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. It’s been shown to have good correlations with changes in performance in endurance testing (Malone, et al., Fuller, J.T.,

Coaching

The Sporting

AUGUST 7, 2023

“The Greatest Sports Quotes” Free ebook The Greatest Sports Quotes ebook Download our free ebook “The Greatest Sports Quotes” We have put together a collection of sports quotes from some of the greatest figures in sports history. Sports quotes can inspire you in everyday life, not just on and off the field.

Sports

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? We live in a high tech world.

Physical Education

The Sporting

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Nike and Football: A Match Made in Heaven Nike started as track and field specialists, but have created a sporting manufacturing legacy in football and sport across the world. Bowerman was Knights's coach during his time at Oregon. Over the years, Nike has worked with some of the greatest athletes in all sports across the world.

Endurance

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 2, 2023

It has long been argued that teaching and coaching must be based on sound, rigorous research and systematic evidence of what works, how and why it works, where it works and for whom it works (Slavin, 2002). A teacher or coach must ensure the learner is engaged in the learning process (Mosston, 1966).

Physiology

Stanford Childrens

MARCH 9, 2023

Yet, the elite high school athlete from Danville, California, had to endure a lot to get where she is today. Boyd at Stanford Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center – Pleasanton , she was given a wheelchair to help her navigate her large Monte Vista High School campus. And she wanted to get back to sport.”

High School

The Sporting

MARCH 12, 2023

But there is no such thing as ‘too late’ in this sport! Gymnastics has a number of health advantages and it may be the best sport to do if you want to get fit and active, even in your advancing years. If that’s not convinced you to try out this wonderful sport, let's continue by discussing all the benefits of gymnastics for adults.

Flexibility

The Sporting

APRIL 14, 2023

British gymnast Francesca Jones In the sport of rhythmic gymnastics , athletes perform on a floor to music while using apparatus such as hoops, balls, ribbons, ropes and clubs. The History of Rhythmic Gymnastics in the UK The sport of rhythmic gymnastics has been present in Great Britain since the 1940s.

Creativity

The Sporting

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Endurance, Strength + Perseverance: The Best Ever Triathletes Who’s the best combined swimmer, runner and cyclist of all-time? Read on to find out about the male and female triathletes to top The Sporting Blog’s list! This time includes each sport in the race, as well as the time it takes to transition between them.

Endurance

MSU

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By Corinne Hobbs & Chelsi Ricketts Michigan State University, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports The days leading up to New Year’s Eve are often filled with people discussing their “resolutions” for the new year. Coaches and athletes do the same thing at the beginning of a new season. What Are Goals?

Coaching

MSU

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By Corinne Hobbs & Chelsi Ricketts Michigan State University, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports The days leading up to New Year’s Eve are often filled with people discussing their “resolutions” for the new year. Coaches and athletes do the same thing at the beginning of a new season. What Are Goals?

Coaching

Changing the Game Project

APRIL 23, 2024

” She always made sure that sport never defined who I was, yet always allowed it to be something I did. When I wanted to try a new sport, she figured out how we could make it happen. When I was getting frustrated at my old sport, she would say “I understand that you are frustrated. Let’s go get ice cream!

Coaching

Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In recent years, amateur sports have become a thriving ecosystem. Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. After all, sports promote physical fitness, socialization, teamwork, and discipline. This is not inherently negative.

Sports

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.

Sports

Learning Through Sport

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In this blog I look at some of the practical applications from neuroscience to coaching. Coaching can be thought of as seeking to influence habits. The 'mechanism' coaches can target to do this is player neuroplasticity. Coaches prime thinking Build requirements for player thinking from action goals to the context.

Motor Skills

First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. Another Head of Performance mentioned the importance of giving players choice where they can, so while it is expected that they will wear their Firstbeat Sports Sensors in pitch-based training, they are given the option in other circumstances.

Motivation

First Beat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The Return-to-Play process, or indeed any conditioning program that is not in the form of the athlete’s sport, can be a challenge to manage. Questions such as how much should my athlete do, what activities should we do, and how this compares to the demands of their sport can be difficult to answer.

Sports

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As coaches, we all want to win. While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport. While in-season, your athletes will adapt to the rigors of practices and games, often reaching peak physical conditioning for that sport. This is dangerous.

Strength

MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. Perhaps the most important goal for coaches is developing the movement skills of their athletes. Let’s say you’re a lacrosse coach teaching a player to shoot the ball on goal. The answer is simple, right?

