Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But in order to realize these savings, we need a national strategy for fitness. The strategy must be comprehensive with the goal of establishing a national identity that includes fitness, health and physical competence. Our national identities must become tied in with fitness. How much can a national fitness strategy save?

Fitness

First Beat

MAY 20, 2024

Firstbeat Technologies and elite Finnish ice hockey team KalPa have entered into a new three-year partnership agreement that will see the organization utilize Firstbeat Sports for their U20 team for the first time in addition to their men’s professional team.

Sports

First Beat

JUNE 25, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Sideline Sports which provides a complete software solution for more than 2,000 sports clubs globally. The integration will allow a streamlined workflow for teams to share physiological performance insights to all stakeholders within the organization.

Sports

First Beat

AUGUST 4, 2023

Firstbeat is delighted to announce its recent API integration partnership with Stretch On Sense who provide active intelligence to elite sports teams via their innovative product, Hat-TriQ. About Firstbeat: Firstbeat provides advanced performance analytics for more than 1,000 sports teams around the world.

Sports

Physical Education Update

AUGUST 20, 2022

Unfortunately, the administrators who make educational policy are often academics with no grounding in physical fitness—their decisions are based on efficiency rather than sound physiological principles. Stewart, “Games children should play,” from Running Through My Mind, Victoria: 3S Fitness Group Ltd.,

Physical Education

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. 2016); an individual with greater cardiovascular fitness is able to recovery quicker than someone of lower fitness.

Coaching

First Beat

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Firstbeat Technologies and ice hockey team Vaasan Sport have signed a three-year cooperation agreement. Vaasan Sport is a professional ice hockey team competing in the elite Finnish league, Liiga. The agreement sees Vaasan Sport investing in the development of both elite players and the U20 team using the Firstbeat Sports platform.

Sports

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.

Physical Education

First Beat

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Sydney Swans have entered a three-year partnership with Firstbeat Sports which will see them utilize the athlete performance management platform for its professional men’s team. There has been an increasing interest for accurate and actionable physiological data among professional teams in 2023 and that’s our specialty.

Physiology

First Beat

JUNE 21, 2023

Tappara’s pro team has already been a Firstbeat client since 2020, but with the new agreement, Tappara will also use Firstbeat Sports for use with their junior U18-U20 teams in addition to the league team. Firstbeat Sports provides physiological insights on player development and physiological requirements in different age groups.

Physiology

First Beat

MARCH 9, 2022

Firstbeat Sports will be participating in the Sports Conference, “Technology in Sports: How to Secure Peak Athletic Performance” , powered by Movella. Kinduct , a Firstbeat Sports API partner, along with Xsens are the main organizers of the conference.

Sports

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). In this article, Domenik shares practical advice and tips on using Firstbeat to help identify trends in player fitness.

Fitness

First Beat

JUNE 10, 2024

Through this agreement, Kiekko-Espoo will utilize the Firstbeat Sports Premium+ package to optimize their performance both on and off the ice. For me, it was very clear from the beginning that also at Kiekko-Espoo we need to take advantage of the physiological analytics of Firstbeat. I have been using Firstbeat since 2006.

Sports

The Sporting

JUNE 19, 2024

There’s a rise in female footballers with ACL injuries — here’s why Football is a physically demanding sport that’s mainly played on the forefoot, with knee bent, and with every muscle surrounding the knee working hard. Poorly fitted football boots that aren’t designed with a woman’s foot, gait or body in mind are a problem.

Biomechanics

First Beat

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Firstbeat is excited to announce a new multi-year agreement with SS Lazio that will see the Serie A side use Firstbeat Sports for another three years, following a successful partnership that began in 2020. The Italian club will continue to utilize the Firstbeat Sports athlete performance management platform until 2026.

Sports

First Beat

OCTOBER 26, 2022

On the partnership, Firstbeat’s Director of Sports, Veli-Pekka Kurunmäki , says: “Firstbeat Sports are delighted to integrate with Iterpro. The integration will allow a streamlined workflow for teams to share the physiological performance insights to all stakeholders within the organization.

Sports

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. Over 23,000 athletes representing over 1,000 teams around the world rely on Firstbeat Sports for their advanced physiological metrics.

Sports

First Beat

MARCH 22, 2022

Firstbeat Sports is participating in the first-ever Nordic Football Conference on May 11-12, 2022. Firstbeat Sports will also showcase our solution as part of the social program. The session will be led by Dr. Christoph Rottensteiner , Manager, Professional Sports Sales Europe at Firstbeat. Register for the conference!

