Force-plate and VALD testing setup in the ASP lab

Advanced performance testing

What the eye can't see, data can help reveal.

The athlete still has to compete. Our job is to understand the athlete underneath the performance — then decide what is worth developing.

VALD

Deeper analysis, when it is warranted.

Advanced testing is how we look at force, power and symmetry with tools the eye cannot match. It is not the front door. Most athletes should start with the Sports Science Assessment. Sophistication builds credibility — it should not interrupt a proven entry funnel.

Testing can help identify relevant movement or performance factors, including asymmetries where they matter. It cannot predict or guarantee prevention of injury, and we will not market it that way.

ForceDecks

Force-plate testing that helps reveal how an athlete produces and absorbs force — including left/right differences the eye can miss.

DynaMo

Strength dynamometry for a clearer picture of specific force outputs, used to guide development priorities.

The wider VALD battery

Additional neuromuscular and movement tools, selected for the athlete in front of us rather than as a menu to upsell.

ASP indoor performance floor with racks and turf at Wanderers

Identify. Understand. Monitor.

  • Identify development priorities.
  • Understand how the athlete produces and absorbs force.
  • Monitor performance over time as they train.
  • Surface left/right differences where they are relevant.

Force / time

Most athletes start at R750.

Advanced testing is available when the Sports Director recommends it — after we know what we are looking at.