. Therefore, clubs have to sign up those players born at the beginning of the year.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0200408