Natalie Svoboda

HOW SLEEP DEPRIVATION CAN AFFECT ATHLETES

PURPOSE

• This study looked further into the issue of sleep deprivation affecting athletes, comparing Concordia University athletes to this issue, and if sleep deprivation affects their performances.

SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

• A significant amount of research has been devoted to finding if sleep does affect athletic performance. Researchers have been struggling with this topic with some finding significant information about sleep in athletics while other studies have found no impact.

• More recent research has been agreeing that sleep is essential to an athlete

• By doing more extensive, reliable research results will most likely help athletes, coaches, trainers, and other facilitators understand the importance of sleep and wanting the best performances in sports.

PREVIOUS RESEARCH

• **Based on more recent research:

• Generally sleep loss produces general decline in performance

• Can affect overall growth, muscle growth and repair, bone building, & metabolism

• Has been linked to obesity & anxiety problems

• Can affect focus mentally and emotionally

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• How does sleep affect the body?

• How does sleep affect athletic performance?

• Does physical activity affect sleep?

• Does the amount of sleep matter for athletic performance?

80 ResponsesAll athletes

46.3% Male53.7% Female

RESPONSES

PARTICIPATION IN ATHLETICS

HOURS OF SLEEP

Naps Per Week: Average Minutes of Sleep Per Nap:

NAPS

Minutes Responses

O/None 20

1-15 1

16-30 24

31-45 12

46-60 14

60+ 9

Naps Responses

0/None 20

1-2 35

3-4 13

5-6 6

7 4

8+ 2

Hours of Physical Activity Per Week

Hours Responses

0-5 4

6-10 15

11-15 32

16-20 19

21-25 4

26-30 1

31-35 3

35-40 2

HOW IMPORTANT IS SLEEP?

SYMPTOMS

Many of Concordia’s student-athletes do not receive the adequate amount of sleep

Many of Concordia’s student-athletes do not utilize naps

Over half feel they do not receive enough sleep for maximum performance

School/Homework is the highest ranked reason for not getting enough sleep

CONCLUSION

For athletes to realize how important sleep is

For teachers/coaches to help make a balance in a student-athletes life

For coaches and athletes to realize one easy/healthy way to enhance athletic performances

USE FOR STUDY

Broad topic

Use bigger population/diff erent levels of athletics

Hands on study of sleep habits

LIMITATIONS

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Garaulet , M. (2011) . Short s leep durat ion is assoc iated with increased obesi ty markers in European adolescents: eff ect of physica l act iv i ty and dietary habi ts . the he lena study. Internat ional Journal of Obesi ty , 1309-1317. Retr ieved from http: / /www.nature.com/ i jo / journal /v35/n10/ fu l l / i jo2011149a.html

How many hours of s leep are enough for good heal th. (n.d. ) . Retr ieved f rom Mayo Cl in ic websi te : http: / /www.mayocl in ic .com/heal th/how-many-hours-of-s leep-are-

enough/AN01487 Pesonen, A. -K . (2011) . Temporal assoc iat ions between dayt ime physica l act iv i ty

and s leep in chi ldren. PLoS ONE , 6 (8) , 1 -6 . Retr ieved from http: / /www.plosone.org/art ic le / info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal .pone.0022958

Roveda, E. , Dr. (2011) . Eff ects of endurance and strength acute exerc ises on night s leep qual i ty. Internat ional SportMed Journal , 12 (3) , 113-119. Retr ieved from

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