Sleep and Sport

Physical Performance, Mental Performance, Injury Prevention, and Competitive Advantage for Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers

Michael A. Grandner, Amy B. Athey, Michael A. Grandner, Amy B. Athey

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9780128229699
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128231098
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
• Index: Biological Sciences

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Sports Medicine**The relationship between sleep and both mental and physical performance in athletes has become a key issue over the past several years. Sleep and Sport: Physical Performance, Mental Performance, Injury Prevention, and Competitive Advantage for Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers aims to synthesize the growing scientific evidence in this area to help researchers, clinicians, and others interested in sport to understand the fundamentals of sleep health and how these factors relate to athletes. Serving as an important bridge between the sleep and athletics field, this book educates sleep professionals about how their field of expertise relates to various aspects of athletics, while educating sports professionals about the basics of sleep and how it relates to their field of expertise. This is accomplished by explaining some of the basics of sleep health; reviewing the literature on sleep disorders, treatments, and risk factors for athletes; discussing ways that sleep health impacts physical and mental performance; and addressing key specific areas where these fields overlap. In all cases, this text will draw from the existing peer-reviewed literature, in order to provide evidence-based guidance that is objective and well explained. - Highlights the importance of sleep and its relations to various aspects of athletics - Provide useful, actionable, evidence-based suggestions for promoting sleep health in athletes - Contains accessible reviews that point to relevant literature in often-overlooked areas, serving as a helpful guide to all relevant information on this broad topic area

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Sleep and Sport
• Sleep and Sport
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• 1 - Basics of sleep–wake physiology for athletes and sports professionals
• 2 - Basics of circadian rhythms: Essentials for athletes and sport professionals
• 3 - Basics of sleep problems and sleep disorders for athletes and sport professionals
• 4 - Sleep problems in athletes: Prevalence and causes
• 5 - Assessment of sleep in athletes
• 6 - Screening for sleep disorders in athletes
• 7 - Sleep and physical performance in athletes
• 8 - Sleep and cognitive performance in athletes
• 9 - Sleep and mental health in athletes
• 10 - Sleep and recovery
• 11 - Sleep and injury prevention in athletes
• 12 - Circadian advantages in elite athletes
• 13 - Strategic napping
• 14 - Sleep, nutrition, and supplements: Implications for athletes
• 15 - Managing travel and jetlag in athletes
• 16 - Wearables and sleep tracking in athletics programs∗
• 17 - Sleep and circadian health promotion programs for athletes
• 18 - Resources and further reading
• Index
• Back Cover