Use Case: From Performance Testing to Training, In Real Time, with VALD Performance Data

Athlete development isn’t just about collecting numbers. It’s about understanding how strength, speed, and power evolve over time—and utilizing that insight to inform smarter training.

Performance and coaching staff already run robust testing batteries, but results often live in disconnected tools or spreadsheets. By the time they’re compiled, the moment to act has passed.

The Performance Optimization Solution in iP: Intelligence Platform unifies testing and athlete monitoring to transform raw data into real-time performance insights, fueling targeted interventions, safer progressions, and measurable growth. With VALD Performance integrations, objective testing data flows directly into iP, turning numbers into evidence that drives smarter, faster decisions.

The Challenge

You can’t personalize player development with siloed data.

Without centralized information or dynamic filters, it’s hard to:

• Compare athletes against baselines or teammates quickly and reliably
• Spot trend lines or readiness shifts across weeks and competitive phases
• Connect objective testing markers directly to training plans
• Provide coaches and athletes with clear, trusted evidence 
  
  

What We Hear from Coaching & Performance Staff

• “We run great batteries—but turning them into week-to-week decisions is slow.”
• “We need built-in baselines and peer comps, not another dashboard project.”
• “Speed and strength numbers live outside our performance workflow.”
• “Spreadsheets are holding us back—we need real-time visibility.” 
  
  

The Solution: iP + Vald Performance  for Training Intelligence

With the Performance Optimization Solution in iP: Intelligence Platform, staff gain a unified view of each athlete’s progression. 

VALD integrations—NordBord, ForceFrame, ForceDecks, DynaMo, SmartSpeed—integrate objective testing results directly into iP, sitting alongside training histories, workload data, and performance monitoring to inform smarter decisions.

Building on iP: Intelligence Platform—VALD Integrations

Profile Athletes with Objective Benchmarks

• Use VALD tests for strength, jump, agility, and speed as baseline markers
• Compare athletes across teammates, squads, or units to identify gaps
• Highlight standout physical qualities for positional demands or competitive standards

Track Progression and Development Over Time

• Monitor long-term changes to spot growth or plateaus
• Track percentage changes and trend lines across weeks, months, and competitive phases
• Anticipate fatigue or performance decline before it affects readiness

Integrate Testing Data into Development Plans

• Link VALD results directly to individualized performance goals and training programs
• Adjust workloads and content based on objective progression signals
• Use transparent metrics to show athletes the ‘why’ behind their training progressions 
  
  

See the Performance Testing to Training Workflow