Genes in Sport

We have often heard or used the phrase “sport, it’s in your DNA”, yet when it comes to sport, this...

Self Confidence and Performance

April 19, 2022 Metrifit

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Confidence is the essential trait that defines each individual’s hope and faith in achieving their goals, that leads to successfully...

Characteristics of an effective coach

February 25, 2022 Metrifit

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It is universally accepted that the role of a coach has a huge influence on sporting success. An athlete may...

Why should you monitor your athletes?

February 21, 2022 Metrifit

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It used to be the case that success in sport was based mostly on natural talent, but as competition developed,...

Your athlete’s lifestyle affects their performance

January 18, 2022 Metrifit

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The Cambridge dictionary defines lifestyle as someone’s way of living; the things that a person usually does An athlete’s lifestyle...

Optimizing the benefits of athlete self-reporting measures

January 10, 2022 Metrifit

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The increasingly scientific approach to sport means that the modern athlete relies on information from a variety of sources in...

The art of breathing

November 29, 2021 Metrifit

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Each of us has the ability to tap into our innate function – the breath – to increase energy and...

Lifestyle stressors and athlete well-being

Lifestyle Profiling: Convert Insights into Action

November 22, 2021 Metrifit

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The importance of monitoring your lifestyle Well-being is complex, encompassing emotional, psychological, and social functioning. Athletes with high well-being perform...

Supplements and the young athlete

November 15, 2021 Metrifit

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All athletes undertake a training program with the ultimate aim of improving their performance. Gaining that extra bit of speed,...

Learning from Metrifit: Sport as Preparation for Life

August 30, 2021 Metrifit

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Sports can do so much. It’s given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation – Mia Hamm There is more to...

Promoting Dialogue: The Importance Of The Coach-Athlete Relationship

July 21, 2021 Metrifit

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The coach and the athlete intentionally develop a relationship, which is characterized by a growing appreciation and respect for each...

Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Sleep/Stress Relationship in Athletes

July 12, 2021 Metrifit

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Sleep is extremely important to me – I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do...

‘Know Thyself’: The importance of Self Knowledge for the Modern Athlete

June 28, 2021 Metrifit

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Developing self-awareness within athletes is, for me, the most important job a sport psychologist has within applied work. Greater self-awareness...

Tokyo 2021: An uncertain Olympics

May 31, 2021 Metrifit

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As the world’s greatest sports event, the Olympics encompasses a vast amount of sporting and athletic activities. The next Olympic...

Breaking the Taboo
How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Athletic Performance

May 24, 2021 Metrifit

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OVERPOWER. OVERTAKE. OVERCOME. – Serena Williams Physical and psychological changes associated with the menstrual cycle It has long been suspected...

Why you should be monitoring athlete well-being

April 19, 2021 Metrifit

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Many factors influence athletic training and performance, and it is essential for coaches and athletes to be aware of the...

The importance of goal setting for athletes

March 16, 2021 Metrifit

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When it comes to the fine margins between success and failure at elite sport level, it is acknowledged that...

Managing athlete stress

February 23, 2021 Metrifit

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Stress, as we all know, is part of every athlete’s life. Whether you are attempting to execute a play to...

Mood State and Performance

February 10, 2021 Metrifit

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Can mood state really affect performance on the field of play in sport? Can feeling happy, sad, anxious, angry or...

Kickstart your season

January 18, 2021 Metrifit

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It has been an eventful 2020 with many additional challenges that none of us foresaw and many of those challenges...

Effects of stress on academic and athletic performance

December 15, 2020 Metrifit

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Although there are many advantages to being a High School or College student, this period of a young person’s life...

Case Study: RPE and training load

May 7, 2020 Metrifit

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Guest Author: Cairbre Ó Cairealláin Following on from his previous blog a view weeks ago which looked at implementing a...

Golfing, Life and Covid-19

April 1, 2020 Metrifit

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Robert Karlsson is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour and currently plays on...

Looking after the health and well-being of your athletes with Metrifit

February 27, 2020 Metrifit

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In the modern sporting world, the gap between winning and losing can come down to fractions of seconds, millimeters, or...

Sleep should be part of your training plan

February 21, 2020 Metrifit

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Asking athletes to play on minimal sleep is the same as asking them to “play with one hand tied behind...

The importance of knowing when an athlete has reached load limit

February 6, 2020 Metrifit

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Ensuring an athlete is in the best possible condition to compete at their best when it matters most is one...

The Sky is the Limit – Altitude Training

January 30, 2020 Metrifit

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Everything can be just that little bit harder at altitude. Yet athletes all across the globe voluntarily subject themselves to...

Mental health needs of elite athletes

December 18, 2019 Metrifit

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Mental illness is probably one of the greatest silent epidemics in our country. It’s a public health issue and now...

December 5, 2019 Fintan McGovern

Leadership today – Team Success and the incomplete leader

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No leader is perfect. The best ones don’t try to be – they concentrate on honing their strengths and find...

