In this guest post, Sports Scientist Ashmeet Anand shares how he combines coaching intuition with advanced statistical techniques to transform athletic assessment of force plate data.

This post summarises our new research, supported by FIFA, that provides physical performance testing benchmarks across different levels of participation in women's football.

This post explores the science and application of handheld dynamometry and the VALD DynaMo range.

This PhD Pinboard article by Tzlil Shushan explores how submaximal fitness tests (SMFTs) can be used to reliably and sensitively track...

This post is based on a recent VALD online workshop on Preseason Preparation and the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Preseason',...

This post break downs the complexities of force plate jump testing, guiding practitioners through selecting meaningful metrics from the countermovement jump for physical profiling, fatigue monitoring, and rehabilitation.

This PhD Pinboard article by Paolo Perna explores how staff can better structure hamstring injury RTP decisions using a multi-phase,...

In this post, we’ll explore how to read the force-time curve in detail, highlight what the different phases tell us, and walk through real examples.

This PhD Pinboard article by Nikolaos Asimakidis bridges the gap between fitness testing research and practice in elite soccer, with a focus on test selection, data interpretation, and impactful data visualisation.

This PhD Pinboard article by Georgia Brown tackles the complex, previously under-researched question of how the menstrual cycle affects elite female footballers' performance, recovery, and sleep.

This PhD Pinboard article by Michael Gerhardy explores how wearable technology can be used to monitor neuromuscular fatigue in-situ in team sport athletes, helping sports science practitioners with training load management.

In this post, we’ll explore how to read the force-time curve in detail, highlight what the different phases tell us, and walk through real examples.

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.