Elite athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep inadequacies, characterised by habitual
short sleep (< 7 hours/night) and poor sleep quality (eg, sleep fragmentation). Athletic …

Although its true function remains unclear, sleep is considered critical to human
physiological and cognitive function. Equally, since sleep loss is a common occurrence prior …

Mental health symptoms and disorders are common among elite athletes, may have sport
related manifestations within this population and impair performance. Mental health cannot …

Abstract The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine convened a panel of experts to
provide an evidence-based, best practices document to assist sports medicine physicians …

The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and
increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate …

The increase in competition demands in elite team sports over recent years has prompted
much attention from researchers and practitioners to the monitoring of adaptation and …

Background Injury is a major stressor for athletes and one that can pose significant
challenges. Student athletes must handle rigorous academic as well as athletic demands …

Sleep loss impairs task performance and post-physical activity recovery, cognitive
performance and mood, heightens fatigue and decreases vigour; poor sleep quality impairs …

Researchers have retrospectively analyzed the training intensity distribution (TID) of
nationally and internationally competitive athletes in different endurance disciplines to …

With increased professionalism in sport there has been a greater interest in the scientific
approach to training and recovery of athletes. Applying appropriate training loads along with …