Sleep and Sport

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

1st Edition - July 7, 2024
Editors: Michael A. Grandner, Amy B. Athey
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
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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.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Basics of sleep–wake physiology for athletes and sports professionals
1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
Chapter 2. Basics of circadian rhythms: Essentials for athletes and sport professionals
1. Fundamentals of circadian rhythms
2. Components of biological rhythms
3. Genetics greatly influence circadian rhythms
4. Entrainment to the environment is crucial
5. Peripheral clocks and their rhythms
6. Circadian disruptions and disease
7. Aging and the circadian code
8. Introduction to circadian rhythms in athletic performance
9. Summary and conclusions
Chapter 3. Basics of sleep problems and sleep disorders for athletes and sport professionals
1. Introduction
2. Insufficient sleep quantity
3. Sleep disorders
4. Conclusions
Chapter 4. Sleep problems in athletes: Prevalence and causes
1. Introduction
2. Prevalence of sleep problems in athletes
3. Causes of insufficient sleep
4. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Assessment of sleep in athletes
1. Assessment of sleep in athletes
2. Methods of assessment
3. Sleep, health, and performance—Additional considerations and recommendations
4. Conclusion
Disclaimer
Chapter 6. Screening for sleep disorders in athletes
1. Introduction
Chapter 7. Sleep and physical performance in athletes
1. Introduction
2. Sleep restriction
3. Effects of sleep restriction
4. Sleep deprivation
5. Effects of sleep deprivation
6. Sleep extension
7. Effects of acute sleep extension
8. Effects of chronic sleep extension
9. Summary
10. Practical application
Chapter 8. Sleep and cognitive performance in athletes
1. Cognition in athletes
2. The role of sleep in cognition among nonathletes
3. Sleep and cognition in athletes
4. Impact of sleep interventions on cognition in athletes
5. Conclusion
Chapter 9. Sleep and mental health in athletes
1. Mental health in athletes
2. Sleep “quality”
3. Sleep “disturbance”
4. Sleep duration
5. Insomnia and insomnia symptoms
6. Excessive daytime sleepiness symptoms (aka hypersomnolence)
7. Circadian misalignment symptoms
8. Sleep disordered breathing symptoms
9. Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder symptoms
10. Nightmares disorder symptoms
11. Clinical implications, performance implications, and future directions
Chapter 10. Sleep and recovery
1. Introduction
2. Physical recovery
3. Cognitive and psychological recovery
4. Mild traumatic brain injuries
5. Summary of recovery in sport
Chapter 11. Sleep and injury prevention in athletes
1. Introduction
2. Reviewing the evidence
3. Potential mechanisms
4. Moving forward
5. Conclusions
Chapter 12. Circadian advantages in elite athletes
1. Scope of the problem
2. Sleep and training times in aerobic athletes
3. Sleep and training times in anaerobic athletes
4. Game day and travel schedules
5. Conclusions
Chapter 13. Strategic napping
1. Overview
2. Napping characteristics in athletes
3. Effects of napping
4. Considerations when implementing napping for athletes
5. Strategic napping recommendations summary
Chapter 14. Sleep, nutrition, and supplements: Implications for athletes
1. What is a supplement
2. Caffeine
3. Melatonin
4. Creatine
5. Beta-alanine
6. Magnesium
7. Chrononutrition
8. Dietary patterns—Athletes and sleep
9. Tart cherries
10. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Managing travel and jetlag in athletes
1. Why do we need to consider travel and jet lag and its impact on sleep?
2. Introduction
3. Interventions
4. Planning the trip in detail
5. Caffeine, melatonin, and sleep medications
Chapter 16. Wearables and sleep tracking in athletics programs
1. Introduction
2. History of actigraphic sleep measurement
3. Overview of standard actigraphic devices
4. Overview of next-generation wearables
5. Other categories of consumer sleep technology
6. Applications of actigraphy
7. Limitations in actigraphic sleep measurement
8. Applications to athletics
9. Conclusions
Chapter 17. Sleep and circadian health promotion programs for athletes
1. Introduction
2. Guideline documents
3. Different types of programs
4. Sleep hygiene recommendations
5. Assessment of sleep and circadian health
6. Identification and management of sleep disorders
7. Education and culture
8. Optimization and competitive advantage
9. Managing travel and jetlag for performance
10. Conclusions
Chapter 18. Resources and further reading
1. Interassociation consensus document: Best practices for understanding and supporting student-athlete mental wellness (NCAA best practices)
2. NCAA mind, body, and sport: Understanding and supporting student-athlete mental wellness
3. Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement
4. Wake up call for collegiate athlete sleep: Narrative review and consensus recommendations from the NCAA interassociation consensus statement on sleep and wellness
5. Sleep and the athlete: Narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations
6. Sleep and health among collegiate student athletes review
7. Sleep and athletic performance: Impacts on physical performance, mental performance, injury risk and recovery, and mental health
8. International classification of sleep disorders
9. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine
10. Sleep and health
11. American Academy of Sleep Medicine
12. Sleep Research Society
13. Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
14. Mental health care for elite athletes
15. The Science of Sleep
16. Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia
17. Treatment plans and interventions for insomnia
18. Behavioral treatments for sleep disorders
19. Adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
20. Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep
21. CBTIweb
22. Essential Topics in Sleep, Sport, and Human Performance
23. ProjectREST Videos
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