Sleep and Mood of Elite Basketball Referees During International Competitions

The current study aimed to characterise the sleep habits of elite basketball referees during international competitions. Sixty-five elite basketball referees (international experience: 6 ± 3 years) provided actigraph-derived sleep data and daily mood scores during an international competition. Referees were also asked to provide reasons for nights of poor sleep. Referee’s actual sleep time was 6:23 ± 1:07 (h:mm), with 70