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Read Performance Through the Body Clock
Performance follows an athlete's internal day–night rhythm, not just clock time at the venue.
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Circadian Rhythms is the central idea in this question pattern. Identify the condition in the stem before applying the method below.
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Compare local body time
A three-hour east–west difference shifts each team's internal activity window. A night match on the west coast overlaps the West Coast Team's usual active time more closely than the East Coast Team's. Compare subjective time before blaming travel or temperature. Choose A.
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- ✓Circadian rhythms can shift performance across time zones.
- ✓Compare each team's internal time with the match time.
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Venue time and body-clock time are not the same.
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