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Birth month determines who becomes a sports star | Do you have sports star dreams for your unborn
child? Well, then plan the baby in such a way that he or she is born in the month of January, claims a researcher. By studying the seasonal patterns of population
health, senior research fellow Dr. Adrian Barnett from Queensland University of
Technology's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation concluded that the
month you were born in could influence your future health, fitness and sports
ability. The results of the study are published in the Springer book Analysing
Seasonal Health Data¹, by Barnett, co-authored by researcher Professor Annette
Dobson from the University of Queensland. To reach the conclusion, Barnett analysed
birthdays of professional Australian Football League (AFL) players and found a
disproportionate number had their birthdays in the early months of the year, while
many fewer were born in the later months, especially December. The Australian
school year begins in January. "Children who are taller have an obvious advantage
when playing the football code of AFL," Dr. Barnett said. "If you were born in
January, you have almost 12 months' growth ahead of your classmates born late
in the year, so whether you were born on December 31st or January 1st could have
a huge effect on your life." Dr. Barnett found there were 33 percent more professional
AFL players than expected with birthdays in January and 25 percent fewer in December.
He said the results mirrored other international studies which found a link between
being born near the start of school year and the chances of becoming a professional
player in the sports of ice hockey, football, volleyball and basketball. "Research
in the UK shows those born at the start of the school year also do better academically
and have more confidence," he said. "And with physical activity being so important,
it could also mean smaller children get disheartened and play less sport. If smaller
children are missing out on sporting activity then this has potentially serious
consequences for their health in adulthood." |
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