Research Article

The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey

Volume: 34 Number: 2 September 5, 2023
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The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey

Abstract

Children born in the first months of the same year are physically more advantageous than those born in the last months, and this advantage decreases as the athletes gets older. Athletes born in the last months of the year and unsuccessful may leave their careers at a young age. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between tournament success and birth months in 11-year-old Freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestlers. It was hypothesized that wrestlers born in the first months of the year would be more successful than those born in the last months. Tournament ranking and birth date information of 327 wrestlers who participated in the Turkey 11-Year-Old Male Freestyle and Greco-Roman Style Wrestling Tournament were used. In order to examine the relationship between athlete success and birth months, Chi-Square analysis was performed by grouping birth months into four quarters of the year. It was observed that the success rankings of both Freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestlers decreased from the first quarter to the last quarter of the year (Freestyle: χ2 = 42.749, df = 3, p = .000; Greco-Roman style: χ2 = 25.627, df = 3, p = .000). It is thought that birth months should be given importance when grouping at young ages, especially in sports branches such as wrestling, where physical contact is high.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine, Sports Training

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 5, 2023

Submission Date

October 25, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 18, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 34 Number: 2

APA
Yıldırım, Y., & Deniz, M. (2023). The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey. Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 34(2), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.17644/sbd.1194387
AMA
1.Yıldırım Y, Deniz M. The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey. HJSS. 2023;34(2):81-87. doi:10.17644/sbd.1194387
Chicago
Yıldırım, Yahya, and Murat Deniz. 2023. “The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey”. Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 34 (2): 81-87. https://doi.org/10.17644/sbd.1194387.
EndNote
Yıldırım Y, Deniz M (September 1, 2023) The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey. Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 34 2 81–87.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yıldırım and M. Deniz, “The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey”, HJSS, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 81–87, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.17644/sbd.1194387.
ISNAD
Yıldırım, Yahya - Deniz, Murat. “The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey”. Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 34/2 (September 1, 2023): 81-87. https://doi.org/10.17644/sbd.1194387.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım Y, Deniz M. The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey. HJSS. 2023;34:81–87.
MLA
Yıldırım, Yahya, and Murat Deniz. “The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey”. Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 2, Sept. 2023, pp. 81-87, doi:10.17644/sbd.1194387.
Vancouver
1.Yahya Yıldırım, Murat Deniz. The Relationship Between Relative Age and Tournament Success for 11-Year-Old Male Wrestlers in Turkey. HJSS. 2023 Sep. 1;34(2):81-7. doi:10.17644/sbd.1194387

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