The 10-Step High-Performance Profiling Pathway
In elite athletic environments (Premier League football, Premiership/IRFU/Springbok rugby, GAA, ATP/WTA tennis, and Olympic athletics), performance testing cannot be restricted to a single modality. Just Kinetics organizes high-performance evaluation into a continuous 10-step evidence pathway:
Multi-Sport High-Performance Profiling
Premier League, EFL, WSL & PSL
Profiling eccentric hamstring strength (Hecc:Qcon≥ 1.0) at 240°/s to mitigate hamstring strain injuries during maximal acceleration/deceleration, and adductor-to-abductor torque ratios (ADD:ABD ≥ 90%) for groin strain risk management.
Premiership, URC & Springboks
Quantifying trunk extensor/flexor work capacity (RUPWE protocol: 6,000 J at 10°/s) to evaluate core muscular endurance under scrum compressive loads, alongside quadriceps eccentric braking capacity for collision absorption.
GAA Inter-County & Club
Addressing high annual ACL injury incidence across Gaelic games. Testing quadriceps and hamstring peak torque symmetry (LSI > 90%) and dynamic hamstring deceleration capacity to protect the knee joint during high-speed cutting and single-leg landing.
ATP/WTA, ECB & Cricket SA
Testing shoulder internal/external rotation torque ratios (ERecc:IRcon≥ 1.0) for overhead service deceleration in tennis, fast-bowling lumbar work capacity in cricket, and rotator cuff balance.
UK Athletics & ASA South Africa
Measuring explosive Rate of Force Development (RFD) and Time to Peak Torque (< 150 ms) across high angular velocities (240°/s to 300°/s) to optimize terminal swing phase hamstring eccentric braking during top-speed sprinting.
Netball Superleague & Basketball
Evaluating eccentric quadriceps braking capacity and ankle inversion/eversion balance to protect female athletes against sudden foot-plant deceleration ACL injuries and recurrent lateral ankle instability.