Attacking the Second Half of the Season: Schalke 04 Optimizes Internal Load Management With Firstbeat Sports
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Schalke 04 has been utilizing Firstbeat Sports since the beginning of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season. This is the first year of a three-year contract as the Ruhr region club focuses…
University at Buffalo: Firstbeat Sports Analytics in Division I NCAA Basketball
The Buffalo Bulls Director of Sports Performance reveals how the reigning MAC champions use Firstbeat Sports.
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.
Firstbeat Athlete Profile: Tom George
See how a rower of Princeton University and Team GB rowing, Tom George, uses Firstbeat Sports to aid training, recovery and performance.
Samba Success: Conquering Brazilian Futsal Using Firstbeat Technology
The Brazilian futsal league 2018 champions, Pato Branco, use physiological data provided by Firstbeat Sports to make better decisions and plan the daily training of the players.
How USA Women’s Field Hockey Uses Firstbeat Sports Data Throughout the Season
USA Women’s Field Hockey strength & conditioning coach, Nick Shedd, explains how they use Firstbeat Sports and reveals some typical results they see.
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.
USA Field Hockey Announces Firstbeat as Official Heartbeat Analytics Partner
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Jyväskylä, Finland – This week, USA Field Hockey and Firstbeat Sports announced a 3-year partnership which will ensure coaches and athletes have access to cutting-edge training load and recovery monitoring…
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.
Protecting an NHL Player’s Greatest Asset: San Jose Sharks Trainer Mike Potenza 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.
How One Insight Can Help Novice Runners Avoid Burnout, Injury, and Become Runners for Life
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Inspired beginners often run faster, farther, and more often than they should. This often creates problems down the road that can prevent you from brining.
Red Bull Crashed Ice Junior World Winner Mirko Lahti Aims to Renew His Championship
The season of the world’s fastest sport on skates went as quickly as the riders on the track, but the speedy competitors have already got their hands full preparing for the start of next season. We chatted with Mirko Lahti, the recently crowned 20-year-old Junior World Championship.