Assessment & Return to Performance
The Missing Middle
The Gap Between Clearance and True Readiness
Medical clearance does not equal performance readiness. An athlete may be pain-free. Strength may be “within range.” Tissue healing timelines may be complete. Yet competition exposes a different reality — high-speed chaos, reactive decision-making, accumulated fatigue, and repeated high-force demands. This is where reinjury often occurs.
Assessment & Return to Performance Testing exists to close that gap.
The Problem
Clearance Is Not Readiness.
Most athletes return to training cleared, but underprepared. They pass clinical milestones. They fail performance demands.
Traditional assessments rely on:
Strength numbers without context
Movement screens without load
Speed without braking
Power without control
This assessment system is built on our detailed Performance Framework. We do not ask, “Are you healed?” We answer, “Are you prepared to perform?”
The Assessment
What This Assessment Is — and Is Not
This is not rehabilitation. It is not medical treatment, diagnosis, or injury management.
It is a performance-based assessment process designed to evaluate readiness for high-level sport after the conclusion of clinical care.
My role is to assess movement strategy, force characteristics, load tolerance, and decision-making under physical stress.
Collaborates with
- Physiotherapists
- Surgeons
- Strength & Conditioning coaches
- Team performance staff
The goal is alignment — not replacement of medical professionals.
Integration
Assessment Is the Starting Point, Not the End.
Athletes may use this assessment to:
Inform a structured return-to-performance program
Guide in-person or online coaching
Identify readiness gaps before competition
Reduce reinjury risk through targeted development
Assessment without follow-through is incomplete. This system provides both.
Our Tools
Assessment Tools & Equipment
Industry-grade equipment to measure what matters — force, speed, control, and readiness.
Force Platform
Motion Capture
Load Monitoring
Speed Timing
Reactive Testing
Power Diagnostics
The Outcome
The Outcome
The result of this process is clarity.
Athletes and staff receive:
A clear performance profile
Identification of asymmetries or strategic compensations
Defined risk gaps
A targeted return-to-performance progression strategy
Greater confidence in competitive reintegration
The objective is not to eliminate risk — sport always carries risk. The objective is to reduce avoidable risk through informed performance decision-making.
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