EPISODE · May 24, 2023 · 29 MIN
S3 Episode 38 Coach talks about "Outliers" by Gladwell and how it has been updated recently on his podcast - the month a kid is born changes athletic outcomes - Lance notes the difference a year makes
from Youth Hockey Podcast · host Randy Gifford Lance Alexander
Coach talks about the update to the Gladwell examination of hockey players in Outliers. There is science to the idea that maturity has a statistical advantage. Lance examines the break between kids who have hit their growth spurts. The scoreboard is merciless. Randall tries to give balance to the idea that kids with late birth months are going to always be disadvantaged. They will have their day on the ice!
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Coach talks about the update to the Gladwell examination of hockey players in Outliers. There is science to the idea that maturity has a statistical advantage. Lance examines the break between kids who have hit their growth spurts. The scoreboard is merciless. Randall tries to give balance to the idea that kids with late birth months are going to always be disadvantaged. They will have their day on the ice!
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S3 Episode 38 Coach talks about "Outliers" by Gladwell and how it has been updated recently on his podcast - the month a kid is born changes athletic outcomes - Lance notes the difference a year makes
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