Relative Age Effect on Brazilian male elite futsal athletes according to playing position and performance by goals scored on Brazil National Futsal Leagues

dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira Castro, Henrique
dc.contributor.authorda Silva Aguiar, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorClemente, Filipe Manuel
dc.contributor.authorLima, Ricardo Franco
dc.contributor.authorde Conti Teixeira Costa, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Lucas Savassi
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira, Vivian [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Sérgio Adriano
dc.contributor.authorBarbieri, Ricardo Augusto
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso
dc.contributor.institutionPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitário UDF
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Superior de Desporto e Lazer
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Telecomunicações
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Instrução e Adaptação da Aeronáutica
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitário IESB
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitário UNIPLAN
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Católica de Brasília
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitário UniCEUB
dc.contributor.institutionEstácio UniSEB
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:48:49Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The relative age effect is prevalent in different elite team sports. However, little is known about this phenomenon in high-level adult male futsal players. Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of relative age effect in Brazilian male elite futsal players, and its relationship with playing position and goals scored on Brazil National Futsal Leagues (BNFL) from 2016 to 2020. Methods: The distribution of birth dates, playing positions, and goals scored by male participants of the Brazil National Futsal Leagues were analyzed. Chi-squared tests were used to analyze the birth dates distribution based on quarters and semesters of the year, according to playing position (defender, winger, pivot, and goalkeeper) and scoring performance (high and low). Results: The overall analysis indicated that the relative age effect is prevalent on the pool of athletes analyzed. However, this effect was position-dependent, since relatively older athletes were overrepresented only in wingers and defenders playing positions. On the other hand, scoring performance was not associated with the relative age effect, since this effect was found in both performance levels. Conclusion: Relative age effects are prevalent in Brazilian male elite futsal athletes, especially for defenders and wingers. Considering the high level of competitiveness for spots in elite futsal teams, coaches and sports administrators must be educated about the prevalence of the relative age effect in this sporting context. This is necessary in order to reduce the inequalities generated by age categories based on arbitrary cut-off dates, which may reduce potential talent loss.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso, MT
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, MT
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitário UDF, DF
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer, Viana do Castelo
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Telecomunicações Department of Covilhã
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Goiás, GO
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Instrução e Adaptação da Aeronáutica, Lagoa Santa, MG
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitário IESB, DF
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitário UNIPLAN, Águas Claras, DF
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, SP
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Católica de Brasília, Taguatinga, DF
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitário UniCEUB, DF
dc.description.affiliationEstácio UniSEB, Ribeirão Preto, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-657420210011521
dc.identifier.citationMotriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica, v. 28.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1980-657420210011521
dc.identifier.issn1980-6574
dc.identifier.issn1415-9805
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85121986429
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/223127
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMotriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBirth effect
dc.subjectBirth-date
dc.subjectFutsal
dc.subjectRAE
dc.subjectTalent selection
dc.titleRelative Age Effect on Brazilian male elite futsal athletes according to playing position and performance by goals scored on Brazil National Futsal Leaguesen
dc.typeArtigo

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