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The world of professional sports is incredibly competitive, but did you know your birth month could impact your chances of success? This phenomenon, called the Relative Age Effect, is especially prevalent in hockey. Join us as we explore how this bias favors early-born players in junior leagues, but intriguingly, seems to reverse in the NHL, where late bloomers often outperform their older counterparts. We'll examine cutting-edge data analytics that reveal this fascinating trend and discuss its implications for player development and talent identification.
Highlights:
● The concept of the Relative Age Effect and its presence in hockey
● The surprising reversal of the effect in the NHL
● The use of data analytics in the study
● The relevance for player development and talent identification
Main source: The Relative Age Effect in Ice Hockey: Analysis of Its Presence, Its Fading and of a Reversal Effect among Junior and Professional Leagues
Jean Lemoyne, François Trudeau, Simon Grondin
J Hum Kinet. 2023 Apr; 87: 119–131. Published online 2023 Apr 20. doi: 10.5114/jhk/161573
PMCID: PMC10203842