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Measuring Sleep to Help Manage Athletic Performance

First Beat

We all know that sleep is an essential piece of everyday life if you want to remain fit and healthy. They also include accelerometer data which is used to assess when the athlete is actually asleep. The challenge with that approach, however, is that it can be quite difficult to separately assess the two aspects of sleep.

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How To Support A Growth Mindset In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

adequate nutrition, sleep, fitness”; and Psychological Well-Being : “ e.g. positive and realistic self-statements and realistic self-appraisal of performance quality”. Feeling anxious before, during, or after a performance is a natural response from our nervous system that is just trying to prime us to be able to face challenging situations.

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How a Good Athlete Management System Benefits Teams and Coaches

First Beat

These tools are designed to optimize performance, recovery, and overall wellness by offering actionable insights drawn from metrics like training load, physiological performance, recovery status, and fitness trends. Assessing recovery , helping coaches identify when an athlete needs rest to prevent injuries or burnout.