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Sleep problems are considered from healthy problems that affect individual's performance and his ability of physical and mental performance, this topic has not gotten much concern from athletic field researchers; Few Laboratory studies were carried out to identify sleep's importance and its effect on mental functions disorders, attention disturbance, vision and hearing disorders and worsening mood and neurological status, which negatively affect athlete’s skill and physical performance. This study aims to identify problems associated with sleep behavior which face individual and team sports players at night of important competition or matches and identify difference in this affect as per gender and sport activity. The study used descriptive approach on a sample of 50 to level players (50% males and 50% females), representing five activities namely athletics, gymnastics, rowing, volleyball and handball, the research tools contained a questionnaire prepared by the researchers, and results for applying this form revealed the availability of negative effect of players’ sleep status on their performance and there was no significant differences of this effect as per gender or sport activity. Therefore researchers recommend more studies to be carried out on this phenomenon and to find a treatment solution for it. \
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