Deliberate Recovery: Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep and Expertise in Athletes

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dc.contributor.advisorBaker, Joseph
dc.creatorWilson, Stuart Gardner
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21T13:44:34Z
dc.date.available2018-11-21T13:44:34Z
dc.date.copyright2018-07-12
dc.date.issued2018-11-21
dc.date.updated2018-11-21T13:44:34Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe balance between training stress and recovery is essential in the pursuit of athletic performance; however, characteristics of recovery use among experts have been understudied. This thesis explored deliberate recovery in athletes by examining the relationship between expertise and sleep, a biologically necessary form of recovery. Over a 14-day period, 43 athletes recorded their sleep quantity, quality, and training load. A follow-up questionnaire assessed sleep chronotype and categorized athletes into three skill groups. Elite and pre-elite athletes reported sleeping significantly longer than non-elite athletes, starting significantly earlier in the night. In contrast, elite athletes reported significantly worse sleep quality than both pre- and non-elite athletes, with several possible explanations proposed for this deficit. Results indicate that sleep plays a greater role with higher-skilled athletes, supporting the idea of a differential use of recovery according to athlete expertise and encouraging further replication and exploration of the concept of deliberate recovery.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35505
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subject.keywordsExpertise
dc.subject.keywordsSport
dc.subject.keywordsSkill
dc.subject.keywordsAthlete development
dc.subject.keywordsSleep
dc.subject.keywordsRecovery
dc.subject.keywordsDeliberate practice
dc.subject.keywordsDeliberate recovery
dc.titleDeliberate Recovery: Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep and Expertise in Athletes
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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