Re:Why are great athletes more likely to be younger siblings?
by rjsw on Friday December 04, 2020 @04:29PM
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I would expect that some kids would give up a sport when moved up an age group. Maybe this effect is less when they are also with an older sibling.
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Re:Why are great athletes more likely to be younger siblings?
by lijason on Saturday December 05, 2020 @02:27AM
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I think that's the risk-reward trade-off. At the most elite levels, it'll all be about survivor bias. So even if that technique only works some of the time, those that it works on will have a better chance of becoming elite.