Citation

Abel EL, Kruger ML. Percept. Mot. Skills 2007; 105(3): 1151-1152.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, USA. eabel@wayne.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18380113

Abstract

The distribution of birth months and quarterly birth months of NASCAR drivers (N = 1054) showed significant differences in quarterly birth month distributions between drivers. The highest percentage (27.1%) of drivers were born April-June. Data for the other three periods ranged from 23.6% to 24.7%. The finding was discussed in the context of the "relative age effect" occurring in sports wherein competitors become eligible for participation by age at a specific cut-off date.

Language: en