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diamond280779 t1_iymf8t6 wrote

Reply to comment by desfirsit in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit

For academics September is the relative age effect start point. Most sports in Northern Europe work the same way Football 100% does so here in the UK

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desfirsit OP t1_iymiz5r wrote

It depends on the country. In Sweden where I live January is the cutoff for both schools and most sports.

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diamond280779 t1_iymm4uo wrote

England, Wales, Belgium, France, Germany, Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland all start in September (academics)

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hoffmistrz t1_iymr41b wrote

Well, academic year in Poland starts in september but you still go to classes according with year you were born in. Children from January wil be the oldest in class and the ones from December the youngest(There are also cases where a children from example December can be moved to another year)

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locky_ t1_iymtfi7 wrote

That is not correct, at least in Spain. The classes start on September, but the students go to class following the calendar year. Someone born in April and someone born in November of the same year will go to the same class. And the same for sports.

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Junkley t1_iyn6jh7 wrote

Much of the US goes by the Sept cutoff too. There are some places that use raw age for sports but most use school class and the cutoff varies but usually is around Sept 1st or Labor Day

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FartingBob t1_iyo6jzr wrote

As a Brit, my first thought was "wow that's a weird way of doing it" then my second thought was "Hang on, no it isnt. Its the only logical way of doing it. Why the fuck do we still start a new school year in September???".

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desfirsit OP t1_iyo7dtj wrote

Well we start the new school year in august, but the cut-off is still January! Everybody that is born a specific calendar year starts school the same time in August. If you are born December 31 the year before you start in August a year earlier.

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FartingBob t1_iyo7j2u wrote

Oh, well then my first thought was correct. Your way is weird! At least out cutoff is start of september as well.

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