Using Heart Rate Data to Plan and Deliver Pre-Season in Elite Soccer
Wednesday 17th June 2026 @ 14:00 UK BST, 15:00 CEST, 16:00 EEST Every coach knows that pre-season is vital. It sets the tone for the rest of the campaign and…
Football
Webinars
Preparing for Extremes: Load, Fatigue and Performance at the 2026 World Cup
Short turnaround between matches, long-haul travel, different environments, and extreme pressure. International tournaments push players to their limits, but how should practitioners shift their approach to ensure that athletes are…
The Importance of Load Monitoring in Women’s Soccer
Join Firstbeat and an expert panel of leading practitioners as they explore how to apply load monitoring in women’s soccer. Our special guests Dr. Georgia Brown, Dr. Dawn Scott, Dr. Nicole Surdyka, and host…
User Stories
How Bologna FC Uses Firstbeat Sports for Internal Load Monitoring
At Bologna FC, athlete monitoring has always been a priority, but in recent years, the club’s focus had been on external load data, particularly with the rise of GPS technology….
Monitoring Internal Load with Los Angeles Football Club
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), is a professional soccer team competing in Major League Soccer. In 2022, LAFC won the MLS Cup for the first time and the Supporters’ Shield,…
News
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…
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 and Eerikkilä Enter a Long-Term Partnership – Data Supports Individual Development
Firstbeat and Eerikkilä have signed a long-term partnership agreement aimed at supporting the training and well-being of young athletes and active individuals with physiological data. Eerikkilä is a sports facility…
Trainings
SMFT Made Simple: Live Insights with Philipp Lussi, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Watch the recording. Real-Time View. Automated Results. No Manual Work. Firstbeat’s Joel Wenning joined by Philipp Lussi from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to demonstrate how coaches can now measure SMFT automatically…
Blog
When the Heat Rises, So Does the Load, And It’s Different for Every Player
Every coach knows a hot session feels harder. What’s less obvious is that the same session in the same heat puts wildly different strain on different players. That’s the case…
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…
Micro-Cycle Periodization in Soccer – How to Structure the Game Week
Preparing for each game is perhaps one of the most important considerations when coaches are planning their weekly training schedule, as they aim to arrive at game day with players as fresh as possible.
Graham StarkSports Scientist
Guides
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Training Load Guide for Soccer
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How-To-Guide: Return to Play After Injury
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How-To-Guide: Hard Training Sessions (GD-3/4) with Firstbeat Sports
Podcasts
Data-Driven Football Performance in Bundesliga – with Jonas Bode, Lead Performance Coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jonas Bode is a performance coach working with the first team at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga. He has built his career through the German football system, starting in…