Sports

First Beat

JUNE 6, 2022

The Bavarian Football Association (Bayerischer Fußball-Verband; BFV) has confirmed a partnership with Firstbeat Sports to use their athlete monitoring solution as part of their education system in the areas of training load and recovery management. The BFV is the largest of the 21 regional football associations in Germany, with more than 1.6

Sports

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sleep Education In Schools Where do sleep lesson plans fit into the school day? Incorporating sleep lesson plans into PE and health is also a natural fit. Consider sleep as a natural performance enhancer that can give you the edge in both sports and academics. European Journal of Sport Science, 13(3), 403-419.

Immune system

Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were several publications explaining how to use them, reasons for their use, and their teaching benefits, particularly in the sport of soccer/football (see e.g. Wade, 1967; Worthington, 1974) where they were used to teach attack, defence and transition principles of play.

Conditioning

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.

Sports

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This article will move through the five domains covered in the Guidelines Recommendations and Adaptations Including Disability (GRAIDs) to provide a comprehensive approach to ensuring your fitness center is accessible and welcoming to all individuals, including those with a disability. Consider all different types of disability.

Fitness

First Beat

JULY 19, 2023

The Athletik Konferenz is one of the most important cross-sports events in Europe for competitive sports, focusing on new and innovative training approaches as well as new methods, concepts, and philosophies. The post Firstbeat Sports Team Attending 2023 Athletik-Konferenz appeared first on Firstbeat.

Sports

First Beat

AUGUST 21, 2023

The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. In addition, I’ll provide some thoughts from practitioners working on the front-line in order to help your form your own ideas that fit the context of your specific group.

Motivation

Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

What process does Fig 1 best fits; 1) The teacher’s thinking process when approaching a learning design? This totally doesn’t explain whatever physiological/biological processes that needs to take place within the person in sync with its interaction of the world. Or is it vice versa? 2) Or is it better to consider the opposite flow?

Physical Education

MSU

MARCH 29, 2021

In an effort to meet the needs of our students and to address the issues of sport, we are launching two new courses in the Sport Coaching and Leadership program in Summer 2021 (May 17 – August 16). Sociocultural Issues for Sport Practitioners – KIN 846. The Sport Enterprise – KIN 851.

Coaching

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. These metrics support decision-making and facilitate effective athlete and team performance management.​

Physiology

First Beat

APRIL 19, 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). Live monitoring provides real time data on athlete’s physiological responses to training which allows coaches to make immediate adjustments if necessary.

Physiology

First Beat

MAY 23, 2024

Investing in the athlete pathway is a crucial long-term investment, and for younger players, Firstbeat provides systematic information and support regarding players’ physical development and physiological requirements at various stages of growth.

Physiology

First Beat

JANUARY 4, 2024

Seinäjoen Peliveljet (SPV) has confirmed they will continue to invest in athlete development through the use of the Firstbeat Sports platform. ” Firstbeat Sports is an athlete performance management platform that provides coaches with data to support coaching decisions and is an effective tool in assisting athlete development.

Physiology

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. Tracking the Conditioning state of the Individual/Team by Comparing the Same Drill/Exercise Over Time Incorporating sub-maximal runs and fitness tests.

Conditioning

First Beat

OCTOBER 14, 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). If you study table 1, and only look at the practice loads of that particular player you can get a pretty good idea of his physiological fingerprint.

Psychology

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. Lastly, there is the added complication of student-athletes on different sports and team schedules.

High School

First Beat

MARCH 10, 2022

As part of sleep awareness week , March 13-19, it seems a good time to have a look at the subject and how you can utilize Firstbeat Sports to monitor your athletes’ sleep habits. We all know that sleep is an essential piece of everyday life if you want to remain fit and healthy. Available with Firstbeat Sports Premium and Premium+.

Nervous system

Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

There are also various different facets of talent, encompassing physical, physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial components. And of course in the context of the sport, talent is expressed in terms of technical skills and tactical acumen - above all, can they play ? A similar trend is seen with endurance events of longer distance.

Physiology

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Physiological Connections A researcher at Columbia University , found direct connections between physical activity and brain health. Skillastics® has multiple solutions to fit your physical activity program needs. But the connection to how the brain and physical activity work together goes much deeper.

Movement