Case Study: Firstbeat improves athlete recovery and training load management with CoachMePlus

Firstbeat - Customer Case Study

Firstbeat, a leader in heart rate monitoring and heart rate variability analytics, wanted to help coaches and sports organizations better understand internal training load, recovery, and how athletes respond to workload. The challenge was turning large amounts of messy physiological data into concise, actionable insights that could support training decisions, return-to-play planning, and day-to-day player management.

CoachMePlus used Firstbeat’s heart rate monitoring and 24-hour recovery tracking to centralize athlete data and visualize key performance indicators for coaches and players. This helped teams monitor training effect, manage individual workloads more precisely, and adjust practice timing based on recovery status. In one example, a team modified its pre-game preparation after Firstbeat data showed hard sessions were hurting first-period performance, and the team then won 10 games in a row.

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VELI-PEKKA KURUNMÄKI

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE