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Boris_Ignatievich t1_iym8d5e wrote

I assume that September spike is the places in eg Europe that group on school year for youth games?

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fix-ur-acrostics t1_iymw7sb wrote

It's probably just the fact that September is the most common birth month

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Top_Election3816 t1_iyodp6h wrote

September is 9 months from december… They fuck a lot on the holidays

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Josquius t1_iyo8u3k wrote

Yes. Big historic issue in England that your chances of being scouted are much higher if you're born in the second half of the year so are the biggest in your age group.

These days scouts actively seek to look beyond this. Trying to look at fundamental ability rather than heavily physique related performance.

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desfirsit OP t1_iym8hpb wrote

Can be! Or randomness.

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11160704 t1_iymar67 wrote

September also is a months in which many births occur in Europe because 9 month earlier is December when people spend much time with their partners and indoor activities are more popular than outdoor activities.

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CarefulCoderX t1_iyniach wrote

9 months before September is December, most people take a lot of December off because of the holidays. It's also the end of the year when people reflect on their lives and what they may want to do next so I think it makes sense that a lot of people try for a baby around this time of year.

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SMS_Scharnhorst t1_iyopeep wrote

except in Germany for example we don't group football teams the same way we do with the school year. for football it is an entire year from Jan to Dec, for school it is from July 1st to June 30th

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Boris_Ignatievich t1_iyp5137 wrote

I don't mean that everywhere in Europe does it, but quite a few places do, some of which are in europe (eg the UK)

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