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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Real data on RAE. https://www.usyouthsoccer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/160/2023/09/Relative-Age-Effect-in-Elite-Youth-Soccer.pdf   Yes for boys, Equivocal for girls
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Wow this is really good. Its also exactly dead on my experience with a high level Sept birthday girl in BY.

Athlete Girls go through puberty at a younger age than boys and get less of a body change (than boys do) when it happens.

One interesting thing the link doesn't call out but definitely exists on the girls side is knee injuries. Because girls go through puberty at a younger age than boys the wear and tear also happens at a younger age. If you're full grown at 12 it means by 16-17 expect to have ACL issues. This is one of those little zingers they dont tell you. Using the rae analogy these are the players that get picked first when they're young but by 16-17 are hurt and replaced by players that went through puberty later. This is why when they get older theres more Q4 players on top teams then when they're young.[/quote]

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