Relative Age Effect in Russian Elite Hockey
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Eduard Bezuglov [1] ; Evgeny Shvets [3] ; Anastasiya Lyubushkina [1] ; Artemii Lazarev [1] ; Yulia Valova [2] ; Andre Zholinsky [4] ; Zbigniew Waskiewicz [5]
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[1] I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Rusia
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[2] Kuban State Medical University
Kuban State Medical University
Rusia
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[3] Professional Ice Hockey Club CSKA, Moscow, Russia
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[4] Federal Research and Clinical Center of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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[5] Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jergo Kukuczki w Katowicach Katowice, śląskie, Poland
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- Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 34, Nº. 9, 2020, págs. 2522-2527
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
A considerable amount of literature has been published on relative age effect (RAE) in many sports; however, only a few studies have investigated this phenomenon in European elite ice hockey. The objective of this research was to study RAE prevalence in Russian elite ice hockey, which for years has been holding leading positions in global ice hockey. To estimate RAE prevalence, birthdates of recruits of leading ice hockey academies, players of the leading junior and adult teams, and most successful Russian-born National Hockey League (worlds' strongest ice hockey league) players were identified (n = 2,285). A high prevalence of RAE was identified. The number of players born in the first half of the year was higher than those born later in the year-65.5 and 34.5%, respectively. The RAE prevalence was high among all age groups of recruits of the leading Russian hockey academies and junior teams. In contrast to junior hockey, more players born in the fourth quarter of the year were identified in elite adult teams. The high prevalence of RAE in Russian hockey might be explained by the fact of a high level of competition among young players during recruitment to hockey academies. Moreover, the coaches aim to achieve immediate progress, thus selecting more mature players who are better physically developed. However, "later-born" are widely present in elite adult ice hockey leagues.
