Quantity and quality of sleep in young players of a professional football club

Purpose: To investigate the quantity and quality of sleep hours in young athletes in a professional football club, to study if there is a significant relationship with mood state and subjective well-being, and to identify the relationship between sleep and quarterly academic performance. We also exp...

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Autores: Merayo, Ana|||0000-0003-3000-382X, Gallego, Jose Miguel, Sans Capdevila, Òscar|||0009-0004-9766-8716, Capdevila Ortís, Lluís|||0000-0002-7319-4745, Iranzo, Alex|||0000-0002-5618-8271, Sugimoto, D., Rodas Font, Gil|||0000-0002-8060-3914
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:310826
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/310826
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/24733938.2021.1962541
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sleep quantity
Sleep quality
Sport
Mood
Well-being
Academic performance
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Sumario:Purpose: To investigate the quantity and quality of sleep hours in young athletes in a professional football club, to study if there is a significant relationship with mood state and subjective well-being, and to identify the relationship between sleep and quarterly academic performance. We also explored the relationship between sleep and quarterly academic performance. Method: the study included 261 players of the various age group categories from football at Barcelona Football Club (average age:13.04 ± 3.16). Participants maintained a sleep diary and completed questionnaires on their mood state and the quantity and quality of their sleep. Results: 70% of the athletes slept less hours than recommended by the American National Sleep Foundation. Athletes with worse quantity and quality of sleep showed negative effects on academic results. Conclusions: The results show that the majority of young players sleep less than recommended and show that those who sleep more hours obtain better academic results.