Annotated Bibliography

Miller, D. J., Sargent, C., Vincent, G. E., Roach, G. D., Halson, S. L., & Lastella, M. (2017).
Sleep/Wake Behaviours in Elite Athletes from Three Different Football Codes. Journal
of
Sports Science and Medicine, 16(4), 604+. Retrieved from
http://link.galegroup.com/apps/d
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This journal starts with an overview of the differences between Australian football,
rugby, and soccer. For example, football players tend to run more than rugby players who run
more than soccer players in each game. Football also has more collisions per game. The
movement patterns of players also differ because of the different goals of the games. The study
in this journal was done to determine the effect of these different sports on the players’ sleep.
The experiment recorded patterns on the players’ bedtime, wake time, time in bed, sleep onset
latency, duration of sleep, wake during sleep, total sleep time, and movement during sleep. The
main results included that football players went to bed and got up earlier, spent more time in bed,
moved more in their sleep, and took longer to fall asleep than rugby and soccer players, meaning
that football players had more disturbances in their sleep. This could be because they have more
pain during their sleep.
This peer-reviewed journal was written by Dean J. Miller, Charli Sargent, Grace E.
Vincent, Gregory D. Roach, Shona L. Halson and Michele Lastella, all from
institutes/universities in Australia. All six of these experts focus primarily on how sleep affects
athletes and how athletics affect sleep. Each of the authors is made easy to contact, such as
Charli Sargent who has a staff profile for her university that includes her email, phone number,
and address. This journal has broad and deep coverage. First, it is broad because it covers three
sports and the different rules and effects that they have on the players. For example, the authors
discuss the distance covered by players, the number of high-impact collisions, and the movement
patterns. It is also deep coverage because after it discusses the multiple types of sports, it delves
into specific aspects of sleep analysis and gives detailed data for each, such as: “On average,
Australian Rules footballers went to bed earlier (22:55 [+ or -] 00:44h), compared to soccer
(23:12 [+ or -] 00:44h) and rugby union players (23:36 [+ or -] 00:56h, p < 0.05).” This current
article was published in December 2017. This source is very accurate because the description of
Australian rules football corroborates with the Australian Football League’s official website. The
journal authors write, “Australian Rules footballers are permitted to tackle and bump opponents
from any direction during gameplay..., meaning that dynamic movements are played on a 360
degree plane.” The AFL writes on their website, “The direction and movement of the ball is
unpredictable and has few restrictions… There are few restrictions on where player can be
located across the ground.” The website that this journal is posted on provides a very clear
purpose and audience for every journal published in it: “JSSM is an electronic journal aims to
present easy access to the scientific knowledge for sport-conscious individuals using
contemporary methods.” This journal reflects this statement because it is easily accessible and
provides information on a specific study that increases knowledge on how different athletics
affect sleep.