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Sleep and Recovery in Team Sport: Current Sleep-Related Issues Facing Professional Team-Sport Athletes

Fullagar, Hugh H.K., Duffield, Rob, Skorski, Sabrina, Coutts, Aaron J., Julian, Ross, Meyer, Tim·2015·International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
DOI 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0565
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While the effects of sleep loss on performance have previously been reviewed, the effects of disturbed sleep on recovery after exercise are less reported. Specifically, the interaction between sleep and physiological and psychological recovery in team-sport athletes is not well understood. Accordingly, the aim of the current review was to examine the current evidence on the potential role sleep may play in postexercise recovery, with a tailored focus on professional team-sport athletes. Recent studies show that team-sport athletes are at high risk of poor sleep during and after competition. Although limited published data are available, these athletes also appear particularly susceptible to reductions in both sleep quality and sleep duration after night competition and periods of heavy training. However, studies examining the relationship between sleep and recovery in such situations are lacking. Indeed, further observational sleep studies in team-sport athletes are required to confirm these concerns. Naps, sleep extension, and sleep-hygiene practices appear advantageous to performance; however, future proof-of-concept studies are now required to determine the efficacy of these interventions on postexercise recovery. Moreover, more research is required to understand how sleep interacts with numerous recovery responses in team-sport environments. This is pertinent given the regularity with which these teams encounter challenging scenarios during the course of a season. Therefore, this review examines the factors that compromise sleep during a season and after competition and discusses strategies that may help improve sleep in team-sport athletes.

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Authors
Fullagar, H. H. K., Duffield, R., Skorski, S., Coutts, A. J., Julian, R., & Meyer, T.
Affiliations
Saarland University (DE)
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Published
2015-11
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
950-957
ISSN
  • 1555-0265 (ISSN-L)
  • 1555-0273
DOI
10.1123/ijspp.2014-0565
OpenAlex
W2169672217
Cited by
227
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
Keywords
sleep, post-exercise recovery, team sport athletes, professional athletes, sleep quality, sleep duration, sleep disorders, napping, sleep extension, sleep hygiene
MeSH terms
Competitive Behavior, Fatigue, Humans, Physical Education and Training, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Exercise, Athletic Performance

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