Research shows that the correct quantity & quality of sleep greatly improves academic and athletic performance; however, prioritizing sleep is often overlooked or easily misunderstood in many of today's students, athletes, coaches, educators & parents. If you're interested in a performance review for your academic or athletic organization, complete the form to the right!
A Stanford study of men’s basketball players who extended their sleep to 10 hours a night found several positive outcomes. The players ran faster in both half-court and full-court sprints. Their shooting improved by at least 9% for both free throws and three-point shots. The athletes also reported improved physical and mental well-being.
Mah, C. D., Mah, K. E., Kezirian, E. J., & Dement, W. C. (2011). The effects of sleep extension on the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players. Sleep, 34(7), 943–950.
https://doi.org/10.5665/SLEEP.1132
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends at least 9-12 hours of sleep for children ages
6-12.
https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/6630
In a study of male team-sport athletes who were sleep-deprived, average and total sprint times decreased.
Skein, M., Duffield, R., Edge, J., Short, M., & Mundel, T. (2011). Intermittent-Sprint Performance and Muscle Glycogen after 30 h of Sleep Deprivation. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 43(7), 1301–1311.
https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31820abc5a
"Overall, better quality, longer duration, and greater consistency of sleep correlated with better grades. However, there was no relation between sleep measures on the single night before a test and test performance; instead, sleep duration and quality for the month and the week before a test correlated with better grades."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41539-019-0055-z#:~:text=Sleep%20measures%20accounted%20for%20nearly,better%20academic%20performance%20in%20college.
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