澳科学家称秋天出生的孩子更容易成功
Unlike in the UK, the Australian school year begins in January. The studies correlates with findings in the UK, where the year starts in September, that autumn babies are more likely to succeed in sport, particularly football.
"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."
Barnett found there were 33 per cent more professional AFL players than expected with birthdays in January and 25 per cent fewer in December.
Those results mirror other international studies which found a link between being born near the start of school year and the chances of becoming a professional player, particularly in 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.
That said, aspiring junior sportspeople at school should not despair. The month of their birth never stood in the way of Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson (July) winning 11 paralympic gold medals, Sir Chris Hoy (March) winning three Olympic golds, and other sporting legends such as Bobby Moore (April), Kapil Dev (January), Daley Thompson (July), and Lawrence Dallaglio (August).
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