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He did talk about physical sports, referencing hockey and the fact that players who are born in January are the oldest and therefore have the upper hand at an e
by kosei 13y ago
He did talk about physical sports, referencing hockey and the fact that players who are born in January are the oldest and therefore have the upper hand at an early age; the theory is that those kids get more practice by being on tournament teams etc, and that's what drives them to continue to be the most skilled - hence why the NHL over-indexes on people born in Jan/Feb/Mar.
- lalos 13y agoIf I remember correctly (read this book years ago) the argument with the hockey players was that a few months of difference between kids makes a big difference with their physical strength and development and a few months of difference between to adults is not that visible. So the kids who are born in the first few months are able to outperform the younger kids who haven't developed as much.
- eCa 13y agoYou remember correctly. And the kids born in autumn quit in their teens because the slightly older kids are naturally much stronger and get all the playtime.