Relative age influence on team composition of Paulista Football Championship in B division

  • Sergio de Sousa Aluno de Mestrado do Programa de Pós Gradução Associado UEM/UEL
  • Wellington Roberto Hogera Rodrigues Mestre em Educação Fí­sica pelo programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu associado UEM/UEL.
  • Ricardo Augusto Silva Mestrando no curso de Ciência Animal pela Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Pós Graduado em Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício (UNOESTE), Licenciado e Bacharelado em Educação Física (UNOESTE).
Keywords: Sports, Performance, Training, Athletes

Abstract

The relative age (RA) is a phenomenon that is present on football world, specifically in young players, given the fact that young that was born in the first months of year has better performance on selection process. However, the same problem is not analyzed in elite football. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of RA in professional teams of division B Paulista Football Championship. Were analyzed 1.115 players of 39 teams, they were divided by birthdates and they were indicated by semester and trimester, in semester they were divided by: 1° semester in the firstly Day January to the last Day June and 2° semester were 1° Day July to the last Day of December. In trimester were divided by 1° trimester January to March, 2° trimester April to June, 3° trimester July to September, 4° October to December. The statistical analysis was done by Chi-square test for verification percentage differences. The results showed the high percentage athletes was born in the firstly months of year. It was concluded that RA is present in professional football, especially in the sample of this study.

Author Biographies

Sergio de Sousa, Aluno de Mestrado do Programa de Pós Gradução Associado UEM/UEL

Aluno de Mestrado do Programa de Pós Graduação Associado UEM/UELAluno de Mestrado do Programa de Pós Graduação Associado UEM/UEL

Wellington Roberto Hogera Rodrigues, Mestre em Educação Fí­sica pelo programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu associado UEM/UEL.

Especialista em Nutrição, exercí­cio e Metabolismo

Ricardo Augusto Silva, Mestrando no curso de Ciência Animal pela Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Pós Graduado em Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício (UNOESTE), Licenciado e Bacharelado em Educação Física (UNOESTE).
Mestrando no curso de Ciência Animal pela Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE), Pós Graduado em Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício (UNOESTE), Licenciado e Bacharelado em Educação Física (UNOESTE).

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Published
2018-02-17
How to Cite
Sousa, S. de, Hogera Rodrigues, W. R., & Silva, R. A. (2018). Relative age influence on team composition of Paulista Football Championship in B division. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 10(36), 18-22. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/528
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 36 (2018)
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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