Direct policy, organizational and practitioner intervention to reduce RAE inequalities in developmental periods¶

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Evidence · 5 claims (5 for) · 1 study (1 quant-synthesis), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article recommends direct intervention at policy, organizational and practitioner levels to reduce and eliminate RAE-driven social inequality, especially during athletes' developmental periods. It states that "To reduce and eliminate this social inequality from influencing athletes' experiences, especially within developmental periods, direct policy, organizational and practitioner intervention is required." The recommendation follows from the meta-analytic evidence that RAEs are pervasive and context-dependent.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Organizations and practitioners with authority over age-group selection and athlete development structures

Constraints¶

• The article frames the intervention need around developmental periods and does not print evaluated intervention designs in the available text

Target Learners¶

• youth and adolescent athletes in age-grouped sport

Target Learning Goals¶

• equitable sport participation and athlete development

Claims¶

• RAEs are consistently prevalent across sports but with small effect sizes [+W]
• RAE effect size increases linearly with relative age differences [+W]
• Adolescent males at representative level in highly popular sports are most at risk of RAE inequalities [+W]
• Age category, skill level and sport context moderate RAE magnitude [+W]
• RAE mechanisms and generalization to female and culturally diverse contexts remain unconfirmed research needs [+W]

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Cobley, S., Baker, J., Wattie, N., McKenna, J. (2009). Annual Age-Grouping and Athlete Development. Sports Med 39, 235–256. https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200939030-00005