Understanding Athlete Training Load: The Benefits of Real-Time Monitoring
Real-time monitoring offers insights that inform decisions like adjusting the intensity and layout of the ongoing practice to make sure predetermined targets are met.
Firstbeat Introduces a Game Changer for Elite Sports Coaching
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 –…
How Arsenal Manage Player Data to Achieve Peak Performance
Technology in sport is increasing at a rapid rate. Arsenal’s Tom Allen reveals how to pinpoint the key data and monitor players effectively during the season.
Why Good Sleep Hygiene Really Matters in Elite Sports
The levels of physical and mental exertion required to maintain performance at the elite level means effective recovery is essential. Good quality sleep is one way of getting exactly that. However, getting enough sleep (and the right kind) can be harder than it sounds.
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…
How to Gain Maximum Benefits From Your Team’s Winter Break
The break allows the teams to build their strategies, work with their conditioning elements and enables the players to recover from their demanding schedule.
Christoph RottensteinerPh.D., Country Manager DACH, Firstbeat
What’s Happening in an Athlete’s Mind? – Connecting Sport Psychology and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
What effect does heart rate variability (HRV) feedback have on athletes’ psychological preparedness and vice versa?
Good Recovery, Better Performance: Why Monitor Recovery in Team Sports?
The use of Firstbeat Bodyguard sensor allows 24hrs measurements to detect how other factors than training are affecting on recovery.
Floorball from a Physiological Point of View
In order to respond the rapidly changing requirements of the game we need new information on the development of floorball as a sport.