The German Hockey Federation (DHB) and ThermoHuman have reached a partnership agreement to integrate infrared thermography technology into the protocols of their medical and high-performance departments. The main objective of this new strategic alliance is to optimize the workload management of their players ahead of demanding international tournaments.

Elite hockey is a sport of a unilateral nature that forces athletes to maintain incredibly high-intensity profiles, combining speed, agility, and explosive strength. This level of biomechanical demand, added to the density of current competition schedules, requires exhaustive monitoring of physical condition and increasingly precise, agile, and effective monitoring tools.

To respond to this need, the German Hockey Federation has incorporated ThermoHuman technology. Through the use of thermal cameras and our advanced Artificial Intelligence-based software, the German technical team will be able to quickly, objectively, and non-invasively evaluate their athletes' physiological response to the continuous stress of training.

The implementation of thermography in the national teams' routine will allow their coaching and medical staff to:

• Monitor load assimilation: Early identification of asymmetries and body areas with greater stress resulting from demanding efforts on the pitch.
• Evaluate and personalize recovery: Objectively analyzing the thermal evolution of each athlete to measure the effectiveness of rest strategies and apply the most appropriate specific treatments (cold or heat therapy).
• Individualize physical work: Providing quantitative metrics that facilitate decision-making and the proactive adjustment of workload to the specific needs and real status of each player.

For ThermoHuman, it is a true privilege to start working alongside a world-leading institution like the German Hockey Federation. This partnership reinforces our commitment to applying cutting-edge technology and data analysis to maximize sports performance in top-tier international competition.