Blog Archive | Sports Coaching

Measuring Sleep to Help Manage Athletic Performance

As part of sleep awareness week, March 13-19, it seems a good time to have a look at the subject and how you can utilize Firstbeat Sports to monitor your…

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Navigating a ‘Season Like no Other’

Jaime Fernandez helped the Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team reach the NCAA national championships final for the first time in their history, using Firstbeat Sports.

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Manual Exercise Input: Fill the Gaps in an Athlete’s Training History for Accurate Data

The new Manual Exercise Input feature ensures your longitudinal monitoring doesn’t miss a beat. Even when you can’t capture session data (maybe an athlete is with their national team or…

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Movement Load: Profiling Athletes and Their Individual Characteristics

In my previous blog, Movement Load: Add Valuable Context to Internal Load Data, I discussed the general principles behind Movement Load, what it is, and how it can be used…

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Monitoring Training Load Among Goalkeepers on the Rise

Do players with better athleticism score more goals? Maybe. Do goalkeepers with better athleticism save more shots? Yes, says René Stampler, lecturer at the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) and Bavarian…

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Movement Load: Add Valuable Context to Internal Load Data

We recently introduced the Movement Load metric to Firstbeat Sports, which allows you to quantify the movement of your athletes using the Firstbeat Sports platform for the first time. But…

SV Fügen Rises Up the Ranks with Firstbeat Sports

Three years ago, amateur football club SV Fügen decided to try out the Firstbeat Sports solution. Back then, they were playing in the 5th division of the Austrian league. Today,…

Added Safety with Sensor Technology from Firstbeat Sports

ForLife uses Firstbeat Sports for added safety and precision in the demanding physical aptitude tests of first responders.

“Our Dream is not Just to Make the Playoffs, it is to Perform There” – Pinoké Heren Developing Home-Grown Talent With Firstbeat Sports

When the Netherlands’ top hockey division, the Hoofdklasse, was suspended due to Covid, for Pinoké Heren 1 and its assistant coach Craig Sieben, it presented a challenging scenario. The club…

Training Daze: The Art and Science of the Daily Routine

Join Great Britain rower and record breaker Tom George and Firstbeat as we discuss the art and science of the daily routine when it comes to training, achieving peak performance and perfecting your mindset.

Firstbeat Sports Webinar | The Debate Between External and Internal Load Monitoring

Know Your Why: The Debate Between External and Internal Load Monitoring

Join James Wagenschutz as we explore the principles, strategies and techniques of using external and internal load monitoring devices to support performance.

Training Load and Recovery Post Quarantine

Join Firstbeat and special guest Sean Conaty as we delve into the best practices for returning to ‘normal’ training and practice when the time comes.

26 May @ Rimini, Italy

Firstbeat Sports to Attend The Coach Experience 2022

Firstbeat Sports will be attending The Coach Experience from May 26-28, 2022, in Rimini, Italy. Organized by the A.I.A.C. – Italian Association of Football Coaches, this innovative event dedicated to…

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2 May @ Oklahoma City, USA

Firstbeat Sports to the 2022 CSCCa National Conference

Firstbeat Sports is a Bronze Sponsor of the 2022 CSCCa National Conference on May 2-4 in Oklahoma City and will be showcasing the Firstbeat solution at the Exhibition Hall.

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11 May @ Jyväskylä, Finland

Firstbeat Sports to Attend Nordic Football Conference 2022

Firstbeat Sports is participating in the first-ever Nordic Football Conference on May 11-12, 2022. Arranged by the University of Jyväskylä and the Football Association of Finland, the international event will…

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