KINEXON and Firstbeat Sports Announce Cooperation to Enable More Detailed Analyses
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Munich / Jyväskylä, 28 November 2018 KINEXON and Firstbeat Sports have announced a cooperation between their innovative platforms. All Firstbeat’s internal load metrics will be imported into the KINEXON App…
Firstbeat Sports and Kitman Labs Announce API Integration to Streamline Player Monitoring
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Firstbeat Sports and Kitman Labs have introduced an API integration between their two innovative player-monitoring platforms. The outcome is a more streamlined process for teams using Firstbeat Sports’ Team solution…
How to Use Firstbeat Sports in Practice – A Quick Guide for Coaches
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Coaching a sports team requires careful management of training, player performance, and recovery. Making informed decisions is crucial to maximize your team’s potential and achieving success on the field. One…
Heart Rate Recovery Feature from Firstbeat Sports Provides More Insights for Coaches
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The new Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) feature from Firstbeat Sports provides an additional tool for coaches to assess the status of their athletes, giving further insights into conditioning and recovery…
Firstbeat Sports App Update Unlocks Remote Training Capabilities and Fitness Monitoring
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Jyväskylä, Finland, May 14, 2018 — Firstbeat Sports is excited to announce a transformative update to the Firstbeat Sports iPhone app. The app is available immediately to all Firstbeat Sports…
Firstbeat Sports’ Stress and Recovery Feature Allows True Big Picture Player Monitoring
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The impact of stress and effective recovery on athletic performance should not be underestimated and is being taken seriously by teams across the globe. The Stress and Recovery feature means…
How To Gain Maximum Benefits Following Your Team’s World Cup Break
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With the FIFA World Cup in full swing, many European soccer teams are having a short break during this time. This break period allows teams to build their strategies, work…
New Firstbeat Training Effect – Monitoring Aerobic and Anaerobic Training Loads in Team Sports
Firstbeat’s resident experts reveal how to make the most of this new capability. Case studies from leading professional teams will be used to shine a light on exciting practical application opportunities.
Manual Exercise Input: Fill the Gaps in an Athlete’s Training History for Accurate Data
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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…
Movement Load: Profiling Athletes and Their Individual Characteristics
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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…
Movement Load: Add Valuable Context to Internal Load Data
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Movement Load metric allows you to quantify the movement of your athletes using the Firstbeat Sports platform. But what exactly is Movement Load? What should you do with information it…
Firstbeat Debuts New 3-minute Quick Recovery Test
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Jyväskylä, Finland – Firstbeat announces a newly improved tool for assessing player recovery and training readiness. The latest update to Firstbeat Sports Monitor includes a major update to the Quick…
Firstbeat Introduces a Game Changer for Elite Sports Coaching
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The new Training Effect feature reveals athletes’ physiological performance in real time, enabling coaches to make better training decisions. Jyväskylä, Finland. December 16, 2015. Update Jyväskylä, Finland. July 1,2019 –…
Lap Management Tool: Empowering Learning From Physiological Analytics
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Isolate and analyze specific session or game moments using Firstbeat Sports’ Lap Management tool.
How to Use Training Effect: The Firstbeat Sports Feature that Measures the Impact of Training
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In this article, we look at how Training Effect is calculated, the Training Effect scale, and how it is visualized in Firstbeat Sports.
Training Status: the Balance of Training for an Individual Athlete
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A comprehensive breakdown of the Training Status feature in Firstbeat Sports.
Study: Stress and Recovery of Jokerit Helsinki Players in Kontinental Hockey League
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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…
Real-time TRIMP/min: How to Use the Firstbeat Sports App Feature in Training
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From replicating game intensity to aiding player rehab, monitoring TRIMP/min has wide-ranging benefits.