Does sleep behavior influence the perceptions of burnout in flag football athletes?

The aim of the study was to analyze the ability of sleep behavior to predict burnout in flag football athletes. 83 flag football athletes participated in the study. Descriptive statistics were used and simple linear regression tests were performed. A total of 79.51% of athletes showed poor sleep behavior. Regarding the dimensions of burnout, athletes presented low frequencies of feelings. Sleep behavior was a positive and significant predictor of physical and emotional exhaustion. It concludes that the most athletes showed poor sleep behavior, but low perception of burnout. Poor sleep behavior can predict a slight increase in the perception of physical and emotional exhaustion.