Wattie Nick, Cobley Stephen, Baker Joseph
Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley, Leeds, UK.
J Sports Sci. 2008 Nov;26(13):1403-9. doi: 10.1080/02640410802233034.
When athletes are placed into annual age groups to organize and coordinate sport participation, certain (dis)advantages occur as a result of the subtle age differences within these groups. These differences, termed "relative age effects", have been consistently related to youth and adult sport attainment. However, there has been a lack of consistency in the terminology used in this area of research. In this paper, we consider the operational terms used in relative age research, discuss appropriate applications of terminology, and suggest directions for future research. Importantly, we argue for a unified understanding of what "relative age" means, stressing the need for clarity in directing future advances in the field.
当运动员按照年龄被划分到不同年度组别以组织和协调体育赛事参与时，这些组内细微的年龄差异会产生一些（不）利因素。这些差异被称为“相对年龄效应”，一直与青少年和成人的体育成就相关。然而，该研究领域所使用的术语一直缺乏一致性。在本文中，我们考虑了相对年龄研究中使用的操作术语，讨论了术语的恰当应用，并提出了未来研究的方向。重要的是，我们主张对“相对年龄”的含义达成统一理解，强调在引领该领域未来发展时保持清晰明确的必要性。
