In response to COVID-19, the NBA paused its 2020 season, resuming 5 months later with a "Bubble" in Orlando, Florida. All 22 teams involved in the season restart travelled to and stayed `on campus` in Orlando for the 14 week bubble. For researchers, this `bubble` provided the natural control to examine the idea of the `Home-Court` advantage as no teams were required to travel, and there were no `home` or `away` games. In this blog we explore the findings from a research article published by Evan Chinoy and Aaron McHill, "Utilizing the National Basketball Association`s COVID-19 restart "bubble" to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance" with suggestions for reducing the impact of travel on your own athletes.
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