I’m a Performance Coach. Here’s Why I Tell My Athletes to “Sleep Bank” Before Competitions

“I know I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

That’s what almost every athlete I work with tells me before a major competition. One Team GB hockey player once slept just 30 minutes before the Paris Olympics. It’s genuinely a dark place to be, the night before something that really matters to you. Your mind ruminates, and even when you convince yourself not to think, you can’t stop; you toss and turn, heart pounding, and then suddenly your alarm goes off. Moments like that pushed me to look deeper for real solutions for my clients...