Coaching

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Top 7 Most Popular Sports in Texas: Some of These Might Surprise You! Texas is passionate about sports - but what are the most popular sports in Texas? Read on to find out - including all the latest stats and facts about viewership, fans and big moments in Texas sporting history!

Sports

AASP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Mental blocks occur in various spaces within sport performance. Athletes within all levels of sport, ranging from professionals to youth performers, have endured mental struggles. </p> I am going to upset my coach. His B-circle involves his coach. What is my dad going to say?”

Psychology

First Beat

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Preparing for each game is perhaps one of the most important considerations when coaches are planning their weekly training schedule, as they aim to arrive at game day with players as fresh as possible. Athlete Tapering FAQs All Endurance Coaches Need to Know. Training Peaks: Coach Blog. Training Effect and TRIMP.

Endurance

First Beat

MARCH 28, 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). In addition to lifting, I include extra aerobic endurance training on a stationary bike, chosen for its low joint impacts.

Movement

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. “

Strength

AKA Sports

AUGUST 1, 2024

When riding the wave of a 20-year journey, numerous nuggets of information -- lessons, observations, ideas, and in my case, youth sport characteristics -- get lost along the way*. Travis Rogers is a former D1 baseball catcher, turned Coach, and tremendous father of 2 5-star athletes.

Recreation

The Sporting

JUNE 8, 2023

Read everything you need to know about this fascinating sport before you get started! A roller derby game in full swing Roller derby is a thrilling and super-competitive sport that can be as exciting to play as it is to watch. This forever changed the course of the sport! But this is not to say that you can’t play!

Sports

Better Coaching

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Football has long been a staple in American sports culture, inspiring passion, teamwork, and perseverance. But as much as we revere the game, it’s important to recognize that sports research and medical developments are changing the game. So tell us now, coach, is it really necessary for young kids to play tackle football?

Middle School

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. However, most supporters will argue it was on the sideline where Cruyff crafted his enduring legacy at the Nou Camp. I'm always looking."

Creativity

AKA Sports

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Sports, Games, enrichment activities, movies, meeting new friends for life… of course that’ll all be there too! Please, spend more quality time with your kids in sport and recreation activities. AKA will not run programs, with coaches only, working with your 2 & 3 year olds. Of course we want your business.

Recreation

Magnus Health

JULY 12, 2024

And the benefits couldn’t be better — participation in sports can improve academic achievement and overall self-esteem, and athletes are more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors than their non-athlete peers. It’s up to the coach and athletic staff to establish a positive team culture. Many also felt mentally exhausted.

Wellness

PLT4M

JANUARY 12, 2024

A well-structured strength and conditioning program can enhance strength, power, speed, agility, capacity, and endurance while reducing the risk of injury. For years, coaches managed their program design with Excel templates. With Excel, coaches could write training programs with exercises, sets, reps, and percentages.

Strength

First Beat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Heart rate data forms the basis of multiple performance metrics used in professional sports. Firstbeat Sports sensors have been proven to provide superior accuracy over data from sensors in heart rate vests. How do these differences in accuracy show up in the data results that coaches rely upon to support their decision-making?

Physiology

Player Development Project

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

PDP Co-Founder Dave Wright & Positive Psychology expert Lara Mossman discussing how to control emotions in sports. The post How to control your emotions in sports: Help yourself and your players stay clear-headed appeared first on Player Development Project. But that doesn’t mean we can’t help. And this education.

Psychology

The Sporting

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Some have yet to even reach the sport’s biggest game. At the risk of alienating 12 NFL team fan bases from future Sporting Blog articles. However, the Jaguars have endured some heartbreak in their 26 seasons playing in the league. The Lions, founded in 1930, is one of the sports most historic franchises.

Endurance

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Long jump is an incredible sport full of ups and downs for athletes and spectators alike. Fast forward to the present, and it's become one of the most captivating sports to catch on TV. Sullivan Award and BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 1991. Post-retirement, Mike Powell became a sports analyst for Yahoo!

Achievement

PLT4M

JANUARY 11, 2024

When it comes to school fitness facilities, the weight room stands out as a hub for students to build strength, endurance, and confidence. Whether you’re a PE teacher, a coach, or a school administrator, understanding and implementing safety protocols is key to fostering a positive and safe weight training experience for students.

Schooling

PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2024

And while professional players have access to any army of strength coaches and specialists, many high school programs are in search of off season basketball workouts for young basketball players looking to take their game to the next level. The high school weight room unlocks new levels of success for high school athletes.

High School