Sleep Quality but Not Quantity Altered With a Change in Training Environment in Elite Australian Rules Football Players

Purpose: To assess the effects of a change in training environment on the sleep characteristics of elite Australian Rules football (AF) players. Methods: In an observational crossover trial, 19 elite AF players had time in bed (TIB), total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency (SE), and wake after sleep onset (WASO) assessed using wristwatch activity devices and subjective sleep diaries across 8-d home and camp periods. Repeated-measures ANOVA...