If the issue is even mildly on an explorer’s radar screen, your team might think about and explore the idea. Here are several articles on the subject:

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/first-year-applicants/considering-gap-year

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/national/time-out-or-burn-out-for-the-next-generation.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/us/malia-obamas-gap-year-is-part-of-a-growing-and-expensive-trend.html

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/spring-2015-dropouts-and-drop-ins/oh-places-you-ll-go-benefits-taking-gap-year

https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2014/04/29/should-you-take-a-gap-year/#5d7fc2e0b119

https://www.ef.edu/blog/language/10-reasons-to-take-a-gap-year-now/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertfarrington/2019/06/10/heres-every-reason-you-should-take-a-gap-year-before-college/#2ab1794f1ac8

Also, Google “taking a gap year” for numerous articles

(If one wants resources about how to plan—not just why a gap year but how—there are many available on the internet, some commercial [meaning you pay them to plan the year or the year itself costs money], others for free in both way, ask and those resources can be provided.)