Learn how to calculate the Reactive Strength Index with three different jump testing methods. Reactive strength is an essential physical...

This post explains how to calculate and use the Eccentric Utilization Ratio (EUR) from squat jump and countermovement jump data.

This post explores the potential for screening tests to predict sports injury and how they fit into an injury risk minimization framework.

The following excerpt is taken from the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Shoulders'.

This post delve into the significance of RFD, explore how it is calculated, and discuss its practical applications.

This post explains the science underpinning isometric strength training and four key reasons why they have become so popular.

This blog post delves into the usefulness of impulse in the Nordic hamstring exercise, exploring its definition and how it can be used.

I discuss five key ways sports technology enhances team training, and their potential pitfalls.

This post compares the two prevalent methods for calculating jump height: flight time and impulse momentum.

This article explores which sports science measures matter most in football (soccer).

This excerpt is taken from the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Preseason', which covers the fundamentals of planning preseason.

With strictly one game a week, the remaining six days must be expertly managed to balance training load and recovery.

This article delves into the science behind Myocene and its potential application in athlete monitoring programmes.

Here we delve into different ways to test hamstring muscle strength.

Here we introduce our new publication in IJSPP: Predicting Soccer Players’ Fitness Status Through a Machine-Learning Approach

This video delves into the methodology of various jump tests including the countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), and drop jump (DJ).

In this video, I discuss calculating athlete asymmetries, including all the 'Calculation Conundrum' equations.

Our new publication Monitoring Readiness to Train and Perform in Female Football: Current Evidence and Recommendations for Practitioners

Force plate technology is widely used across sports & biomechanics labs to test athletic capacities. Go inside the technology in this video.

In this video, we discuss how to use timing gates, and the SmartSpeed system from VALD Performance.