Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5285083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jörg Schorer (0000-0002-4888-7048, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, corresponding author), Irene Faber, Irene Renate Faber (0000-0002-4994-0453, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg), Dirk Büsch (0000-0003-2632-5308, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg), Joseph Baker (0000-0002-5686-1737, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute), Nick Wattie (0000-0003-2623-000X, Ontario Tech University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pages | 1528684-1528684 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2025.1528684 |
| PMID | 40171208 |
| OpenAlex | W4408580822 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
In this paper, we describe two studies on the association among long-term developmental outcomes and relative age effects. To extend or compliment the cross-sectional work done previously, these studies take different approaches to investigate the association of relative age effects on long-term development. In the first, a retrospective approach is taken, while in the second, developmental data for players over a 4-year period is considered. In study 1 the association between relative age effects and later performance at the adult level is presented. The results show different patterns for females and males. In the second study, development during the national youth development system in handball, over four points in time, are presented. Again, changes over time in birth quartile distribution can be seen. These studies suggest relative age researchers should embrace longitudinal designs. These types of approaches would allow explorations of the association of other variables with the observed relative age effects
Association (psychology · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Quartile · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports Performance and Training · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |