“Estimating the Physical and Mental Resources of the Team is the Most Challenging Part”
Heart rate data delivers the big picture and helps players to optimize their performance, says head coach of the Finnish premier ice hockey team.
German Ice Hockey Federation Sports Science Commitment Bears Early Fruit
Early wins over Slovakia and USA helped propel the German Hockey team towards a quarterfinal berth at the 2016 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is…
Schwenninger Wild Wings Take the Ice With Firstbeat: Better Training, Better Team
During the off-season the Wild Wings started using Firstbeat Sports Team monitoring system to evaluate training and guide player development.
Felix LoßGerman Content Specialist, Firstbeat
NHL Spectacle in the Cologne Shark Tank
Firstbeat Sports users Cologne Sharks took on the Edmonton Oilers in Cologne this month as part of the NHL Global Series.
Felix LoßGerman Content Specialist, Firstbeat
Winning Teams Personalize Recovery: Case Oulun Kärpät Ice Hockey
Ice hockey team Oulun Kärpät from the Finnish primary league Liiga has been using the Firstbeat Sports solution for a year now. Head Coach Lauri Marjamäki emphasizes the importance of…
New Partnership With German Ice Hockey Federation
We are excited to announce that the German Ice Hockey Federation will begin using Firstbeat Sports systems for all their national team programs. This includes the elite men’s and women’s…
The Pre-season Measurements Already Revealed the Upcoming Challenge in Finding the Balance Between Loading and Recovery
Jokerit Helsinki ice hockey team started to apply Firstbeat Sports in order to be better prepared for tight game rhythm and travelling.
Study: Stress and Recovery of Jokerit Helsinki Players in Kontinental Hockey League
Tomas Westerlund (Bachelor of Sports Studies) studied the stress, training load and recovery of the players in the international Kontinental Hockey League using Firstbeat Sports and Lifestyle Assessment. The subjects…
Applying Heart Rate Information in Finnish Ice Hockey
JYP coach Jyrki Aho explains how the Firstbeat Sports software has been applied in the training of the Finnish league ice hockey team.
Jokerit Helsinki Optimizing Performance and Recovery
Jokerit Helsinki ice hockey is playing their first season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The team started to apply Firstbeat Sports in order to be better prepared for tight…