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ArticleBiology of sport2026

Objective sleep characteristics of elite academy soccer players: a seven-day actigraphy analysis of a U15 national league squad.

Lorcán Mason, James Connolly, Lydia E Devenney, Karl Lacey, Maria Faulkner, Rónán Doherty

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Article in Biology of sport, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lorcán MasonDepartment of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93.
James ConnollyDepartment of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93.
Lydia E DevenneySchool of Psychology and Counselling, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, MK7 6AA.
Karl LaceyDepartment of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93.
Maria FaulknerDepartment of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93.
Rónán DohertyDepartment of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93.

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Abstract

This study quantified objective sleep characteristics in elite academy soccer players using actigraphy and determined how day type (training days, non-training days, and competition days) influences sleep parameters. Objective sleep characteristics of elite academy soccer players (n = 13) were analysed across training days (TD), non-training days (NTD), and competition days (CD) using 7-day actigraphy monitoring. Significant differences were found between day types for total sleep time (TST) (χ

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PMID42422392
PMCPMC13343286

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