Relative age effects in Colombian women’s teams: 2022 Bolivarian games case

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DOI https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.24.1.1

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Daniel Roa-Duarte
Universidad Incca de Colombia, Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-7066
Rafael Bermúdez-Virrareal
Universidad Incca de Colombia, Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-7655
Wilson Arroyo-Moya
Universidad Incca de Colombia, Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6383-2870

Abstract

Relative Age Effects (RAE) refer to those (dis)advantages and outcomes that stem primarily from an interaction between the date of birth and the dates used to logistically organize the participants. RAE is consistently prevalent in female sports contexts, with 25% more relatively older participants (Q1) than relatively younger participants (Q4). Our objective was to identify the RAE in the Colombian women's teams participating in the last Bolivarian Games (JB) (ODEBO, 2022). A total of n = 87 dates of birth were analyzed using the chi-square statistical test. The analysis allowed us to establish that there are no RAE in the female teams participating in JB (X2 = 12,2; p = 0,836). These findings are important in the context of Colombian women's sports and can be considered by organizations, and sports clubs, as well as in guidelines for the identification and Selection of sports talents.



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Vol 24 No 1 (2023): Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM
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Roa-Duarte, D., Bermúdez-Virrareal, R., & Arroyo-Moya, W. (2022). Relative age effects in Colombian women’s teams: 2022 Bolivarian games case. Revista Ciencias De La Actividad Física UCM, 24(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.24.1.1

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