VALD Performance provides innovative human-measurement technology to over 1,000 of the world’s most elite sporting teams, universities and defence departments.
04/06/2026
Jabai Performance is a tactical-focused performance organization that assists rural first responder agencies across Northeast Texas. These departments are often resource-constrained and operate with high physical demands, meaning that while workforce readiness and long-term health are high priorities, they can often be challenging to manage.
Read the full Q&A with Hussien Jabai ➡️ https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/9ispojsprf
What does sport science actually look like behind the scenes?
In this episode of , Anna Cruse shares her perspective on building effective sport science systems within collegiate athletics, where success depends just as much on collaboration and communication as it does on data collection.
From creating integrated performance teams and maintaining high standards of data quality to helping coaches make informed decisions, Anna discusses the often unseen work that turns information into action.
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03/06/2026
SAVE FOR LATER 👆
April and May was jam-packed with blogs, Q&As and case studies.
➡️ Defining Reactive Strength with Dr. Lachlan James - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/zsb9wggexr
➡️ Not All Norms Are Created Equal - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/umvct1sp3g
➡️ My Dashboard with Jo Clubb - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/rgtf11w0qy
➡️ Understanding the Eccentric Utilization Ration - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/iwqv1snosb
➡️ Pregnancy and Postpartum in Professional Women's Soccer with Ella Hughes - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/1yujijozru
➡️ How PLNU is Shaping the Future of Strength and Condition Education with Dr. Antonio Squillante - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/dulhotq9su
➡️ Maturity and Nordic Strength in Youth Female Soccer (Hickey et al.) - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/uar3vjtscs
➡️ Bringing Structure to Elite Tactical Assessment with Hussien Jabai - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/5ckq0xsyfz
➡️ Recalibrating DSI with the Isometric Belt Squat - https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/xwgghkzbqe
Portable, easy to set up and built for fast-paced environments — allows teams to collect meaningful movement data and turn it into actionable insights. 🏃
01/06/2026
We are bringing the VALD Practitioner’s Summit to Royal Belgian FA's Proximus Basecamp.
Covering topics from turning data into actionable insights to objective testing in ACL rehab, hamstring injuries, combat sports, match availability decisions and beyond, this one-day event is built for real-world application.
📍 Proximus Basecamp (RBFA), Tubize, Belgium
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
🎤 Jo Clubb, Fearghal Kerin, Conor Heeney, Charle Jaspers, Wouter Blondeel, Frederik Adriaensens, Claudio Palumbo and Joel Petrillo
🎟 Tickets now available:
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We're halfway through Season 3 of ! Which has been your favorite so far? Let us know in the comments ⬇️
All episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or whatever your go-to podcast platform is. You can also catch the full interviews on YouTube if you prefer to watch the conversations unfold.
📣 NEW EPISODE 🎙️What separates good practitioners from great ones in elite sport?
Braylon Tatum joins us on to discuss athlete profiling, objective data and the realities of working in high performance environments.
From managing elite athletes to building systems that support performance and decision-making, this episode is packed with insights for coaches, practitioners and sports scientists looking to better understand modern performance environments.
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🎧Apple: https://apple.pulse.ly/rll5uzceau
27/05/2026
📊 Take a closer look at key insights from our latest My Dashboard feature with Jo Clubb, highlighting a practical team-sport testing framework designed to monitor the broad physical demands athletes face across long and chaotic competitive seasons.
From explosive power and maximal strength to reactive qualities and muscle-group-specific profiling, this dashboard combines CMJ, IMTP, hop testing and targeted strength assessments to help practitioners compare athletes, identify deficits and guide more informed training and rehabilitation decisions.
Read the full article to explore Jo’s complete dashboard approach and how integrated testing data can support clearer performance conversations and better decision-making ➡️ https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/t2tri4jodl
26/05/2026
Turn your technology into a revenue driver.
In The ROI Playbook, Karl Goodman shares three practical models to help you scale your business, improve acquisition and increase client value.
👉 Start the course on VALD Academy: https://vald.pulse.ly/jt7bynhmok
25/05/2026
EUR provides a useful lens into an athlete’s jump performance, but its value is limited when interpreted in isolation. Pairing the ratio with CMJ and SJ outputs allows practitioners to separate performance qualities and become better equipped to answer performance questions.
Read the full article to learn more ➡️ https://valdperformance.pulse.ly/r4hrs58hzk