The Relative Age Effect in Handball: Its Existence and Influence on Playing Position for Youth and Junior Asian National Teams

• Main Authors: Khaled E. Alsharji (Author), Mohammed F. Alkatan (Author), Abdullah A. Akbar (Author), Hasan A. Ahmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), the University of Jordan, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There was significant RAE for the Asian national handball players (X2 (3) = 44.511, p <.001), youth teams (X2 (3) 30.189, p= <.001), and junior level (X2 (3) = 15.000, p=.002) with a greater proportion of players born in Q1. For Asian national players, goalkeepers (X2 (3) = 8.937, p =.03), bac...