Influence of birth month to play in the Spanish professional football

Autor: Joaquín Reverter-Masía; Luis Adell Pla; Vicenç Hernández-González; Carme Jové-Deltell; Teresa Fonseca
Sprache: Englisch; Spanisch; Portugiesisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Quelle: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
Online Zugang: http://www.efyc.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/6911
https://doaj.org/toc/1514-0105
https://doaj.org/toc/2314-2561
1514-0105
2314-2561
https://doaj.org/article/2d5dfdb7beb34f859cfb5e9e616191b9
https://doaj.org/article/2d5dfdb7beb34f859cfb5e9e616191b9
Erfassungsnummer: ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2d5dfdb7beb34f859cfb5e9e616191b9

Zusammenfassung

Children born later in the year of competition have lower chances of promotion due to their low degree of physical, mental and emotional maturity. This phenomenon is known as Relative Age Effect or RAE. The objective of this study is to determine if the date of birth (month of birth) is a factor in the configuration of the professional teams of Spanish football. As for the methodology, we determined the months of birth of the players of the first and second division of Spanish football. A total of 42 professional teams were analyzed. The data were arranged in semesters and quarters. The results show that there is a strong tendency for the selection of professional players born in the first quarters of the year compared to those born in the later ones. In conclusion, in Spain there is a predominance of professional football players depending on the month of birth