RJM posted:Shoveit4Ks posted:Son is currently participating in a study on sleep at Clemson. Wears a wristband with a accelerometer like a Garmin Vivofit and is supposed to get 8 hours of sleep per night. Players are accountable as this is reviewed weekly.
Here's an article on the technology and usage in college sports.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...able-technology.html
Sleep can’t be accurately measured from the wrist. Accurate readings require reading brain waves.
I have a Fitbit. I was feeling fatigued after I started wearing it. It was all psychological. I believed the nightly results. When I stopped wearing it I returned to waking up refreshed.
Agreed. It's a gimmick to trick them into thinking they are being monitored and complying with the sleep mandate.
My son's college volleyball team is very, very, very good. There was an article about this program they adapted and one of the components was eight hours of sleep every night. When I told my son this he laughed. "That's a joke. Those girls are crazy" he said. "They are the biggest partiers on campus".