What's the role of sleep in optimising sporting performance? What are some strategies around sleep athletes can put in to place? How can athletes reduce the impact of poor sleep and travel? To discuss these questions, Moira and David are joined by Ian Dunican from Sleep4Performance and Sarah Wall from NETFIT Netball. 

Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 01:27 Introduction
• 01:27 - 04:46 What's in the news about sleep?
• 04:46 - 06:58 Theme introduction: Sleep and sport
• 06:58 - 23:41 Guest interview: Ian Dunican - Sleep and sporting performance
• 23:41 - 35:39 Guest interview: Sarah Wall - What else can athletes do to optimise performance?
• 35:39 - 36:06 Where to find our guests online
• 36:06 - 37:22 Clinical tip of the month - Don't try too hard to sleep
• 37:22 - 38:28 Pick of the month: Moira - Strategies for sleep for athletes
• 38:28 - 40:56 Pick of the month: David - Online CBT for insomnia & depression symptoms
• 40:56 - 42:41 What's coming up in sleep? Next month - Living with narcolepsy

Links mentioned:

• World Sleep Day
• Wearable technologies for sleep monitoring and health - Webinar
• Is snoring bad for you?
• Helping your kids to get to sleep at bedtime - Essential Baby
• Should you hit snooze?
• Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST) - Fatiguescience
• Sleep diary template
• Managing sleep and jet lag - E-book
• Dreamcatchers Wellbeing Academies
• Ian Dunican on Twitter
• Ian Dunican  Facebook
• Sleep4Performance website
• NETFIT Netball on Instagram
• NETFIT Netball website
• Dreamcatchers wellbeing academies
• Strategies for sleep for athletes - Australian Institute of Sport
• Online CBT for insomnia and depression symptoms - Research paper
• SHUTi - online CBT program
• Golden Door Health Retreat