First Beat

APRIL 19, 2024

Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s National Conference of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) on May 6-8. The post Firstbeat Sports Attending 2024 CSCCa National Conference appeared first on Firstbeat. This year’s event will be held in Fort Worth, Texas.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As coaches, we all want to win. Let’s take a look at in season strength training and break down the why, what, and how! While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport. Why In Season Strength Training? This is dangerous.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

There are endless benefits for athletes who participate in a proper strength training program. While many athletes, coaches, and teams typically look for stronger muscles and improved athletic performance in the weight room, injury prevention is one of the most significant benefits of strength training.

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First Beat

MARCH 7, 2023

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 status. This likely means their conditioning has improved. Sports Med, 46, 1461–1486. 2017; Veugelers, et al.,

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Heart Rate & Resistance Training Re-Imagined For Physical Education & Sport “Lifting any weight that increases resistance on your muscles is the key. During strength training in sports and in physical education class, how can one measure the progress of our most vital muscle?

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Player Development Project

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An expert guide to football conditioning. Professional coaches demonstrate the best football conditioning workouts, and how to add them to your sessions. What is conditioning in football, and why is it important? The post Football Conditioning: The Fundamentals appeared first on Player Development Project.

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First Beat

APRIL 12, 2023

Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s National Conference of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) on May 8-10. For the 4th consecutive year, Firstbeat will also be hosting the Master Coaches Breakfast at the conference. This year’s event will be held in Orlando, Florida.

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Heartzones

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Urgency for Applying Individualized Instruction in Physical Education & Sports Fred Keller, (1964) introduced the “personalized system of instruction,” based on 9 accepted educational principles that have produced documented success. Applying the principles for intense exercise requires immediate feedback.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The debate surrounding sport specific training has persisted for decades. For a long time, it was thought that training had to be specific to sport and position. Instead, let’s unpack what athletes and coaches WANT, and the best means of accomplishing it given the context of middle and high school sports.

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First Beat

APRIL 1, 2022

Firstbeat Sports is attending this year’s National Conference of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) on May 2-4, 2022. This is a big event for coaches in North America with practical sessions, keynote speakers and panel discussions covering a wide range of coaching and training topics.

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First Beat

APRIL 4, 2024

Discover key strategies and insights on progressively training young athletes to thrive under the intense demands of elite-level sports. Firstbeat Insights: Discover how Tappara coaches leverage Firstbeat data to help develop youth players.

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First Beat

MAY 9, 2023

Jesper Giller ås is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Leksands IF , a Swedish ice hockey team competing in the SHL, Sweden’s top-tier league. Jesper’s Background: From Player to Coach Jesper’s passion for ice hockey runs deep, having played the sport himself before embarking on his studies in Sports Science in 2011.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

Five years ago, when Paul Russick took over as head football coach at Honesdale High School in Pennsylvania, he had aspirations for success on and off the football field. And like many football coaches, he looked at the weight room as an opportunity to help build the program. More teams and coaches carve out time during the season.

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First Beat

JANUARY 3, 2023

The team have been utilizing the Firstbeat Sports solution since Leonardo Manzano, Strength and Conditioning Coach and the CEO of Smart Training came on board two years ago. Leo’s Coaching Background – From Argentina to Germany. Leo’s Coaching Background – From Argentina to Germany.

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First Beat

JUNE 2, 2023

The NHL season is a marathon, not a sprint, and with each team playing 82 games in a regular season, one of the biggest challenges for coaches and players is knowing how to maintain a high performance all season long.

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Marko Haverinen works for the Varala Sports Institute and is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Tappara , a professional ice hockey team playing in Finland’s SM-liiga. Marko’s Background Marko’s journey in professional sports coaching began in 2005. Marko talks about why this decision was made. “

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First Beat

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta , a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). This tells me that the players’ conditioning, the ability to maintain strength, power, and speed across practice or competition, has improved.

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The Sporting

MARCH 28, 2023

The Fascinating History of Stimulants in Sports Sports writer Norman L. Macht explains the history of stimulants in sports, including quotes from experts and dramatic stories from the past. Ryan, former editor of Physician and Sports Medicine, once said. A scientist in a white coat stands before them.

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First Beat

MARCH 22, 2022

Firstbeat Sports is participating in the first-ever Nordic Football Conference on May 11-12, 2022. With underlying themes of sustainability and evidence-based practice, the two-day program has three areas of focus: coaching & player development, contemporary issues in football culture, and the global football system.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

First, we discuss the importance of strength and conditioning for all student-athletes, regardless of gender. Female Athlete Training – In A Perfect World In a perfect world, female athletes participate as much as their male counterparts in strength and conditioning programs.

