The importance and role of demographic identifiers on the development of elite female gymnasts in the United States.
Conceptual definition
The USA National gymnastics team is made up of both a junior team and a senior team. Age, as well as skill level, performance, and body type determine whether a gymnast is chosen for the national elite team (USA Gymnastics). However, certain criteria—skill level, for instance—might be determined not by the work ethic of the athlete, but by the month in which the athlete was born and the location that the athlete was born. Tracking these correlational trends will give the researchers a better understanding of the underlying factors that might potentially influence the overall ...