University of South Carolina Women’s Soccer Show Why Communication Is Key in Player Monitoring
We caught up with assistant Strength & Conditioning coach Alex Buchman to discuss how using Firstbeat technology has helped assess player fitness, improve recovery and boost performances on the field.
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…
Video: JYP Jyväskylä Players Reveal the Benefits of Player Monitoring
JYP Jyväskylä are showing that a roster who buy into player monitoring on and off the ice can reap the rewards.
Health and Wellness Face Off: German Ice Hockey Federation Employees Explore the Impact of Working in Support of Elite Sports
A Firstbeat project focused on how German Ice Hockey Federation staff, working on behalf of the athletes at an organizational level, were doing.
Monitoring Training Load Among Goalkeepers on the Rise
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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…
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…
Hertha BSC Trainer Henrik Kuchno Talks Data in the Bundesliga
Using the Firstbeat Sports platform to monitor training allows Hertha BSC to quantify training loads and watch those loads accumulate in real time.
Two Weeks, Two Scores: John Hayden’s Short But Sweet Journey From NCAA to NHL
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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
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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…
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
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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…