Lago-Fuentes Carlos, Rey Ezequiel, Padrón-Cabo Alexis, Prieto-Troncoso Javier, Garcia-Núñez Javier
Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
Faculty of Health Sciences, European Atlantic University, Santander, Spain.
J Hum Kinet. 2020 Mar 31;72:173-183. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2019-0105. eCollection 2020 Mar.
The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence and effect size of relative age effect in professional futsal players, by observing how its presence and impact change according to the season, team level and player position. The sample was composed of 1873 professional futsal players who played in the First Division of the Spanish National Futsal League between seasons 2006-2007 and 2014-2015. The players' birthdates were divided into quarters (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4). A relative age effect reversal was observed in the professional futsal players for the nine analyzed seasons. A relative age reversal effect was observed in high and medium level teams. Finally, a relative age effect reversal was also found for the goalkeeper and pivot positions. The results could suggest that players that initially experienced maturity disadvantages in major sports, can have a second chance to emerge in professional minor sports (i.e. futsal vs. soccer). However, the underlying mechanisms why a reversal occurs are still unclear, and more studies focusing on the mediators of the effect are needed.
本研究的目的是通过观察职业五人制足球运动员中相对年龄效应的发生情况及其效应量，以及其存在和影响如何随赛季、球队水平和球员位置的变化而变化。样本由1873名在2006 - 2007赛季至2014 - 2015赛季期间参加西班牙国家五人制足球甲级联赛的职业五人制足球运动员组成。球员的出生日期被分为四个季度（Q1、Q2、Q3和Q4）。在九个分析赛季中，职业五人制足球运动员中观察到了相对年龄效应的逆转。在高水平和中等水平球队中观察到了相对年龄逆转效应。最后，在守门员和中锋位置也发现了相对年龄效应的逆转。结果可能表明，最初在主流运动中经历成熟劣势的运动员，在职业小众运动（即五人制足球与足球）中可能有第二次脱颖而出的机会。然而，逆转发生的潜在机制仍不清楚，需要更多关注该效应中介因素的研究。
