Study: Pac-12 Athletes Burned Out, Sleep-Deprived

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A study of Pac-12 Conference student-athletes has found that an average of 50 hours per week is consumed by the individual's given sport, with as much time spent traveling (22 hours) as is devoted to the actual athletic activity (21 hours). The result is students sacrificing sleep as they try to keep pace on the field and in the classroom.

The study, conducted by Penn Shoen and Berland, surveyed 409 students in all sports at nine of the league's 12 schools. USC, Arizona and Utah did not participate. It is part of the Pac-12's larger commitment to student-athlete welfare. Study participants reported that “sleep is the number-one thing their athletic time commitments prevent them from doing, ultimately hindering their athletic and academic performance.”

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