The role of growth and maturation during adolescence on team-selection and short-term sports participation.
Adam D G Baxter-JonesErin N Barbour-TuckDonovan DaleLauren B SherarCamilla J KnightSean P CummingLeah J FergusonKent C KowalskiM Louise HumbertPublished in: Annals of human biology (2020)
It was found that youth who attended sports team's try-outs were more likely to be born early in the selection year, be tall for their age, and in some sports early maturers. The majority of both the selected and deselected participants continued to participate in sport 36 months after try-outs, with the majority continuing to participate in their try-out sport.