Relative age selection bias does not translate into a playing-time advantage: evidence from Italian Serie A football
RAEs persist in Serie A rosters but appear to operate primarily as a selection-level bias within talent development and squad selection, affecting which players reach and remain at the elite level, rather than influencing coaches' decisions regarding match participation once players are part of the professional environment.
Authors
- Paolo Riccardo Brustio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-5132)
- Alexandru Nicolae Ungureanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-1737)
- Luca Beratto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-0067)
- Damiano Li Volsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0257-1809)
- Corrado Lupo
Institutions
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1733277
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 57.96