The importance of sleep

Sleep is one if not the most basic necessity next to eating, drinking, and breathing. But for some reason it’s the one need we seem to sacrifice the most. Lack of sufficient sleep is the number one cause of work related accidents and illnesses. As an athlete we need sleep to allow our bodies to recover from an intense practice and or game. But we also need a full nights sleep to helps us learn new skills and strategies for our sport. Down the road we will go into how to make sleep better for now see need to strive for 7-9 hours of sleep if you are an athlete and or a developmental youtj