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Optimizing NHL Performance: How Firstbeat Data Drives Player Insights with the Colorado Avalanche
In this article, based on an interview with Alexi Pianosi, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Colorado Avalanche, we explore how one of the NHL’s top teams uses physiological…
New Research Highlights Training Consistently Underdelivers High-Intensity Cardiac Stimulus for Non-Starters
Firstbeat Technologies has co-published a new research paper with renowned sports scientist Martin Buchheit, analyzing heart rate data from 20 professional football teams across 9 leagues. The study examined 948…
What External Load Alone Misses: 5 Examples from Pro Performance Staff
In this article, performance professionals across elite sports teams give 5 examples of why you shouldn’t rely on external load data alone and how combining it with internal load data…
Firstbeat Sports Introduces Reference Values for Easier Use of Data on the Field
Coaches can now instantly put results into context by comparing them with typical values for their sport or with athletes’ previous training sessions. This makes data immediately actionable on the…
Firstbeat Launches SMFT Live View, Enabling Real-Time Fitness Testing with Automated Results
Firstbeat Sports has recently enhanced its Sub-Maximal Fitness Testing Feature (SMFT) with the addition of its new Live View, enabling coaches and performance staff to monitor athlete responses in real…
Firstbeat Hosts Europe’s Largest Internal Load Summit for S&C Coaches
Firstbeat Sports recently hosted its largest European summit dedicated to internal load, bringing together leading strength and conditioning coaches and performance staff from across professional football. Held at the iconic…
A Practical Microcycle Monitoring Framework Using Firstbeat
Created by Sport Scientist Dr. James Malone, this guide provides a simple structure for how a team can use recovery monitoring (QRT), fitness testing (SMFT), and internal load management…
Firstbeat Sports Announces Integration of Garmin Sleep Data to Enhance Recovery Insights for Athletes
Firstbeat Sports – known for combining comprehensive analytics in team sports with a customizable interface to support real-time monitoring, recovery monitoring, and performance management- is excited to announce a new…
Firstbeat Launches Movement Efficiency Variable: See How Effectively Your Athletes Turn Effort into Performance
Firstbeat Sports, a physiology-based coaching platform for elite sports teams, has introduced Movement Efficiency to its Premium Plus solution. Movement Efficiency describes the ratio between external and internal load. It…
Firstbeat Renews Successful Partnership with German Ice Hockey Federation
Firstbeat is delighted to announce a renewed three-year partnership with the German Ice Hockey Federation (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund, DEB), continuing a successful collaboration that supports both elite and youth athletes across…
NHL Star & Stanley Cup Winner Anton Lundell Becomes Firstbeat Brand Ambassador
Firstbeat is delighted to announce that the NHL’s Anton Lundell, center for the Florida Panthers and two-time Stanley Cup winner, has been named a Firstbeat Ambassador for the 2025–2026 season….
Firstbeat Sports Launches New Feature to Simplify Fitness Testing for Teams
Developed based on real-world feedback from elite coaches, the new tool automates athlete fitness monitoring without disrupting a team’s regular training schedule. Firstbeat Sports has launched a powerful new Fitness…
KSV 1919 & Firstbeat: Sustainable Performance Management for 150 Players
KSV 1919 and Firstbeat Sports have entered into a strategic partnership to take player performance management and development to the next level for approximately 150 players across the professional and…
Atlanta United FC and Firstbeat Confirm New Multi-Year Deal
Firstbeat is excited to announce a new agreement with Atlanta United FC that will see the men’s professional soccer team use the Firstbeat Sports Premium Plus solution for the next…
SK Sturm Graz and Firstbeat Confirm New Partnership
Firstbeat Technologies is thrilled to announce a partnership with SK Sturm Graz for the current and upcoming season. Founded in 2002, Firstbeat specializes in utilizing physiological data in sports, by…
EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Firstbeat Sports Confirm New Multi-Year Deal
Firstbeat is excited to announce a new multi-year agreement with EWE Baskets Oldenburg that will see the men’s professional basketball team use the Firstbeat Sports Premium solution for the next…
Firstbeat Sports to Provide Advanced Physiological Analytics for Norrköping Dolphins
Four-time Swedish basketball champions Norrköping Dolphins have entered into a new three-year partnership agreement with Firstbeat Sports, giving them access to the most comprehensive physiological analytics in team sports. Firstbeat…
Kiekko-Espoo Utilizes Firstbeat Sports’ Premium+ for Liiga Promotion
Firstbeat Technologies and the elite Finnish ice hockey team Kiekko-Espoo are thrilled to announce a new three-year partnership. Through this agreement, Kiekko-Espoo will utilize the Firstbeat Sports Premium+ package to…