Firstbeat Sports Podcast

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• Data-Driven Football Performance in Bundesliga - with Jonas Bode, Lead Performance Coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach 08.05.2026 28мин

  Jonas Bode is a performance coach working with the first team at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.He has built his career through the German football system, starting in youth development at Carl Zeiss Jena, then moving to Bayern Munich’s academy, before progressing to Borussia Mönchengladbach where he worked with the U23 team and now the first team.Jonas is responsible for load management, training planning, and integrating physiological data into daily coaching decisions. His work focuses on balancing training intensity, supporting communication with coaches and players, and applying data from tools such as heart rate monitoring and GPS. Jonas’s career path and transition to the first team (1:31)  Role and responsibilities in load management and planning (2:25)  How Firstbeat was implemented and integrated into daily workflow (7:04)  Using heart rate data to guide rest and training decisions (8:33)  Weekly microcycle and training structure (8:33)  Submaximal fitness testing: why, how, and when (12:12)  How testing data informs training adjustments (17:15)  Building player and coach buy in using physiological data (19:01)  Key metrics used in practice: high intensity minutes and TRIMP (20:52)  Managing data overload and focusing on key parameters (22:37)  Future needs for monitoring and real time data quality (24:43)
• 20: Data Driven Training in UFC – with Roman Fomin, Director of Sport Science at Ultimate Fighting Championship – Ep. 20 25.05.2023 49мин

  Roman Fomin is the Director of Sport Science at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is based at the UFC APEX, a state-of-the-art, 130,000-square-foot production facility in Las Vegas that opened in 2019.
• 19: Optimizing Hydration, Salt Intake and Load Management with Professional Athletes – with Tamara Hew-Butler, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Wayne State Warriors – Ep. 19 29.03.2023 36мин

  Dr Tamara Hew-Butler is a podiatric physician and associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Topics of this episode include hydration, internal and external load, salt intake and combining the art of coaching with science.
• 18: Using Technology to Reduce Injuries – with Steve Chouinard, Associate Athletic Director for Health and Performance, Colgate Raiders – Ep. 18 15.12.2022 24мин

  In this episode, we’re chatting with Steve Chouinard about reducing injury risks with tech in elite sports. Steve is Associate Athletic Director for Health and Performance at Colgate Athletics.
• 17: 5 Consecutive Championship Wins and the Growth of NCAA Ice Hockey - With Katie Delude, Northeastern University Women's Ice Hockey – Ep. 17 14.06.2022 35мин

  On the line today is Katie Delude. Katie is Head Athletic Trainer at Northeastern University where she works with the women’s ice hockey team who have won five championships in a row since 2018. She talks about the state of college hockey and its future, to ice or not to ice injuries, what is the most useful Firstbeat metric for Katie and how to get the most out of data with teamwork.
• 16: Real-time Training Guidance and Better Athlete Relationships - With Jaime Fernandez, University of Arizona Women's Basketball – Ep. 16 17.06.2021 32мин

  On the line today is Jaime Fernandez. Jaime is the Assistant Director of Olympic Sports at the University of Arizona where he works specifically with the Wildcats Women's Basketball program. He talks about the importance of being persistent, the role of technology in S&C, return to play protocol with Firstbeat Sports, teams historical NCAA tournament, and matching the intensity from games in drills.
• 15: From Club Team to Big 10 Champions - with Cam Davidson, Penn State Ice Hockey – Ep. 15 27.11.2020 48мин

  Penn State’s Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement talks about the program’s transition from club level to Division I, the traits of elite student-athletes, and how monitoring intensity helps build a winning program.
• 15: Welcome to the Firstbeat Sports Podcast 20.08.2020 1мин

  We talk with coaches and sports scientists to explore the latest in performance monitoring and how it is making a difference in NCAA and pro sports alike. We’re going to connect you with practical advice from the best in the business to help you take your athletes to the next level.www.firstbeat.com/sports
• 14: Supporting players during COVID-19 – with Stephen Volek, Head S&C Coach, Binghamton Devils – Ep. 14 08.06.2020 26мин

  The Binghamton Devils S&C coach talks the impact of the Coronavirus, handling the grueling AHL schedule, position-specific data, and working with the New Jersey Devils to create a consistent strength and conditioning program.
• 13: Training During the Coronavirus Pandemic – with Martin Spohrer, Eintracht Frankfurt - Ep. 13 06.05.2020 21мин

  The Eintracht Frankfurt Strength and Conditioning coach discusses the changes to training and procedure caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, keeping players engaged, and how he acclimatizes new signings to ‘Bundesliga fitness’.
• 12: Achieving Recovery in Elite Alpine Skiing – with Darrell Gray, Burke Mountain Academy – Ep. 12 24.03.2020 32мин

  The High Performance Director of the leading ski racing academy in the United States talks developing Olympic athletes, prioritizing recovery, and the unique, as well as transferable, lessons from 20 years in alpine ski coaching.
• 11: Firstbeat Sports Podcast – The Best of Episodes 1-10 - Ep. 11 13.02.2020 24мин

  A round up of the best bits from the first 10 episodes of the Firstbeat Sports Podcast. Featuring discussions from the worlds of baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, and more.
• 10: Building a Performance Infrastructure in Serie A – with Ed Lippie, AS Roma – Ep. 10 20.12.2019 24мин

  The Senior Performance Advisor discusses performance infrastructure at one of Europe’s leading soccer clubs, plus the links between performance in sports and business.
• 9: A Holistic Approach to Athlete Development – with Mark Egner, William & Mary Field Hockey 20.11.2019 35мин

  The William and Mary Field Hockey associate coach discusses team culture, load management, coaching in Europe and the U.S., and more.
• 8: From the NFL to 70 College Campuses, Lessons From Elite Coaches – Benjamin Jensen, Firstbeat - Ep. 8 03.10.2019 23мин

  Working with elite pro and college programs for over six years means Firstbeat Sports’ Director of North American Sales, Benjamin Jensen, has seen a lot of changes. He reveals his biggest insights to us.
• 7: Using Data to Start Key Discussions with Your Athletes – with Jen Mavis, UMBC Soccer - Ep. 7 19.08.2019 25мин

  UMBC Women’s Soccer's Assistant Coach talks about preventing soft tissue injuries, building trust between coach and athlete + more.
• 6: Training Load and Recovery in MLB Minor Leagues – with Pat Trainor, Tampa Bay Rays - Ep. 6 27.06.2019 30мин

  The Tampa Bay Rays Minor League S&C Coordinator discusses developing future MLB talent, individualizing training for different positions, the use of HR data in baseball + more.
• 5: How to Train Smarter – with Jeff Nevolo, South Carolina Women’s Tennis - Ep. 5 10.06.2019 20мин

  The secrets behind an historic season for the South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Tennis program. Jeff discusses ‘train less, rest more’, building a culture, and using internal load data.
• 4: The Role of the Modern Athletic Trainer – with Andy Bliz, Buffalo Men's Basketball - Ep. 4 30.04.2019 24мин

  Andy is here to discuss the role of an athletic trainer in DI sports, why he promotes a proactive rather than reactive approach to sports medicine, and the value of data in informing coaching decisions and the return to play protocol.
• 3: Training Loads in Mid-major Basketball – with Henry Barrera, Liberty Men's Basketball - Ep. 3 15.03.2019 20мин

  Liberty Men's Basketball is Atlantic Sun Conference champions and 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifiers. Henry discusses creating a winning culture, quantifying training loads and securing athlete buy-in to data.