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FEATURED RESEARCH ANALYSIS

Late Training May Be Stealing Sleep From Youth Athletes

A study of high-performance adolescent basketball players evaluated training schedules and sleep patterns (Tate et al., 2025, Journal of Sleep Research).

6.85 hrs

Avg. Nightly Sleep (Target: 8–10 hrs)

+25 mins

Extra Sleep When Training Ends Before 6 PM

> 8:30 PM

Late Practice Delayed Bedtime & Decreased Efficiency

Athlete Takeaway

Do not think of sleep as what you do when training is finished. Sleep is the final training session of the day.

Coach Takeaway

Training schedules that systematically prevent recovery actively undermine the physical adaptation intended by training.

Parent Takeaway

Include travel, dinner, homework, and decompression when evaluating training load. The true cost extends beyond the gym.