In-Season Performance Insights with NHL’s Alexi Pianosi
Join Firstbeat for an exclusive live webinar with Alexi Pianosi, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Colorado Avalanche, as he shares how physiological data supports performance across…
Sports Coaching
Webinars
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…
Turning Internal Load into Microcycle Clarity: Practical Use of Firstbeat for Daily Training Decisions
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 How can performance staff use internal load data meaningfully during the microcycle? Shift from reactive monitoring to proactive planning in our upcoming Firstbeat webinar with Dr. James Malone. In this free practical…
User Stories
How FFHG Uses Firstbeat Data to Guide Training on the Road to Milano Cortina
In this Firstbeat interview, players and staff from the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) share how they integrate Firstbeat into their training program as they prepare for the 2026 Olympic…
How UVA’s Varsity Squash Teams Replicate Game Demands with Firstbeat
The University of Virginia has been using Firstbeat Sports with its men’s and women’s squash teams since the start of the 2021/22 season. In the last several years, the coaching…
Inside Germany’s EuroBasket Victory – How Firstbeat Fueled the Champions
When Germany lifted the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 trophy, defeating Türkiye 88-83 in a thrilling final, it became a victorious moment in a golden era for German basketball. Already reigning world…
News
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…
Blog
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…
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…
Why Heart Rate Zones Are Not Enough in Team Sports
Heart rate monitoring has long been a valuable tool for understanding training load. Traditionally, heart rate zones have been used to describe intensity and guide training prescription. While this approach…
Guides
Firstbeat guide
How-To-Guide: Return to Play After Injury
Firstbeat guide
Training Load Guide for Ice Hockey
Training Load Guide for Ice Hockey
Getting results in sports is increasingly decided by ever-decreasing margins. Even 1% can make a big difference.
Firstbeat guide
Training Load Guide for Basketball
Training Load Guide for Basketball
Extracted from Firstbeat ‘big data,’ use our analysis of over 2 million data points to see where your players are at compared to other pros and discover if your team is performing on an optimal level.
Events
Firstbeat Sports Team Attending 2026 Sport Science Symposium
Matt Tardif will attend the Sport Science Symposium from May 29-31,2026, in Houston, Texas, on behalf of Firstbeat Sports. The Sport Science Symposium is organized by a group of leading practitioners…
Firstbeat Sports Team Attending 2026 WCBA Convention
Matt Tardif will attend the WCBA Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, from April 2-5, 2026, on behalf of Firstbeat Sports. He will meet with participants to talk about how women’s basketball coaches…
Firstbeat Sports Attending Football Fitness Network Meeting
Joel Wenning and Veli-Pekka Kurunmäki from the Firstbeat Sports team will attend this year’s Football Fitness Network Meeting, which will take place from 20-21 November 2025 in Stockholm. The team will…
Podcasts
Data-Driven Training in the UFC – with Roman Fomin, Director of Sport Science at the Ultimate Fighting Championship – Ep. 20
Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA…
Taking Time to Build the Data – With Steve Chouinard, Colgate Athletics – Ep.18
Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA…
5 Consecutive Championship Wins and the Growth of NCAA Ice Hockey – With Katie Delude, Northeastern University Women’s Ice Hockey – Ep. 17
Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast where we talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA…