Relative Age Effects in Sport : International Perspectives (Paperback)

1. Serendipity Strikes Jess C. Dixon, Laura Chittle, Joseph Baker, and Sean Horton 2. The Relative Age Effect: Early Studies Paula E. Barnsley, Roger H. Barnsley, and Angus H. Thompson, 3. Antecedents and Explanations of Relative Age Effects David J. Hancock 4. Relative Age Effects Are Developmental! The Necessity of Looking at More Than One Time Point Jorg Schorer, Ingo Roden, Dirk Busch, and Irene Faber 5. Relative Age Effects in Female Athletes: Similarities and Differences Highlight the Nuances of This Effect… If You Know Where to Look Nick Wattie and Joseph Baker 6. Relative Age Effects and Youth Development　 Srdjan Lemez, Jessica Fraser-Thomas, and Nick Wattie　 7. Late Birthday Benefits: The ‘Underdog Hypothesis’ Kristy Smith and Patricia Weir 8. Tackling an Age-Old Dilemma Among Student-Athletes: Academic Timing and the Relative Age Effect Laura Chittle, Sean Horton, and Jess C. Dixon 9. The Relative Age Effect In Youth And Elite Sport: What Have We Learned After 20 Years of Research? Werner F. Helsen and Janet Starkes 10. Approaches to Help Coaches and Talent Scouts Overcome the Relative Age Effect David Mann 11. Re-Balancing the Relative Age Effect Scales: Meta-Analytical Trends, Causes, and Corrective Adjustment Procedures as a Solution Stephen Cobley, Shaun Abbott, Kylie Moulds, Clorinda Hogan, and Michael Romann 12. Concluding Thoughts and Future Research on Relative Age Effects in Sport Joseph Baker, Laura Chittle, Sean Horton, and Jess C. Dixon