Youth soccer, as other areas of society, is structured in 1-year groups, looking to create fair and equal practice and competition between the participants. However, this classical system of grouping players at early ages has some negative effects when identifying and selecting a young talented player. The differences in the chronological age between players who are born in the same year (known as relative age) and more interestingly the differences in biological maturation of these players are two of the main factors, together with the coaches’ expectations of their players’ abilities, which are influencing the young soccer player selection and development. Although the chronological age between players of a soccer team differs in less th...
Secular changes in body size, estimated fatness, skeletal maturation, and functional characteristics...
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, with individuals of different standards and ages competin...
This study aimed to analyze the annual variation of soccer players abilities assessed by means of a ...
O estágio maturação biológica é um fator importante que influencia o processo de seleção e promoção ...
Soccer is a sport practiced all over the world, in which players are expected to show specific physi...
This study examined how chronological age and maturity status may affect tactical knowle...
The study examined the presence of the relative age effect (RAE) and association between birth quar...
From the literature, it has been massively recommended that talent identification, development and s...
This study aimed to analyze the annual variation of soccer players abilities assessed by means of a ...
he aim of this study was to provide a complete profile of elite young soccer players. Fifty-five pla...
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the selection...
Tese de doutoramento em Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física (Ciências do Desporto) apresentada à ...
El efecto de la edad relativa (RAE) en el deporte ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios de investigac...
AbstractObjectiveThe changes in young people at ages preceding the peak height velocity (PHV) can in...
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the selection...
Secular changes in body size, estimated fatness, skeletal maturation, and functional characteristics...
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, with individuals of different standards and ages competin...
This study aimed to analyze the annual variation of soccer players abilities assessed by means of a ...
O estágio maturação biológica é um fator importante que influencia o processo de seleção e promoção ...
Soccer is a sport practiced all over the world, in which players are expected to show specific physi...
This study examined how chronological age and maturity status may affect tactical knowle...
The study examined the presence of the relative age effect (RAE) and association between birth quar...
From the literature, it has been massively recommended that talent identification, development and s...
This study aimed to analyze the annual variation of soccer players abilities assessed by means of a ...
he aim of this study was to provide a complete profile of elite young soccer players. Fifty-five pla...
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the selection...
Tese de doutoramento em Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física (Ciências do Desporto) apresentada à ...
El efecto de la edad relativa (RAE) en el deporte ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios de investigac...
AbstractObjectiveThe changes in young people at ages preceding the peak height velocity (PHV) can in...
The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the selection...
Secular changes in body size, estimated fatness, skeletal maturation, and functional characteristics...
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, with individuals of different standards and ages competin...
This study aimed to analyze the annual variation of soccer players abilities assessed by means of a ...