Managing Athlete Well-Being & Performance – With Michael Vaughan, Merrimack Women’s Ice Hockey Ep. 2
Michael Vaughan, the Director of Women’s Ice Hockey Operations at Merrimack College, talks about the importance of load management with student-athletes.
Investing in Long-Term Player Development with Finnish Ice Hockey Champions Tappara
“I think it’s important to develop the players all the way from a young age progressing towards the elite league. We have a strength and conditioning team that involves coaches from U18 and U20. We meet on a regular basis.”
DEB and Firstbeat Extend Partnership Through 2021
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The German Ice Hockey Federation and Firstbeat Technologies have agreed to extend their current cooperation until the end of 2021.
Getting Started with Firstbeat Sports – Leksands IF User Story
Jesper Gillerås is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Leksands IF, a Swedish ice hockey team competing in the SHL, Sweden’s top-tier league. In this interview, Jesper talks about why…
DEB Secures Individual Training Plans with Sound Data
The German Ice Hockey Federation and Firstbeat have been in close partnership for many years. In this time, an effective routine for the use of the Firstbeat Sports system has…
NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes Agree Three-Year Deal With Firstbeat
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The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a three-year deal to begin using Firstbeat, the leading provider of physiological analytics in sports. The Hurricanes become the 17th NHL franchise to utilize…
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.
Using Firstbeat Technology to Create New Fan Engagement Opportunities
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Firstbeat have worked with Finnish Ice Hockey team JYP Jyväskylä for over a decade and, when the reigning CHL champions ply their trade in the same town, it gives you…
Video: JYP Jyväskylä Players Reveal the Benefits of Player Monitoring
JYP Jyväskylä are showing that a roster who buy into player monitoring on and off the ice can reap the rewards.
Health and Wellness Face Off: German Ice Hockey Federation Employees Explore the Impact of Working in Support of Elite Sports
A Firstbeat project focused on how German Ice Hockey Federation staff, working on behalf of the athletes at an organizational level, were doing.
Two Weeks, Two Scores: John Hayden’s Short But Sweet Journey From NCAA to NHL
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March 11 was a good day to 22-year-old college student John Hayden, but it was the week after that made a remarkable difference in his life. After scoring a goal…
Teams Utilize Heart-rate Monitors | Yale Daily News
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Yale University hockey teams use Firstbeat Sports to support coaching decisions and teach the players. The university newspaper, Yale Daily News, interviewed Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for men’s…