Daytime sleepiness in Chinese professional, semi professional and students soccer players in the Shanghai lockdown

ConclusionsThis study shows the first data on sleepiness in Chinese soccer players of different level of qualification immediately post lockdown condition. Professional male ’s players sleepiness was lower, than females, SS and SP after the exceptional lockdown measures. The reasons can reside in the more ordered lifestyle of PP in comparison to SS and SP, which mitigated the effects of the lockdown. Our results suggest that measures to improve sleep in females’ soc cer player should be adopted if these exceptional conditions will happen again.
Source: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research