Firstbeat at IUSCA Virtual Conference 2021

Firstbeat is excited to be a sponsor of the 2021 IUSCA Virtual Conference.

The IUSCA Virtual Conference 2021 is a live event on August 20 and will feature keynote presentations, exclusive research from the International Journal of Strength and Conditioning and product demos by leading sport science companies. 

Firstbeat Sports will be represented by James Wagenschutz, Key Account Manager North America. James has over 20 years of experience working with U.S. Soccer Youth National Teams, Olympic, Collegiate, and Youth athletes and coaches as a coach educator, sports scientist, strength & conditioning coach, scout and team coach.

James will be presenting his talk, ‘Planning a Preseason for Team Sports: Application of Heart Rate To Measure Intensity’. Topics are:

• A brief overview of planning a team’s preseason using objective information
• Practical scenarios showing how heart rate data can help reduce the risk of injuries and optimize training in the early stages of a season

More information on how to sign up for the event can be found here. 

About IUSCA: The International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA) is a non-profit company, founded in 2019. The IUSCA has been developed to support the growing area of strength and conditioning (S&C) around the world. 

About Firstbeat: Firstbeat Sports is a single-platform athlete-monitoring solution that provides data on training loads, intensity, fitness testing, performance readiness, stress and recovery in one place. Over 23,000 athletes representing over 1,000 teams around the world rely on Firstbeat Sports for their advanced physiological metrics.