Is Poor Sleep Making Me Worse at Sport?

Last week I talked about the relationship between sleep and pain. This week I wanted to touch on the surprising effect sleep might have on your sports performance.
In 2011 a study was published looking at the effect of improved sleep on the men’s basketball team at Stanford University. They found that athletes had faster sprint times, improved shooting accuracy (3 point shooting increasing by 9.2% and field shooting by 9%), improved mood, increased vigor, decreased fatigue and improved overall ratings of physical and mental well-being.
Got that big game coming up? Make sure you getting good sleep!