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ATHLETE PERFORMANCE TRAINING

Train For Your Sport.

Build physical qualities around the movement demands, energy systems and performance requirements of the sport. EVOLVE Sport-Specific Performance helps connect testing, training and athletic development without losing the athlete's individual needs.

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From a test to a sport plan.

Sport-specific training begins by understanding the physical qualities and movement demands that matter most. EVOLVE connects assessment results with purposeful development and progressive sport transfer.

Performance Driven
Sport Specific
Movement Focused
Progressive Development
THE SPORT PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

Build For The Game.

Training is organised around the qualities that influence movement, execution and performance in sport.

Speed

Acceleration & Speed

Develop first-step speed, acceleration, sprint mechanics and repeatable high-speed movement for sport.

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Strength

Sport Strength

Build usable force through progressive strength training while respecting the movement demands of the sport.

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Power

Explosive Power

Develop jumping, bounding, throwing and rapid force production where explosive actions influence performance.

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Agility

Change of Direction

Improve braking, re-acceleration, lateral movement and reactive movement for multidirectional sport.

CODAgilityLateral
Endurance

Sport Conditioning

Develop the energy-system capacity needed to repeat sport actions while managing intensity and recovery.

ConditioningRepeat EffortRecovery
Mobility

Movement Quality

Maintain useful mobility, stability and movement control so athletes can express physical qualities efficiently.

MobilityStabilityControl
SPORT DEMANDS

Train The Requirements.

The same physical quality can look different depending on the sport, position, event and competition environment.

Football / Soccer

Acceleration, repeated sprint ability, change of direction, power and aerobic recovery.

Speed • Agility • Conditioning

Basketball

Short accelerations, jumping, landing, lateral movement, repeated efforts and power.

Power • Agility • Speed

Athletics

Event-specific speed, power, running mechanics, strength and energy-system development.

Speed • Power • Running

Volleyball

Jump power, landing control, short movement bursts, reaction and repeated explosive actions.

Jump • Power • Agility

Racquet Sports

Reactive movement, acceleration, braking, lateral speed, rotational power and repeat-effort capacity.

Reaction • COD • Power

Individual Sports

Adapt the training emphasis to the event's technical, physical and competition-specific demands.

Specificity • Strength • Endurance
HOW TO BUILD THE PROGRAM

Specificity With Structure.

Sport-specific training should progress from physical foundations toward meaningful performance transfer.

Four-Stage Development

01

Assess

Identify strengths, limitations and the physical qualities most relevant to the athlete's sport.

02

Develop

Build the required strength, speed, power, mobility and conditioning qualities progressively.

03

Integrate

Increase movement specificity and combine physical qualities in patterns relevant to the sport.

04

Transfer

Apply developed qualities to sport situations while managing total training and competition load.

Key Training Variables

  • Position / Event: Adapt the physical emphasis to the athlete's actual role and event.
  • Intensity: Match training intensity to the quality being developed.
  • Volume: Progress workload without unnecessarily increasing fatigue.
  • Recovery: Balance physical development with sport practice and competition.
  • Specificity: Increase sport relevance as the athlete progresses.
  • Testing: Retest key qualities to evaluate whether training is producing useful change.
TESTING → TRAINING CONNECTION

Measure. Train. Transfer.

Use completed EVOLVE tests to identify the physical qualities that need development, then connect those results to the appropriate training pathway.

10m Sprint TestAcceleration 30m Sprint TestSpeed Vertical JumpExplosive power Standing Broad JumpHorizontal power Illinois AgilityChange of direction T-TestLateral agility Beep TestAerobic capacity Yo-Yo TestIntermittent endurance
THE PERFORMANCE LOOP

Build. Apply. Retest.

Sport-specific development becomes more useful when the athlete can see how physical qualities change over time.

Performance Loop

01

Calculate

Understand baseline measures and useful performance indicators.

02

Test

Measure physical qualities using standardised EVOLVE testing protocols.

03

Train

Target the physical qualities that matter for the athlete's performance demands.

04

Track

Compare future results and adjust training priorities as performance develops.

Coach Decision Points

  • What physical quality is limiting performance?
  • How important is that quality for the athlete's sport or position?
  • What training method can develop it without compromising sport practice?
  • How will improvement be measured?
  • When should the athlete be retested?
  • Has the physical improvement transferred into better sport performance?
THE EVOLVE PERFORMANCE PATHWAY

Measure. Understand. Evolve.

EVOLVE connects sport-specific assessment, purposeful training and performance history so physical development can become a continuous process.

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