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 How do you know if players are adapting well during the pre-season and be confident that your program…
Sports
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…
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…
User Stories
Train As You Play: How Firstbeat Helps Syntainics MBC Navigate A 60-Game Season
Simone Controne is Strength and Conditioning Coach at Syntainics MBC, a professional basketball team competing in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga. In this user story, Simone discusses some of the challenges of…
How EV Landshut Manages Weekly Training Load and Keeps All Players Match Ready
Leo Loibl is the Strength & Conditioning Coach at EV Landshut, a professional ice hockey team competing in Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2. In this user story, Leo shares the…
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…
News
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…
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…
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…
Assessing Athlete Performance and Trainability
Every athlete is unique, and so is their response to training. Understanding these responses is key to maximizing performance. In this session, we’ll explore how individual characteristics affect trainability and…
Behind the Firstbeat Data: Real World Athlete and Team Monitoring Case Studies
Wednesday, October 29 @ 13:00 GMT, 14:00 CET, 15:00 EET In this educational session, we’ll go beyond the data and examine real-world cases, exploring how to interpret Firstbeat data, taking…
Blog
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…
Movement Load Captures the Real Neuromuscular Demands in Ice Hockey — Far Better Than Skating Distance
In ice hockey, tracking player load is essential for optimizing performance and preventing injury. Traditionally, one commonly used metric is skating distance—the total meters/feet (or kilometers/miles) a player skates during…
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How-To-Guide: Return to Play After Injury
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Events
Firstbeat Sports Attending Hockey Performance Xchange (HPX)
Firstbeat Sports will attend this year’s Hockey Performance Xchange Summit from 28-29 May 2026, in Malmö. Hockey Performance Xchange (HPX) is a professional education and networking platform dedicated to advancing…
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…
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…
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…
Optimizing Hydration, Salt Intake, And Load Management For Pro Athletes – With Tamara Hew-Butler, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Wayne State Warriors – Ep. 19
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…