Relative Age Effects in Sport - International Perspectives (Paperback)

Individual achievement in sport is often constrained by an athlete's age relative to the peers with whom they participate. A common practice within sport and educational domains is to group youth based on their chronological ages to help promote equal competition, age appropriate instruction, and ensure participant safety. While well intended, such grouping practices can often advantage relatively older children, while disadvantaging those who are relatively younger within the same age cohort. These phenomena are known as Relative Age Effects (RAEs). Relative Age Effects in Sport: International Perspectives includes chapters from internationally recognized scholars who have examined RAEs from different perspectives (e.g., sport, mental health and wellbeing, youth development). This new volume assists in communicating and mobilizing knowledge and research about RAEs, focusing on developing feasible and attractive solutions that capture the attention of practitioners and policy makers from sport governing bodies and creating a resource that is accessible to professionals within the sport and academic communities. Relative Age Effects in Sport: International Perspectives is key reading for academics and researchers in the fields of athlete development, talent identification, coaching education, health and wellbeing, mental health and related disciplines, whilst also of interest to sport industry professionals such as coaches and policy makers.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science
Release date:	May 2022
First published:	2020
Editors:	Sean Horton • Laura Chittle • Joe Baker • Jess Dixon
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	182
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-49929-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Sports training & coaching > General
LSN:	0-367-49929-0
Barcode:	9780367499297

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