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  • #16
    Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

    Originally posted by lardy View Post
    Did all the small kids at your school get into the football team?

    Thought not.
    🤣🤣🤣
    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-height-of-the-English-Premier-League-players

    Giants… apologies if you’ve got a height complex

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    • #17
      Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

      Originally posted by StraightOuttaCanton View Post
      I think you're missing the point here. It's not the size of them as grown adults, it's the size when they're young and getting early football experience.

      Bigger kids get games (they're faster, stronger, etc), and the school year starts in September.

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      • #18
        Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

        Originally posted by lardy View Post
        For footballers in general, more are born September to December than May to August, but not because of astrology. Because they were the older kids in their school year group, and probably physically bigger, they were more likely to play as youngsters.
        Same goes for professional ice hockey players in Canada/North America - covered in a fascinating book - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

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        • #19
          Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

          Originally posted by DJ-Q View Post
          Same goes for professional ice hockey players in Canada/North America - covered in a fascinating book - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
          I read that a few months ago, though to be honest I don't remember that. I'm pretty sure I first read about this in Why England Lose by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski

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          • #20
            Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

            Originally posted by lardy View Post
            I think you're missing the point here. It's not the size of them as grown adults, it's the size when they're young and getting early football experience.

            Bigger kids get games (they're faster, stronger, etc), and the school year starts in September.
            Fair enough

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            • #21
              Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

              Originally posted by DJ-Q View Post
              Same goes for professional ice hockey players in Canada/North America - covered in a fascinating book - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
              School years are different around the world

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              • #22
                Re: Marshall & Smithies - Great Stat

                Originally posted by StraightOuttaCanton View Post
                School years are different around the world
                Yes the months might be different but the theory applied that the older kids in each year were the ones that made it pro as they were bigger & stronger than the younger kids in the same year - in turn these bigger kids appeared better so had the most one to one coaching so naturally became better players

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