A young footballer standing ready on force plates while a practitioner observes

CH.01Development system

The TIPS Method

One loop, five steps, repeated three times a season. Nothing in it depends on opinion.

Steps in the loop
5
Assessments per season
3
Report turnaround
48 hours
Session time on site
40 minutes

Five steps

Each step produces something the next one needs. Skip one and the loop stops being evidence.

Step 1

Performance assessment

Objective testing using elite sports performance technology. The athlete is measured on force plates, on the strength frame and through timing gates in a single session, under the same protocol every time, so results are comparable across the season.

  • Force plate battery
  • Isometric strength
  • Sprint and agility
  • Standard protocol

Step 2

Performance analysis

Identify movement asymmetries, force production profiles, strength deficits and opportunities for athletic improvement. Raw output becomes a profile: what the athlete does well, where the limiter sits, and how far it is from the squad range.

  • Asymmetry
  • Force profile
  • Strength deficit
  • Squad benchmark

Step 3

Development blueprint

Every athlete receives a personalized development plan based on objective performance data. The blueprint names the priority quality, the training that addresses it and the number that will show whether it worked.

  • Priority quality
  • Target value
  • Training block
  • Review date

Step 4

Performance training

Structured athletic development designed around each player's performance profile. Delivered in blocks, progressed on measured output rather than on how a session felt, and adjusted when the numbers say so.

  • Block structure
  • Load progression
  • Speed exposure
  • Strength work

Step 5

Re-test

Measure progress. Track development. Update the program. Continue improving throughout the season. The re-test is the only step that can confirm the previous four were right, which is why the loop never ends at step four.

  • Same protocol
  • Change over time
  • Program update
  • Next block

CH.02Athlete journey

One season, eight stages

Select a stage to see what happens and what the athlete walks away with.

Stage 01

Pre-season

The season is planned before it is played. We agree the testing calendar with the coaching staff, set the squad groups and confirm which qualities matter most for the age group and playing style.

A plan without a re‑test is just a guess with better formatting.

The loop exists because athletic development is slow, uneven and easy to misread. A player can feel sharper and be producing less force. A player can look heavy and be jumping higher than ever.

Testing the same way, three times a season, is what turns a training program into evidence.

›Same protocol every time
›Same instruments every time
›Change measured, not estimated
A youth athlete airborne above dual force plates with hands on hips during a countermovement jump

Enter the loop at step one

A first assessment takes forty minutes and produces the profile everything else is built on.