TY - CHAP
T1 - Optimising Health and Performance During International Cricket Travel
AU - Rossiter, Antonia
AU - Doherty, Rónán
AU - Janse van Rensburg, Dina C.
AU - van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen
AU - Connor, Brendan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2025/1/1
Y1 - 2025/1/1
N2 - International cricket players and their support teams spend extended periods travelling worldwide due to the sport’s global nature and competitive structure. Intensive travel schedules pose many challenges, including fatigue, jet lag, poor nutrition and hydration, and risk of illness, all of which can impact players’ physical and mental health, well-being and performance. A holistic approach is recommended for developing strategies to help mitigate international travel challenges, focusing on circadian adjustment, stress management, sleep hygiene, nutrition, hydration and health. Education of athletes and support staff, proper planning and the development of travel strategies that are both practical and evidence-based are essential to allow players to maintain peak performance, health and well-being amidst rigorous travel schedules.
AB - International cricket players and their support teams spend extended periods travelling worldwide due to the sport’s global nature and competitive structure. Intensive travel schedules pose many challenges, including fatigue, jet lag, poor nutrition and hydration, and risk of illness, all of which can impact players’ physical and mental health, well-being and performance. A holistic approach is recommended for developing strategies to help mitigate international travel challenges, focusing on circadian adjustment, stress management, sleep hygiene, nutrition, hydration and health. Education of athletes and support staff, proper planning and the development of travel strategies that are both practical and evidence-based are essential to allow players to maintain peak performance, health and well-being amidst rigorous travel schedules.
KW - Jet lag
KW - Travel fatigue
KW - Travel health
KW - Travel nutrition
KW - Travel strategies
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105022337741
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-6321-7_26
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-6321-7_26
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:105022337741
SN - 9789819663200
SP - 257
EP - 265
BT - Cricket Sports Medicine
PB - Springer Science+Business Media
ER -