Over the past few years, the connection between athletes' sleep and their mental and physical performance has gained significant attention. In order to help researchers, clinicians, and other sport-related stakeholders comprehend the basics of sleep health and how these factors relate to athletes, Sleep and Sport: Physical Performance, Mental Performance, Injury Prevention, and Competitive Advantage for Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers attempts to compile the expanding body of scientific evidence in this field. This book serves as a crucial link between the fields of sleep and athletics, teaching sleep specialists about the connections between their areas of specialty and different facets of athletics while teaching sports professionals about the fundamentals of sleep and how they relate to respective fields. The research on sleep disorders, therapies, and risk factors for athletes is reviewed, some fundamentals of sleep health are explained, the effects of sleep health on physical and mental performance are discussed, and important specific areas where these domains overlap are addressed. In order to offer objective, well-explained, evidence-based advice, this book will always refer to the body of peer-reviewed literature.
draws attention to the significance of sleep and how it relates to different facets of sports.
Make practical, doable, and scientifically supported recommendations for enhancing athletes' sleep health.
serves as a useful reference for all pertinent information on this wide topic area and includes easily readable reviews that direct readers to pertinent material in frequently disregarded areas.
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