I'm guessing being gifted is a totally different question since you'd have to be born with it.
In Freakonomics, the idea is that older kids will be more physically developed, thus get more attention and skill development. Those kids will end up being better, get picked for the junior teams, who then get picked for national teams, etc. As a result, on any given professional team, you have a roster of players whose birthdays statistically favor the earlier months of the year.
In Freakonomics, the idea is that older kids will be more physically developed, thus get more attention and skill development. Those kids will end up being better, get picked for the junior teams, who then get picked for national teams, etc. As a result, on any given professional team, you have a roster of players whose birthdays statistically favor the earlier months of the year.