NO RELATIVE AGE EFFECT AMONG BRAZILIAN ELITE FEMALE FUTSAL ATHLETES: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON TACTICAL INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND TEAM’S FINAL POSITION IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Authors

  • Mylena Aparecida Alves Rodrigues Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
  • Vivian de Oliveira Physical Education Department, Centro Universitário IESB, Brasília, Brazil; Physical Education Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
  • Lucas de Castro Ribeiro Sports Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Kevin William Bortolan Physical Education Department, Faculdade FAEL, Curitiba, Brazil
  • Filipe Manuel Clemente Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology (SPRINT), Melgaço, Portugal; Instituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Ricardo Franco Lima Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology (SPRINT), Melgaço, Portugal
  • Lucas Savassi Figueiredo Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Avançado Governador Valadares, Brazil
  • Henrique de Oliveira Castro Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil

Keywords:

Birth date, Youth sports, Sports performance, Futsal, Female

Abstract

Our aim in this study was to analyze: (i) the presence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the Brazilian elite female futsal athletes according to their team’s final position in the National Championship, and (ii) the relationship between the presence of the RAE and the athletes’ tactical individual performance. Participants were 77 female Brazilian elite futsal athletes that competed in the 2021 National Championship. Data included their dates of birth aggrupation by quartiles (Q1-Q4), their team’s final position in the National Championship, and their tactical individual performance indicators (time played, goals scored, assists, steals, shots on goal, unbalanced passes, and challenges won in 1vs1). Analyses of the overall sample indicated that RAE was not prevalent in this context since the observed birthdate distribution was not different from the expected one (p=.796). When the final placement in the championship was considered, the birthdate distributions were also not different from the expected for both the top-ranked (p=.572) and low-ranked (p=.679) team athletes. Regarding athletes’ tactical individual performance, no differences were found between the athletes with early and late birthdates for any of the variables analysed (p>.05). Our results suggest that RAE has no impact on this specific sport context, which should be interpreted as a positive factor since female futsal athletes seem to have the same chance of achieving the elite level in Brazil, regardless of their birthdates.

Key words: birth date, player development, sports performance, futsal, female

Author Biographies

Mylena Aparecida Alves Rodrigues, Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

 

 

Vivian de Oliveira, Physical Education Department, Centro Universitário IESB, Brasília, Brazil; Physical Education Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil

 

 

Lucas de Castro Ribeiro, Sports Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

 

 

 

Kevin William Bortolan, Physical Education Department, Faculdade FAEL, Curitiba, Brazil

 

 

 

Filipe Manuel Clemente, Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology (SPRINT), Melgaço, Portugal; Instituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Lisboa, Portugal

 

 

Ricardo Franco Lima, Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Research Center in Sports Performance, Recreation, Innovation and Technology (SPRINT), Melgaço, Portugal

 

 

Lucas Savassi Figueiredo, Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Campus Avançado Governador Valadares, Brazil

 

 

Henrique de Oliveira Castro, Physical Education Department, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil

 

 

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Published

2023-06-30

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Aparecida Alves Rodrigues, M. ., de Oliveira, V., de Castro Ribeiro, L., William Bortolan, K. ., Manuel Clemente, F. ., Franco Lima, R., Savassi Figueiredo, L., & de Oliveira Castro, H. (2023). NO RELATIVE AGE EFFECT AMONG BRAZILIAN ELITE FEMALE FUTSAL ATHLETES: AN ANALYSIS BASED ON TACTICAL INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND TEAM’S FINAL POSITION IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Kinesiology, 55(1), 138–145. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/kinesiology/article/view/25630

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Vol. 55 No. 1 (2023)

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