Relative Age Effects in International Rugby Union: Consequences of Changing the Cutoff Date and Exploring Youth to Senior Transitions

Autor/inn/en	Kelly, Adam L.; Jackson, Daniel T.; Barrell, Donald; Burke, Kate; Baker, Joseph
Titel	Relative Age Effects in International Rugby Union: Consequences of Changing the Cutoff Date and Exploring Youth to Senior Transitions
Quelle	In: High Ability Studies, 34 (2023) 1, S.1-20 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kelly, Adam L.) ORCID (Barrell, Donald) ORCID (Baker, Joseph)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-8139
DOI	10.1080/13598139.2021.1997722
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Team Sports; Athletes; Age; Talent Identification; Talent Development; Selection Criteria; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mannschaftssport; Athlet; Alter; Lebensalter; Begabtenanalyse; Talentsuche; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Großbritannien
Abstract	Relative age effects (RAEs) are independent of specific cutoff dates that can vary from country to country. However, the consequences of changing the selection cutoff dates within a national sport organization are unknown. Further, the transition from international youth to senior representation is yet to be explored in rugby union. Thus, the aims of this article were twofold: "Study 1" compared the birth quarter (BQ) distributions of the England Rugby Football Union (RFU) under-18 representatives based on September to August and January to December selection cutoff dates. "Study 2" explored the BQ distributions within the RFU international development pathway through analyzing the under-18, under-20, and senior representatives, as well as the BQ distributions of youth players who were subsequently capped at senior level. Chi-square analysis was used to compare BQ distributions in each sample against expected distributions. Results revealed a corresponding shift of a skewed birthdate distribution favoring chronologically older players that was mediated by specific cutoff dates (p < 0.05). Moreover, whilst RAEs were present within both youth cohorts (p < 0.05), it was not apparent at the senior level (p > 0.05). Furthermore, during the transition from international youth to senior representation, more chronologically older players were successfully capped. (As Provided).
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