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Objective sleep characteristics of elite academy soccer players: a seven-day actigraphy analysis of a U15 national league squad

Lorcán Mason
1
,
James Connolly
1, 2
,
Lydia E. Devenney
3
,
Karl Lacey
1
,
Maria Faulkner
1
,
Rónán Doherty
1

  1. Department of Sport Science and Performance, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, F92 FC93
  2. School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, Northland Rd., Londonderry/ Derry, UK, BT48 7JL
  3. School of Psychology and Counselling, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, MK7 6AA
Biol Sport. 2026;43:999-1008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.158301
Online publish date: 2026/03/09
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