Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects
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 dev...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-170a6cf018b446b68f2c761b34e5e12c2025-08-20T03:01:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-03-01710.3389/fspor.2025.15286841528684Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effectsJörg Schorer0Irene Faber1Dirk Büsch2Joseph Baker3Nick Wattie4Institute of Sport Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyInstitute of Sport Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyInstitute of Sport Science, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyTanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaFaculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, CanadaIn 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1528684/fulltalentwithin-year effectbetween-year effectsportbias |
| spellingShingle | Jörg Schorer Irene Faber Dirk Büsch Joseph Baker Nick Wattie Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects Frontiers in Sports and Active Living talent within-year effect between-year effect sport bias |
| title | Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| title_full | Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| title_short | Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| title_sort | longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects |
| topic | talent within-year effect between-year effect sport bias |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1528684/full |
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