In this article, Firstbeat’s Sport Scientist Graham Stark explains the importance of conducting regular fitness tests with your athletes, the differences in maximal and submaximal fitness testing, and how Firstbeat’s…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
This article is written by Domenik Theodorou, a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and FIBA Basketball…
Domenik TheodorouPerformance Coach, RASTA Vechta
This article is written by Domenik Theodorou, a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and FIBA Basketball…
Domenik TheodorouPerformance Coach, RASTA Vechta
The Return-to-Play process, or indeed any conditioning program that is not in the form of the athlete’s sport, can be a challenge to manage. Questions such as how much should…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
In this article, we’ll introduce the Weekly Reporting feature from Firstbeat Sports. As a coach, you can use this feature to: See key training load data over a 7-day period…
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
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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…
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…
Since the 2014–2015 season, Clarkson University’s Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams have integrated Firstbeat Sports into their performance programs. In this article, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Tad Johnson describes…
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December 4, 2025 @ 09:00AM EST, 06:00 PST, 14:00 GMT, 15:00 CET How do elite college teams turn daily training data into game-day results? Join us for an exclusive webinar…
In this two-part free-to-attend Firstbeat webinar series, renowned Sport Scientists Martin Buchheit, Tzlil Shushan, and Shaun McLaren will present their insights and findings on 20 years of research on HR…
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Your Players Might Look Ready — But Are They Really Recovered? Join us for exploring how heart rate technology can enhance recovery monitoring in football, where…
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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…
Firstbeat Sports will be attending the Euroleague Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (ESCCA) Summit from June 27-28 in Torino, Italy. The annual ESCCA event is one of the primary educational…
Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s NSCA Connecticut State Clinic, an event which brings cutting edge research to strength and conditioning coaches. The event will be held on May 30…
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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…
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….
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…
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