Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) — Sleep and Recovery Assessment
Multiple-choice screening of sleep quantity, quality and disturbances tailored for athletes.
The Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) is a concise, evidence-informed multiple-choice screening tool designed to evaluate sleep quantity, sleep quality, and common sleep disturbances specifically in athletes. This ASSQ assessment helps coaches, sports scientists, and athletes identify potential sleep deficits, circadian issues, or breathing-related disturbances that can impair recovery and athletic performance. Using targeted questions about nightly sleep duration, sleep onset latency, nighttime awakenings, daytime sleepiness, and breathing-related symptoms, the ASSQ provides a quick screening score to guide next steps.
Completing this athlete sleep screening is fast and actionable — results are presented with clear interpretation and practical recommendations for improving sleep hygiene, training timing, and recovery strategies. Whether you are monitoring sleep as part of a recovery plan or screening athletes for possible sleep disorders, this ASSQ-based quiz complements a sports-focused approach to sleep and recovery optimization.
How many hours of sleep do you usually get per night?
Average overnight sleep on training or rest days.
How often do you take longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep?
Consider evenings after training and travel.
How often do you wake during the night or have trouble staying asleep?
Frequent awakenings can fragment recovery sleep.
How would you rate your overall sleep quality in the past month?
Subjective sense of restorative sleep and restfulness.
Do you snore loudly or has anyone noticed pauses in your breathing during sleep?
Snoring and witnessed apneas can indicate sleep-disordered breathing.
How often do you feel excessively sleepy or fatigued during the day, affecting training or performance?
Oversleepiness can reduce training quality and increase injury risk.
How often do you use sleep aids (medication, melatonin) or stimulants (energy drinks, high-caffeine) to manage sleep?
Frequent reliance on aids or stimulants can indicate underlying sleep issues.
Do you feel your sleep is preventing you from recovering adequately between training sessions?
Consider soreness, poor performance, or prolonged fatigue.
Frequently asked questions
The ASSQ is a targeted screening tool developed for athletes to quickly assess sleep quantity, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and symptoms suggestive of sleep disorders. It helps identify athletes at risk for sleep-related problems that can affect recovery and performance.
This quiz adds up the values assigned to each selected option to produce a single ASSQ score. Higher scores indicate greater sleep disturbance or risk, and the results include range-based recommendations for next steps and interventions.
We recommend completing the ASSQ every 4–12 weeks, after significant changes in training load, travel across time zones, or when sleep problems emerge. Regular screening helps track changes and the effectiveness of sleep interventions.
If your score falls in the moderate or high range, start with sleep hygiene and scheduling interventions (consistent bedtimes, limit caffeine, manage light exposure). If you report loud snoring, witnessed apneas, or severe daytime sleepiness, seek evaluation from a sleep medicine professional experienced with athletes.
No — the ASSQ is a screening tool, not a diagnostic test. It identifies individuals at risk and signals when further clinical evaluation or objective testing (e.g., polysomnography or home sleep apnea testing) may be warranted.
Recommendations are oriented toward athletes and focus on recovery, training timing, and practical sleep hygiene strategies. For highly individualized or elite-level concerns, work with a sports sleep specialist or multidisciplinary team to tailor interventions.
This quiz itself does not transmit data; however, how results are stored or shared depends on the platform you use. Check the host site’s privacy policy and data handling practices if confidentiality is a concern.
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