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The Effects Of The College Experience On Student-Athlete Sleep And Performance, Eric Weigel

Culminating Projects in Higher Education Administration

Sleep is a vital aspect of any student-athletes daily routine to ensure optimal performance. This correlational study used both exploratory analysis through frequency tables and linear regression models to investigate football student-athletes’ sleep and performance over the course of a collegiate off-season. This study’s design set out to determine how the percent of nights student-athletes slept seven or more hours affected their ability to perform both academically and athletically. The study was also designed to identify any college experiences that may be causing student-athletes to not achieve a quality night’s sleep. The results show that studentathletes who achieve seven or …