Relative Age Effect in Canadian Hockey

Prevalence, Perceived Competence and Performance

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5285124
AutoresJean Lemoyne (0000-0002-5766-2203, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, autor correspondente), Vincent Huard Pelletier (0000-0003-4846-4157, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), François Trudeau (0000-0003-4341-2550, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Simon Grondin (0000-0002-4767-3355, Université Laval)
Ano2021
Volume3
Páginas622590-622590
Data de publicação2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fspor.2021.622590
PMID33748753
OpenAlexW3134327615
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas41

The term "relative age effect" (RAE) is used to describe a bias in which participation in sports (and other fields) is higher among people who were born at the beginning of the relevant selection period than would be expected from the distribution of births. In sports, RAEs may affect the psychological experience of players as well as their performance. This article presents 2 studies. Study 1 aims to verify the prevalence of RAEs in minor hockey and test its associations with players' physical self-concept and attitudes toward physical activities in general. Study 2 verifies the prevalence of the RAE and analyzes the performance of Canadian junior elite players as a function of their birth quartile. In study 1, the sample is drawn from 404 minor hockey players who have evolved from a recreational to an elite level. Physical self-concept and attitudes toward different kinds of physical activities were assessed via questionnaires. Results showed that the RAE is prevalent in minor hockey at all competition levels. Minor differences in favor of Q1-born players were observed regarding physical self-concept, but not attitudes. In study 2, data analyses were conducted from the 2018-2019 Canadian Hockey League database. Birth quartiles were compared on different components of performance by using quantile regression on each variable. Results revealed that RAEs are prevalent in the CHL, with Q1 players tending to outperform Q4 players in games played and power-play points. No other significant differences were observed regarding anthropometric measures and other performance outcomes. RAEs are still prevalent in Canadian hockey. Building up perceived competence and providing game-time exposure are examples of aspects that need to be addressed when trying to minimize RAEs in ice hockey

Anthropometry · Competence (human resources · Danish · Football · Geography · Humanities · League · Minor (academic · Quartile · Recreation · Statistics · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports Performance and Training