Place of development and dropout in youth ice hockey

Imtiaz, Faizan; Hancock, David; Vierimaa, Matthew; Côté, Jean

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2014.880262

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“…Curtis and Birch (1987) suggested further exploration of the accessibility of resources in relation to population (the ideal appearing to be a community that is large enough to have facilities but not so large that demand outweighs participation opportunities for youth athletes). Côté and colleagues (2006) advanced the theory of differing psycho-social and physical environment conditions experienced by athletes from large urban centres and smaller rural locations, suggesting that the more informal and familiar environment is more conducive to success and to lower levels of dropout (Imtiaz, Hancock, Vierimaa, & Côté, 2014). Limited sporting opportunities can create a stronger cultural norm for dominant sports in smaller communities (Rossing et al, 2016).…”

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“…Mackett and Paskins (2008) found that children tend to play more in informal settings, and if the opportunities to engage in these activities are less in higher density areas due to urbanised nature of their environment then players from Irelands largest cities (Dublin and Cork) are missing out in two keys areas of expertise development, namely informal play and formal practice development (Balish & Côté, 2011); Côté, Baker & Abernathy, 2007). Participants from larger cities can be more prone to drop-out, due to these less psychosocially supportive environments (Fraser-Thomas, Côté, & MacDonald, 2010;Imtiaz et al, 2014).…”

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The influence of date and place of birth on youth player selection to a National Football Association elite development programme

Finnegan

Richardson

Littlewood

et al. 2016

Science and Medicine in Football

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Aim: This study sought to examine whether the place and date of birth of elite youth Irish footballers influences their selection onto the Football Association of Ireland's primary development pathway; 12 regional centres of excellences called the 'Emerging Talent Programme' (ETP). The proposed hypothesis was that players born earlier in the year would be over represented compared to those born later in their age band. A secondary hypothesis was that access to the ETP would be independent of place of birth. Methods: The dates and place of birth of all elite youth footballers (n=1940) selected onto the ETP since its inception were examined. Chi-squared tests were used to establish if the dates of birth differed from the expected population distribution. Odds ratios were used to identify spatial variation in relation to place of birth and talent production. Results: The results showed that admission to the Emerging Talent Programme is not independent of quarter of birth (p<.05, χ 2 = 256.817, w= .388). Place of birth analysis showed an unequal geographical distribution of players gaining selection onto the ETP. Selection onto the ETP was not independent of place of birth (p=<.05, χ 2 = 149.457, w=.278). Footballers developed in counties that had an ETP centre were almost 50% more likely to gain selection than those without a centre (OR 1.455, 95% CI 1.314-1.612). Conclusion: The current programme demonstrates inequitable distribution of opportunities to access elite development pathways due to biases related to date and place of birth.

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The influence of date and place of birth on youth player selection to a National Football Association elite development programme

Finnegan

Richardson

Littlewood

et al. 2016

Science and Medicine in Football

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“…Several studies have shown that the population size of a birthplace community influences the likelihood of achieving elite status . Birthplace also seems to influence both youth athlete participation and long‐term adherence to the sport . However, community size has been a less consistent predictor in European and Israeli birthplace studies.…”

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Influence of population size, density, and proximity to talent clubs on the likelihood of becoming elite youth athlete

Rossing

Stentoft

Flattum

et al. 2017

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Previous studies have found significant differences in the likelihood of becoming an elite athlete depending on community population sizes and densities, an effect known as the place of early development, or birthplace effect. However, the results have not been consistent between sports or European countries. As both professional and voluntary clubs are vital to the talent development systems in Europe, the proximity of an athlete's place of early development to the location of talent clubs may be an important predictor of the likelihood of becoming an elite athlete. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate the place of early development effect and the effect of proximity to talent clubs. The samples included elite youth league athletes (579 football and 311 handball) and national youth athletes (85 football and 80 handball) and a comparison group of 147 221 football and 26 290 handball youth athletes. Odds ratios showed variations in the optimal community size and density across sports. Geospatial analyses of proximity to talent clubs highlighted a trend indicating that most national and elite youth league athletes in both sports had their place of early development in their sport near a talent club. The results suggest that proximity is an important predictor in the development of expertise across sports, but future studies need to clarify if proximity is important in other countries and sports.

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“…Although the mechanisms that connect community size to sport participation have yet to be tested and thus remain unclear, some of the earliest theoretical discussion of community size and sport behavior (Rooney, ; Yetman & Eitzen, ) and that of more recent (Carlson, ; Cote et al., ; Turnnidge et al., ; Imtiaz et al., ) posits that differential socialization stemming from the tight‐knit social structure of smaller communities could evoke increased motivation for sport, and in turn greater uptake and adherence to sport, thus accounting for the effect of community size. For example, residents of smaller communities may be motivated to donate time and resources to youth sport programs due to the collective identity among residents that is evoked by the social structure of smaller communities.…”

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Community size and sport participation across 22 countries

Balish

Rainham

Blanchard

2014

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The objective of this study was to examine, across 22 countries, the association between community size and individual sport, team sport, and exercise participation. Hierarchal non-linear Bernoulli modeling is used to examine the association between community size (100,000-10,000; <10,000) and (a) individual sport, (b) team sport, and (c) exercise participation. After controlling for country-level clustering and demographic variables, those residing a community with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents are more likely to participate in individual sport [odds ratio (OR) = 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.05-1.23] while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is unrelated (OR = 1.06; 95% CI = 0.96-1.19). Those residing in communities with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents were more likely to participate in team sport (OR = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.01-1.45) while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is unrelated (OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 0.88-1.18). Residing in a community with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents is unrelated to exercise participation (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.89-1.7), while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is negatively related to exercise participation (OR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.79-0.93). These findings provide novel evidence that communities between 100,000 and 10,000 residents are related to increased sport participation, particularly team sport participation.

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Place of development and dropout in youth ice hockey

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The influence of date and place of birth on youth player selection to a National Football Association elite development programme

The influence of date and place of birth on youth player selection to a National Football Association elite development programme

Influence of population size, density, and proximity to talent clubs on the likelihood of becoming elite youth athlete

Community size and sport participation across 22 countries

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