International Journal of Sports Science
p-ISSN: 2169-8759 e-ISSN: 2169-8791
2016; 6(3): 116-120
doi:10.5923/j.sports.20160603.08
Fábio Angioluci Diniz Campos 1, 2, Luiz Cláudio Reeberg Stanganelli 3, Felipe Nunes Rabelo 4, Leandra Cristina Benetti Campos 1, 2, Ídico Luiz Pellegrinotti 2
1Department of Physical Education, Air Force Academy, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
2College of Health Science, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
3Department of Sports Science, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
4Club Athletic Paranaense, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Correspondence to: Fábio Angioluci Diniz Campos , Department of Physical Education, Air Force Academy, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Participants in youth sports are grouped by age, which is a selection criterion used to safeguard equal opportunities. The aim of this study was to examine the existence of a relative age effect (RAE) in male volleyball and to identify this influence in four different categories. Data were collected in four men`s volleyball championships in 2015 (n=1105): Boys`U19 World Championship (n=393), Men`s U21 World Championship (n=313), Men`s U23 World Championship (n=234) and Men`s World Cup (n=165). Thus, athletes were analyzed using two models. In the first model, they were divided into four groups based on month of birth; quarters Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 were January–March, April–June, July–September and October– December, respectively. In the second model, they were divided into two groups based on the month of birth; first and second semesters, January-June and July-December, respectively. Chi-squared tests were performed to investigate the RAE. The results revealed that the birth-date distributions of the four investigated groups of volleyball players showed an overrepresentation of players born in the first quartile, except in the Men`s World Cup. Regarding the second model, the results revealed a greater predominance of athletes born in the first semester. Moreover, the RAE risk progressively decreased with an increase in level of volleyball.
Keywords: Relative age effect, Sports, Youth categories, Talent selections
Cite this paper: Fábio Angioluci Diniz Campos , Luiz Cláudio Reeberg Stanganelli , Felipe Nunes Rabelo , Leandra Cristina Benetti Campos , Ídico Luiz Pellegrinotti , The Relative Age Effect in Male Volleyball Championships, International Journal of Sports Science, Vol. 6 No. 3, 2016, pp. 116-120. doi: 10.5923/j.sports.20160603.08.
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