News Articles, Performance Monitoring

Former Firmwave CEO to power Metrifit expansion plan

November 25, 2019 Metrifit

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Press Release Former Firmwave CEO and Co-Founder, Fintan McGovern has been announced as Chairman of Louth based health, wellbeing and...

Awareness of risk factors for sports injury is essential

July 17, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Across the world there are millions of people involved in exercise and sport and in the process are enjoying the...

Metrifit chats to Professional Golfer, Robert Karlsson

May 28, 2019 Metrifit

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We were delighted to get the opportunity to have a chat with Professional Golfer Robert Karlsson in London recently. Metrifit...

Interview with JC Anderson

May 1, 2019 Metrifit

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We were delighted to get the opportunity to have a chat with JC Anderson, the Director of the Athletic Training...

Metrifit teams up with Fyffes

September 21, 2017 Metrifit

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[contact-form-7 id=”5629″ title=”Request a Free Demo”] We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Fyffes on an...

Metrifit Webinar Series with special guest Sean Machak

August 17, 2017 Metrifit

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As part of our ongoing commitment to help inform and inspire the coaching community we are delighted to provide a...

Metrifit talks to the coaches:
Derek Bol Webinar

July 27, 2017 Metrifit

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We had a fantastic webinar with special guest Derek Bol and chaired by Dr. Cian O’Neill, Head of The Department...

The overtraining problem and why monitoring is essential

July 18, 2017 Metrifit

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“Overtraining can best be defined as the state where an athlete has been repeatedly stressed by training to the point...

Metrifit talks to the coaches:
Kevin Schultz Webinar

June 29, 2017 Metrifit

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We had a fantastic webinar with special guest Kevin Schultz chaired by Dr. Cian O’Neill, Head of The Department of...

Metrifit features in RTE documentary GAA Nua

June 23, 2017 Metrifit

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A new sports series called ‘GAA Nua’ (For our global readers: Nua means New in the Irish language) was launched...

The Brain Always Wins Webinar

March 19, 2017 Metrifit

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We had a fantastic webinar with special guest renowned sports scientist and clinical sports psychologist Dr. John P. Sullivan chaired...

Chalk talk with Ron McKeefery

October 28, 2016 Metrifit

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Coach Brian Clarke is Head Strength and Conditioning Co-ordinator and Wellness Department Chair at Noblesville High School and is responsible...

Challenges to Effective Athlete Monitoring are Easily Overcome

July 14, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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This article first appeared in the SimpliFaster blog. Achieving success in sport, particularly at the elite level, is a complex...

Bill Besselman joins Metrifit as Chief Strategy Advisor

May 17, 2016 Ann Bruen

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Bill Besselman Chief Strategy Advisor, Metrifit Bill Besselman, former Vice President of Connected Fitness Strategy and Integration, Under Armour joins...

5 reasons to visit our booth (#315) at the CSCCa Annual National Conference

April 28, 2016 Ann Bruen

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The Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) hosts a national conference each year. This year this is taking place...

Invitation to Metrift RTP Webinar

March 18, 2016 Metrifit

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Join Peter Larkin, CEO of Metrifit and Brian Clarke, S&C coach at Noblesville High School, Indiana as they discuss the...

Metrifit provides x-ray vision into lifestyle of student athlete

March 6, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Coaches and athletes all over the world are competing to get that extra edge when it comes to performance. Shaving...

Essential to keep track of factors that impact on performance

March 2, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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There is no doubt that there are many elements that go into ensuring an athlete is a success at an...

Athlete self-report measures

March 1, 2016 Anna Saw

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Is there evidence to jump/stay on the bandwagon? An Athlete self-report measure (ASRM) is any measure where an athlete self-reports...

February 26, 2016 Eunan Whyte

Monitoring sleep is invaluable for a coach

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The life of a modern student athlete may be a very exciting one in terms of competing at new levels...

Harvard-Westlake athletic department expands use of Metrifit and other health technologies for students

January 18, 2016 Metrifit

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When Paige Howard ’17 wakes up, the first thing she does is log into her Metrifit account and record how...

Kerry GAA first to introduce a fully-integrated GPS programme

May 22, 2015 Metrifit

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Kerry has become the first county in Ireland to introduce a fully-integrated GPS programme for its entire senior football squad...

Wisconsin Coach Uses an App That Works More Than Thumb Muscles

April 4, 2015 Metrifit

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Several Wisconsin players are used to the text message that arrives at 11 a.m. Every morning, they are supposed to...

Congratulations to Katie Taylor on winning her 5th world title

November 24, 2014 Metrifit

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Metrifit would like to extend a huge congratulations to Katie Taylor on becoming the AIBA World Elite lightweight champion for...

University of Tennessee Swimmers Win With Metrifit

March 26, 2014 Dan Peterson

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At last weekend’s NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis, ten swimmers and all five relay teams from the...