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an analysis based on tactical individual performance and team’s final position in the national championship
Our aim in this study was to analyze: (i) the presence of the relative age effect (RAE) on the Brazilian
elite female futsal athletes according to their team’s final position in the National Championship, and (ii) the
relationship between the presence of the RAE and the athletes’ tactical individual performance. Participants
were 77 female Brazilian elite futsal athletes that competed in the 2021 National Championship. Data included
their dates of birth aggrupation by quartiles (Q1-Q4), their team’s final position in the National Championship,
and their tactical individual performance indicators (time played, goals scored, assists, steals, shots on goal,
unbalanced passes, and challenges won in 1vs1). Analyses of the overall sample indicated that RAE was not
prevalent in this context since the observed birthdate distribution was not different from the expected one
(p=.796). When the final placement in the championship was considered, the birthdate distributions were
also not different from the expected for both the top-ranked (p=.572) and low-ranked (p=.679) team athletes.
Regarding athletes’ tactical individual performance, no differences were found between the athletes with early
and late birthdates for any of the variables analysed (p>.05). Our results suggest that RAE has no impact on
this specific sport context, which should be interpreted as a positive factor since female futsal athletes seem
to have the same chance of achieving the elite level in Brazil, regardless of their birthdates.9E1A-F9DD-3EB8 | Filipe Manuel ClementeN/