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May 10, 2026SLEEP

0936 Do Demanding Schedules Explain Poor Sleep in Elite Adolescent Athletes? Insight into Academic and Training Demands and Sleep

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FCFlynn CrosbieDLDamien LégerMNMathieu Nédélec

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Overview

Randomized trial examines sleep and activity patterns in adolescent athletes, suggesting behavior limits recovery.

Key Points

  • This study aims to investigate how academic and training demands affect sleep duration in elite adolescent athletes across different scheduling phases.
  • Monitored 29 adolescent rugby players (average age 16.4 years) over 2.5 months.
  • Categorized daily activities into rest, on-field (training, matches), and off-field (school) using 30-min intervals.
  • Assessed sleep using actigraphy during four real-life phases: post-holiday, regular schedule, training camp, and holidays.
  • School days exhibited the highest activity load (380.8 minutes); total sleep time (TST) was only 7h02 minutes.
  • The longest sleep was recorded before competitions, averaging 8h37 minutes but only slightly improved on rest nights at 8h14 and 8h07 minutes.
  • Bedtimes were delayed on rest days, indicating behavioral factors contribute to insufficient sleep despite reduced next-day constraints.

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Crosbie et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0020eac8f74e3340f9bcf4https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsag091.0935
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