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Sleepless in soccer: exploring sleep, stress, and mental well-being in an international head coach
Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4348-7862
Department of Educational Studies, Karlstad University, Östersund, Sweden; Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4495-6819
Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6483-718X
School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9462-1585
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2025 (English)In: The Sport psychologist, ISSN 0888-4781, E-ISSN 1543-2793, Vol. 39, no 4, p. 236-247Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Increased stress and poor sleep heighten the risk of severe health issues and impair performance and well-being. Using a mixed-method approach, we analyzed a male head coach’s stress and sleep across an international under-21 championship to assess its impact on mental well-being. The ±2 SD method revealed decreased sleep efficiency during and after the tournament. A semistructured interview was conducted before and after the tournament; thematic analysis was used to construct themes and subthemes. Findings showed a notable decrease in sleep duration during the tournament and an increase afterward, with a marked deterioration in sleep efficiency toward the tournament’s end. Despite over 2 decades of top-level coaching experience and attending coach-education programs, the elite coach faced difficulties separating his work and personal life, adversely affecting his stress levels, sleep efficiency, and mental well-being. Posttournament, he experienced exhaustion and required 3 months for complete recovery.

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Human Kinetics, 2025. Vol. 39, no 4, p. 236-247
Keywords [en]
sleep deprivation, exhaustion, coaching, self-care, case study
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-243494DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2023-0171ISI: 001601358600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105022309537OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-243494DiVA, id: diva2:1991622
Available from: 2025-08-25 Created: 2025-08-25 Last updated: 2025-12-04Bibliographically approved

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