May 31, 2024Journal of Science in Sport and ExerciseOpen Access

Relative Age Effects and the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP): A Comparison of Birthdate Distributions Within and Between Age Groups

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GDGreg DoncasterEdge Hill University AKAdam L. KellyBirmingham City University AMA. McAuleyBirmingham City University

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Observational analysis reveals pronounced relative age effects across youth academy squads, highlighting a divergence from professional senior team birth distributions.

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Selection bias strongly favors relatively older players across youth squads, whereas professional senior teams show balanced birthdate distributions.
Chi square tests and odds ratios across 487 under-18 and 350 under-21 athletes confirm persistent relative age effects across all competitive playing positions.
Highlights that youth selection bias fails to reflect senior squad recruitment, suggesting academy talent identification models disadvantage late-born athletes.

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Doncaster et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e67624b6db64358760047a https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-024-00285-w

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Observational analysis reveals pronounced relative age effects across youth academy squads, highlighting a divergence from professional senior team birth distributions.

Relative Age Effects and the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP): A Comparison of Birthdate Distributions Within and Between Age Groups

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Relative Age Effects and the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP): A Comparison of Birthdate Distributions Within and Between Age Groups

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