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PLT4M

APRIL 5, 2023

45 years later, the world of high school strength and conditioning has grown and evolved. Bigger Faster Stronger – A First Step In High School Weight Training Strength training has been around as long as the pyramids in Egypt! But most high school coaches had little experience or knowledge in the weight room.

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First Beat

MARCH 7, 2024

In the world of competitive sports, every advantage counts. In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: This commentary was originally a guest post for the sadly now defunct Strength of Science website. We might then question our roles in upholding the conventions that abound in performance sport. As the saying goes ‘never let the truth get in the way of a good story’. times higher when very high–velocity running (i.e.

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The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The 6 Most Popular Sports in Turkey - Everything You Need to Know! Football reigns as the most-loved game in Turkey - but what other sports do the Turks love to play and watch? Football has long been the most popular sport in Turkey Sports play a huge role in Turkish culture and Turks love to support their local and national clubs.

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 9, 2023

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the tears, and his pediatrician referred him to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center. “It The ACL is one of these critical ligaments,” says Kevin Shea, MD , director of the Sports Medicine program at Stanford Children’s and Aiden’s doctor.

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PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2024

Strength training plays a vital role in the success of basketball players’ performance on the court. Here lies a golden opportunity for strength and conditioning to support the total athletic development of young athletes through safe and effective training programs! Think comprehensive! Think consistent!

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Player Development Project

DECEMBER 5, 2021

In this PDP Webinar replay, Dan Wright hosts Nottingham Forest FC Coaches, Tom Mallinson and Lewis Bramley for an in depth discussion on integrating conditioning and managing load with youth players. Tom is a Professional Development Phase coach working primarily with the U18 players.

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First Beat

APRIL 21, 2023

Firstbeat recently interviewed Gavin Benjafield, LAFC’s Performance Director , and asked him about the importance of internal load monitoring, his unconventional coaching team setup, and how he uses data to guide coaching decisions. So we have Connor, our full-time sports nutritionist. before he joined LAFC in the US in 2018.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

million students participate in high school sports. That means half of all high school students in the United States participate in sports! But even though high school students are involved in physical activity through sports, they should still participate in physical education courses throughout the school year.

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First Beat

MAY 4, 2022

Three years ago, amateur football club SV Fügen decided to try out the Firstbeat Sports solution. For me as a coach it is very important to support my players, particularly in strength and conditioning,” says head coach Thomas Luchner. “For Data-driven Coaching. Firstbeat Sports is used for every session.

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The Sporting

APRIL 3, 2024

Sports like American football can cause regular injuries if you don’t look after yourself properly. A strong, well-conditioned body can run faster, jump higher, lift heavier weights and perform better overall in various physical activities. Include movements that mimic the motions you'll be performing during your sport.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 2, 2022

Another novel approach is he trains muscle groups in the legs with exercises opposite to their most popular variations, which builds strength and stability. I would like to say that the way he approaches strength and conditioning is the way I approach physical education. For example, I spent years and years squatting.

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The Sporting

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Most Popular Sports in Cuba! Ever since the 1960s, sport has played a huge part in the history and culture of Cuba. From baseball to boxing, Cubans love to enjoy sport on a recreational and professional level. As children grow up, there are all sorts of campaigns to make sure they get involved in sports.

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First Beat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Whether you’re a coach, a sports scientist, or a fitness enthusiast, understanding Lap Management can lead to more informed decisions, better performance, and winning strategies. Create a suggested load management plan to help the head coach in making informed decisions. Tracking Progress and Conditioning 2.1

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I Love to Watch You Play

JUNE 22, 2021

Adam Beard, shares the latest information on high performance for youth sports parents. He gives great insight into so many topics; a few are; tips for maximizing performance, youth athletes and strength, conditioning, sports psychology, recovery, heat vs. cold, and electrolytes and sports drinks.

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First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. Strength and conditioning staff at one of Firstbeat’s customers emphasized that it’s all about building a culture within the building and getting your athletes to trust what you are asking them to do.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Sian began her professional career in physiology, working with British Swimming, before obtaining her PhD in statistical modelling of sport performance with Swimming New Zealand, leading to a strategic role as Performance Intelligence Manager with Paralympics New Zealand. Will I even have a job in sport next year?! Employee ‘Shapes’.

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