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Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing

Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing

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Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing

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Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing

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United States: Public Library of Science

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PloS one, 2016-08, Vol.11 (8), p.e0160969-e0160969

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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The relative age effect (RAE) is a well-documented phenomenon in youth sports. This effect exists when the relative age quarter distribution of selected athletes shows a biased distribution with an over-representation of relatively older athletes. In alpine ski racing, it exists in all age categories (national youth levels up to World Cup). Studies...

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Biological Maturity Status Strongly Intensifies the Relative Age Effect in Alpine Ski Racing

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1812986255

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1812986255

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1932-6203

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1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0160969

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