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“How” is more important than “how much” for game possession in elite northern hemisphere rugby union.
The present study aimed to analyse technical and tactical aspects of rugby teams competing in the 2016/17 PRO12 Championship (12 professional club teams from Wales, Scotland, Italy, and Ireland) according to: margin of victory (close and balanced games, 1–9 and 10–26 points of difference in final score, respectively), ranking position [the four best placed clubs … Continue reading “How” is more important than “how much” for game possession in elite northern hemisphere rugby union.
Running technique is more effective than soccer-specific training for improving the sprint and agility performances with ball possession of prepubescent soccer players.
Soccer-specific training is easily associable to players’ sprint abilities demonstrated during a match. However, no clear evidence has been provided to show whether this approach is more effective than training focused on running techniques for sprints in prepubescent soccer players. Thus, the present study aimed at comparing the effects of these two training approaches on … Continue reading Running technique is more effective than soccer-specific training for improving the sprint and agility performances with ball possession of prepubescent soccer players.
Relative Age Influences Performance of World-Class Track and Field Athletes Even in the Adulthood
The relative age effect (RAE) is a common phenomenon observed in youth sports and is characterized by a significant over-representation of athletes born close to the date of selection. However, there is a lack of research on RAE in world-class track and field athletes and it is not clear if this effect persists into adulthood. … Continue reading Relative Age Influences Performance of World-Class Track and Field Athletes Even in the Adulthood
The beginning of senior career in team sport is affected by relative age effect.
Many previous studies in national team sports did not report evidence about relative age effect (RAE) in senior categories. This study aimed for the first time to determine if the RAE may specifically affect the early, but not the late, phase of senior career in elite team sports. A total of 3,319 birthdates (basketball: n=642; … Continue reading The beginning of senior career in team sport is affected by relative age effect.
The relative age effect is larger in Italian soccer top-level youth categories and smaller in Serie A
The relative age effect (RAE; i.e., an asymmetry in the birth distribution) is a bias observed in sport competitions that may favour relatively older athletes in talent identification. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the presence of RAE in elite soccer players competing in the Italian championships, even considering the discriminations of … Continue reading The relative age effect is larger in Italian soccer top-level youth categories and smaller in Serie A
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