Sport training day affects adolescent athletes' sleep schedules.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sufficient sleep is integral to overall health whereas suboptimal sleep puts athletes at greater risk for injury, lengthens their recovery time, and decreases their performance. Our purpose was to compare sleep across training days (i.e., competition, practice, and rest) in adolescent athletes, specifically identifying differences between nights before and after training.

Methods

Participants [n = 33 (14 male, 19 female), aged 15.6 ± 1.0 years] wore an activPAL accelerometer continuously for 14 consecutive days and completed a sleep log noting training day status (i.e., competition, practice, rest).

Results

Athletes slept less on the day after competition compared to after practice and rest days [Sleep Duration (mean ± SD) after competition: 7.9 ± 

SUBMITTER: Larson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12887853 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature