Two Weeks, Two Scores: John Hayden’s Short But Sweet Journey From NCAA to NHL
March 11 was a good day to 22-year-old college student John Hayden, but it was the week after that made a remarkable difference in his life. After scoring a goal…
Teams Utilize Heart-rate Monitors | Yale Daily News
Yale University hockey teams use Firstbeat Sports to support coaching decisions and teach the players. The university newspaper, Yale Daily News, interviewed Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for men’s…
Navigating a ‘Season Like no Other’
Jaime Fernandez helped the Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team reach the NCAA national championships final for the first time in their history, using Firstbeat Sports.
Identifying Player Profiles to Boost Training Plan Impact in Professional Soccer
Discussion about how individual fitness profiles are built, critical contributing factors, and how they contribute to better training decisions.
Penn State Men’s Hockey Team Keeping Eyes on Their Hearts | Centre Daily Times
The Centre Daily Times interviewed Penn State men’s hockey Strength and Conditioning Coach Cam Davidson about athlete monitoring. According to Davidson, it’s not only the coaching staff who get valuable…
Players’ Heart Beats Helping Arizona Coyotes Manage Schedule | AZ Central
AZ Central recently published an article about NHL team Arizona Coyotes utilizing Firstbeat Sports to manage their tight game schedule. The Coyotes have been measuring their players’ heart rates throughout…
Training Load and Recovery Monitoring at Detroit Red Wings Development Camp
Pivot Sports founder and Firstbeat US representative John Lally was on hand once again for the annual Detroit Red Wings Development Camp.
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.
Professional Hockey Coach Erkka Westerlund Starts Co-operation With Firstbeat
Erkka Westerlund, a well-known, highly regarded Finnish hockey coach, recently announced a new cooperative project with Firstbeat. He will continue to work with top athletes in a slightly different role,…
Protecting an NHL Player’s Greatest Asset: San Jose Sharks Talks Training Load Management in Pro Hockey
As the head strength and conditioning coach for the San Jose Sharks for the past 11 years, Mike Potenza has established himself as one of the league’s leading experts in preparing the pros.
Manual Exercise Input: Fill the Gaps in an Athlete’s Training History for Accurate Data
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…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
University of South Carolina Soccer Programs Among the Best in Training and Recovery Monitoring
A growing number of collegiate athletes are benefiting from technology as they pursue their performance dreams. With the NCAA Women’s Soccer and Field Hockey tournaments getting underway this week, eight…
Webinar: Training Load Monitoring in Ice hockey
In Team Sports: What variables to look at, how to communicate the results to the players and how to individualize training programs based on the data.
Movement Load: Profiling Athletes and Their Individual Characteristics
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…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
Monitoring Training Load Among Goalkeepers on the Rise
Do players with better athleticism score more goals? Maybe. Do goalkeepers with better athleticism save more shots? Yes, says René Stampler, lecturer at the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) and Bavarian…
Valpo Women’s Soccer Coach John Marovich: Efficient Training for Peak Performance
Head Coach John Marovich talks about how he and his staff at Valparaiso University have utilized cutting-edge sports monitoring technology from Firstbeat over the past 18 months to help student athletes in women’s soccer reach their full potential.
Movement Load: Add Valuable Context to Internal Load Data
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…
Graham StarkSports Scientist
The Game Is for Those Who Know How to Play
This season there’s a new kind of kick going on at Harju Stadium in Jyväskylä. The local soccer club, JJK, earned its way back into the Veikkaus League, Finland’s top competitive league.