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Extended sleep improves athletic performance

We may wonder how Roger Federer won the French open Tennis championship !!!The secret may lie in increased sleep.
According to a study, athletes who extend their nightly sleep and reduced accumulated sleep debt reported improvements in various drills conducted after every regular practice.
Cheri Mah, study lead author and researcher at Stanford University in California stated that many of the athletes who participated in the study , for first time realized the importance of sleep and how it affects their performance during competitions.
Mah stated “Many athletes do not realize that optimal or peak performance can only occur when an athlete’s sleep and sleep habits are optimal.”
Five healthy students, members of Stanford Tennis team between the age of 18 and 21, participated in the study. Their performance , the sleep and wake period were tracked for a period of 2-3 weeks. The study results are given below
DRILLS COMPARISONS
Faster sprinting drill 19.12 sec(before study period)
17.56 sec(after study period)

Hitting depth drill 10.85 hits(before study period)
15.45 hits(after study period)
The study revealed that their performance was at the peak when the sleep was optimal.