We are excited to announce that the German Ice Hockey Federation will begin using Firstbeat Sports systems for all their national team programs. This includes the elite men’s and women’s teams and age group categories (U16, U18, U20) for those teams. Each team will be be equipped with the Firstbeat Sports Monitor Pack to track training loads and recovery.
“We will use the system to prepare for the Olympic Games and World Championships and to educate our junior teams about finding the optimal balance for training,” says National Coach Stefan Schaidnagel, responsible for training, education and science at DEB.
You might also be interested in
Firstbeat Coach Profile: Raivis Miezans – Dinamo Riga Ice Hockey
Raivis Miezans, the Strength and Conditioning Coach of Dinamo Riga, discusses how he uses Firstbeat Sports with the ice hockey team.
The Pre-season Measurements Already Revealed the Upcoming Challenge in Finding the Balance Between Loading and Recovery
Jokerit Helsinki ice hockey team started to apply Firstbeat Sports in order to be better prepared for tight game rhythm and travelling.
How to Use Training Effect: The Firstbeat Sports Feature that Measures the Impact of Training
In this article, we look at how Training Effect is calculated, the Training Effect scale, and how it is visualized in Firstbeat Sports.