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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.
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“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.
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