Recent research suggests that athletes perform their best according to their internal clock - their circadian rhythms. Early risers do better earlier in the day than late risers.
This makes sense to me. When I can, I am a late riser. I find I am sharpest in the afternoon/early evening. I figured it was the result of years of after school sports that usually start around 3pm.
Anyhow, I suppose we can get a good sense of when we perform our best, and try to schedule accordingly. I can sympathize with those golfers who must contend with 6a.m. tee times.
'As for coaches and team owners, Dr. Smith said, “It would be handy to know the phenotype of all of your team members. You could predict who would be playing well at various times of day.”'
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