field testing
Wrestling Throw Power Test: Grading Explosiveness via Loaded Uchikomi Velocity
Grip tests measure strength, not throw speed. A resistance-band uchikomi protocol grades explosive throwing power from the clinch, with norms and math.
Futsal Small-Court Intermittent Endurance Profiling: Testing Fitness Around the Turn
A futsal intermittent endurance test built around court width and constant cuts, not straight-line pace. Protocol, norms, and interpretation inside.
Anaerobic Shuttle Capacity Test Protocol: Setup, Scoring, and Team-Sport Norms
Your beep test says they're fit. Their fourth cut says otherwise. A 6x20m anaerobic shuttle protocol with work:rest ratios, fatigue index math, and norms.
The Bouldering Lock-Off Test: Measuring Static Hold Time Across Elbow Angles
Most lock-off failures aren't a finger problem. This protocol times static holds at four elbow angles to find exactly where a climber's lock breaks down.
Braking Force and Deceleration Field Test Protocol: Equipment, Steps, and Cutoffs
Sprint speed gets tested every combine day. Braking rarely does. A low-cost field protocol to quantify horizontal braking force, with cutoffs and math.
Double Poling Power Test: Pole Impulse and Left-Right Asymmetry Protocol for Cross-Country Skiers
Roller-ski coaches track watts and split times but rarely test the individual pole. A field protocol to measure per-pole impulse and left-right asymmetry.
Curve Sprint Test for Soccer: Protocol, Radius, and Deficit
A great 20m sprint time can still lose the arcing run to the byline. Get the penalty-arc curve sprint protocol, radius options, and deficit scoring.
Curve-Sprint Timing: Standardizing Radius and Entry Angle
Left curve 0.18s faster than right, every single week? A fixed-radius, fixed-entry-angle curve sprint protocol that stops your cones from lying to you.
Cycling Repeated-Sprint Fatigue Test: Protocol, Power-Decay Scoring, and Norms
One max sprint won't tell you who survives lap nine of a crit. A 10x6s cycling protocol that scores power decay across repeated efforts, with real cutoffs.
Dragon Boat Paddle Power Stroke Test: Tethered Catch-to-Drive Protocol and Left-Right Pairing
A tethered dragon boat paddle power test scores catch-to-drive force, not stroke averages, so left-right paddlers get paired by real numbers.
Field Hockey Drag-Flick Power Test: Measuring Rotational Power and Leg Asymmetry
A big medicine-ball throw score doesn't fix a flick that clips the crossbar. Get the drag-flick-specific power test protocol, reference values, and setup.
Field Hockey Injection Speed Test: Measuring the Penalty Corner Push-In for Timing
A flicker testing at 24 m/s still misses corners when the push-in arrives late or hot. Get the injection speed protocol, real research, and reference points.