Influence of the relative age effect and maturity status on competitive playing time in an elite football academy.

Front Sports Act Living · 2026 · PMC13265563 · PMID 42306131

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Although the mixed-effects model did not reveal statistically significant effects for most variables, maturity status and birth quartile showed values close to significance, suggesting a potential influence on playing time.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

The effects of maturity status, F (2, 146.10) = 2.918, p = .057, and birth quartile, F (3, 124.83) = 2.621, p = .054, approached but did not reach statistical significance.

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