Publication: Talent identification among elite Czech male junior tennis players (U12) according to their future tennis performance and birthdate
Authors
Polách, Michal ; Jiří, Zháněl ; Agricola, Adrián ; Kellner, Petr ; Vespalec, Tomáš
item.page.secondaryauthor
item.page.director
Publisher
Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
publication.page.editor
publication.page.department
DOI
https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.507861
item.page.type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Description
Abstract
La identificación de talentos (IT) en el deporte, que es la selección de individuos dispuestos a lograr un rendimiento de élite en la edad adulta, a menudo se basa en pruebas de aptitud física. La ITestá relacionadacon elfenómeno llamado Efecto de la Edad Relativa (EER),que se refiere a la influencia de lafecha de nacimiento en el rendimiento deportivo. Este estudio retrospectivo se basa en la suposición de que los atletas adultos de élite poseían indicadores predictivos de una carrera exitosa desde una edad temprana. El estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar las diferencias entre los tenistas masculinos checos según 1) su rendimiento en el tenis en la edad adulta, 2) su fecha de nacimiento en cada semestre (S). Los participantes fueron jugadores sub-12 quemás tardese ubicaron entre los 1000 mejores en el Ranking ATP de Individuales. Los datos de la investigación se obtuvieron durante las pruebas periódicas de la Asociación Checa de Tenis (1998-2019). Se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los subgrupos R1 (ranking 1 -500) y R2 (ranking501 -1000), sorprendentemente favorables aR2 en 4 variables.Se encontrarondiferencias significativas favorables a B1 (nacidosen S1) en 2 variables,yfavorables aB2 (nacidos en S2) en 2 variables.
Talent identification (TI) in sport, whichis the selection of individuals disposed to achieve elite performance in adulthood, is often based on physical fitness testing. TI is linked to the phenomenon called the Relative Age Effect (RAE),referring to theinfluence of birthdate on sports performance. This retrospective study is based on the assumption that elite adult athletes possessed indicators predictive of a successful career already at a young age. The study aimed to assess the differences among Czech male tennis players according to 1) their tennis performance in adulthood, 2) their birthdate in each semester (S). The participants were players U12 who were later among top 1000 in the ATP Singles Rankings(SR). The research data was obtained during regular testing of the Czech Tennis Association (1998–2019). Significant differences between subgroups R1 (SR 1st -500th) and R2 (SR 501st -1000th) were found, surprisingly in favor of R2 in 4 variables. Significant differences were foundin favor of B1 (born in S1) in 2 variables, and in favor of B2 (born in S2) in 2 variables.
Talent identification (TI) in sport, whichis the selection of individuals disposed to achieve elite performance in adulthood, is often based on physical fitness testing. TI is linked to the phenomenon called the Relative Age Effect (RAE),referring to theinfluence of birthdate on sports performance. This retrospective study is based on the assumption that elite adult athletes possessed indicators predictive of a successful career already at a young age. The study aimed to assess the differences among Czech male tennis players according to 1) their tennis performance in adulthood, 2) their birthdate in each semester (S). The participants were players U12 who were later among top 1000 in the ATP Singles Rankings(SR). The research data was obtained during regular testing of the Czech Tennis Association (1998–2019). Significant differences between subgroups R1 (SR 1st -500th) and R2 (SR 501st -1000th) were found, surprisingly in favor of R2 in 4 variables. Significant differences were foundin favor of B1 (born in S1) in 2 variables, and in favor of B2 (born in S2) in 2 variables.
Citation
Sport TK: revista euro americana de ciencias del deporte, Vol. 12 (2023)
item.page.embargo
Collections
Ir a Estadísticas
Este ítem está sujeto a una licencia Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/