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High school sport specialization associated with missing time with friends and frequent travel
Renner, M. N., Biese, K. M., Post, E. G., Hernandez, M. I., Srygler, E. C., Adler, S. N., Bell, D. R.Published in The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences & Practice (2025)“…Findings from this study may help researchers and clinicians understand additional pressures specialized athletes may face that could lead to burnout and eventual sport drop out. …”
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Use of heart-rate variability to examine readiness to perform in response to overload and taper in swimmers
Bulte, K. R., Bruce, L., Hammond, K., Corrigan, S. L., Main, L. C.Published in International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (2025)“…Conclusion: The findings suggest that a ratio measure between parasympathetic tone and modulation may provide a more comprehensive evaluation of an athlete`s physiological status compared with a sole parasympathetic modulation or tone marker. Further research is recommended to improve our understanding of the autonomic nervous system`s response to overload and taper training phases.…”
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Relative age effects in European soccer: their association with contextual factors, impact on youth national teams' performance, and presence at the senior level
Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Lascu, A., Brustio, P. R., Padua, E., Filetti, C., Porta, M., Briotti, G., Ruscello, B.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…In this context, players are (de)selected based on observed performance level and on their ability to conform to given organisational demands, leading to the proliferation of selection biases, such as relative age effects (RAEs), which research has shown to influence both developmental experiences and senior career achievements. …”
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The road to the hoop: relative age effects and game-related performance in youth basketball
Bilgiç, M., Brustio, P. R., Ugurlu, A., Isin, A.Published in Perceptual and Motor Skills (2025)“…Relative Age Effects (RAEs) have been widely reported trends in basketball participation, but research on the relationship between RAEs and competitive performance has been contradictory. …”
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Menstrual cycle and nutrition health trends in the AFLW talent pathway
Veale, J., Shawdon, A., Pitchford, N., Edwards, K.Published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2024)“…De-identified individual responses to women`s health and dietary questions were analyzed using Chi-Square or Fisher`s exact tests. The retrospective cross-sectional study was approved by the University of Tasmania Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 27896). …”
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Analyzing and predicting the career trajectory of male elite junior tennis players: A machine learning approach
Bozdech, M., Zhánel, J.Published in 10th International scientific conference on kinesiology. Book of abstracts (2024)“…Focusing on challenges faced by young talents, the research aims to unveil factors influencing successful transitions and the role of elite junior tournaments. …”
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Disentangling gender and relative age effects in women`s and girls` rugby union
Kelly, A., Coutinho, D., Radnor, J., Burke, K., Barrell, D., Jackson, D., Brustio, P.Published in BASES Conference 2024 (2024)“…Relative age effects (RAEs) within sports refer to the over representation of athletes born earlier in the selection year and the underrepresentation of those born later in the selection year. Research examining RAEs in women`s and girls` rugby union remains limited in comparison to the male literature, whilst the impacts of RAEs on the youth-to senior transition are yet to be explored in a female sport context. …”
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The interaction of relative age with maturation and body size in female handball talent selection
Tróznai, Z., Utczás, K., Pápai, J., Pálinkás, G., Szabó, T., Petridis, L.Published in PLOS ONE (2024)“…The relative age effects (RAEs) and biological maturation are two distinct factors that have been identified to affect talent identification and selection. Previous research has suggested that talent selection should include sport-specific technical tasks instead of body size and/or physical test measurements, assuming that the technical tasks are less influenced by variations in maturation. …”
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Junior to senior transition of male elite junior tennis players: A retrospective study
Bozdech, M., Zhánel, J.Published in PLOS ONE (2024)“…Focusing on challenges faced by young talents, the research aims to unveil factors influencing successful transitions and the role of elite junior tournaments. …”
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How to compare relative age effect in different sports? A new methodological approach—example of youth olympic games
Cular, D., Babic, M., Katovic, D., Beslija, T., Kezic, A.Published in Sports (2024)“…This research aimed to propose a new methodological approach for analyzing relative age effect (RAE) in different sports or samples named "Relative age effect overall scale" (RAEOS). …”
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The prevalence of constituent year effect in Youth Olympic Games: implications for talent identification and development in basketball
Cular, D., Miletic, A., Babic, M.Published in Acta Kinesiologica (2024)“…Methods: Utilizing statistical analysis, primarily the Chi-square test and Cramer's V, this research examines the occurrence of CYE among basketball players at the YOG. …”
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Birth advantages in male Italian soccer: How they influence players youth career and their future career status
Morganti, G., Brustio, P. R., Ruscello, B., Apollaro, G., Padua, E., Kelly, A. L.Published in Sports (2024)“…., relative age effects and birthplace effects), which research has shown affect both early developmental experiences and continued sporting involvement. …”
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Differences in future success among profiles of youth elite soccer players in multidimensional performance assessments: A person-oriented approach based on deep learning factor and...
Leyhr, D., Kilian, P., Kelava, A., Höner, O.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…INTRODUCTION: Over the last decades, the prognostic relevance of performance assessments in talent identification and development (TID) programs in soccer is critically discussed in talent research. While a major part of studies deals with variable-centered approaches investigating the predictive value of single tests and/or their combination, also person-oriented analyses focusing on the player holistically, e.g., by examining player profiles, seem promising [1;2]. …”
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Early development in youth swimming? A categorisation of maturity status and relative age effects
Cramer, L., Staub., I., Bieder, A., Vogt, T.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…INTRODUCTION: In talent identification, recent investigations provide data contributing to research on the relative age effects (RAE) and its relation to biological maturity (Deprez et al., 2013; Müller et al., 2016). …”
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Physical testing and strength and conditioning practices differ between coaches working in academy and first team soccer
McQuilliam, S. J., Clark, D. R., Erskine, R. M., Brownlee, T. E.Published in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2023)“…However, it is not known if these research-informed guidelines are followed in such applied settings. …”
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The influence of relative age on the selection of players for elite events in junior football
Matušica, M., Perácek, P.Published in Journal of Physical Education and Sport (2023)“…The aim of this research is to expand knowledge about the influence of relative age on the selection of players for elite junior football events (UEFA European Championship, Confederation of African Football, ASEAN Football Federation Championships, UEFA Youth League). …”
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Early sport specialization and relative age effect: Prevalence and influence on perceived competence in ice hockey players
Huard Pelletier, V., Lemoyne, J.Published in Sports (2022)“…The results of this study highlight the presence of RAE and ESS in Canadian minor ice hockey, especially at the elite level, but indicate that they do not affect the self-perception of ice hockey players. Additional research on these concepts is needed to obtain a complete picture of their potential impact on sports development.…”