The invention relates to a communication module for personal physical performance monitoring and/or facilitation, and a related system and method. The module comprises means for mounting the communication module to a mounting zone on a sports item, the means for mounting comprising two or more electronic contact terminals for making an electronic contact with the sports item while being mounted thereon. The module additionally comprises a wireless communication unit for communicating with a remote monitoring device, and a processing unit functionally connected to said contact terminals and to said wireless communication unit and capable of processing data received through the contact terminals and/or the wireless communication unit according to data processing instructions. According to the invention, the communication module comprises means for reading an identifier from the sports item while being mounted thereon, and the processing unit is capable of changing said data processing instructions based on the identifier read from the sports item. The invention improved modularity of personal-area sports monitoring systems, for example.
