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Speed Gates & Biomechanical Testing

How fast you move — and how you move. SmartSpeed timing gates quantify your speed system, while biomechanical analysis shows the movement patterns behind the numbers.

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What We Test

SmartSpeed Timing Gates

Wireless gates for 5, 10, 20 and 30 metre splits: acceleration, maximum velocity, deceleration and change-of-direction testing. We also calculate sprint momentum (body mass x velocity) — the number that matters most for contact-sport readiness.

Biomechanical Analysis

Detailed analysis of how you sprint, jump, cut and land: joint angles, force absorption, left-right movement asymmetry and technique patterns that force plates and gates can't see on their own.

Sport-Specific Field Testing

Testing at the speeds and patterns your sport actually demands — agility circuits, repeated-sprint profiles and position-specific movement screens, on grass or on the pitch.

Why Speed & Movement Data Matters in Rehab

Sprint and change-of-direction testing is where "tissue healed" becomes "athlete ready".

Hamstring Return

Progressive sprint exposure is the final gold-standard test for the hamstring. Gate splits show exactly where in the acceleration curve you're losing capacity — and whether it's safe to progress.

Hamstring Rehab →

ACL & Knee Return

Cutting, decelerating and change-of-direction mechanics, benchmarked against your opposite limb and pre-injury profile, before clearance to full contact.

ACL Management →

Ankle & Calf Return

Multi-directional speed, hopping and landing mechanics to confirm the calf-Achilles complex and ankle stability handle elite-level demand.

Ankle & Calf Rehab →

The Speed Testing System

1

Your acceleration curve, top speed, momentum and movement asymmetries are captured and stored — the reference profile for every future re-test and return-to-play decision.

2

We compare your numbers to the physical demands of your sport and position — so "match fit" is defined by data, not by how long you've been training.

3

Targeted sprint, plyometric and agility development closes the gaps the data found — integrated with your strength and tissue-capacity work rather than bolted on.

4

Speed splits, momentum and movement quality are re-tested every 4-6 weeks. You return to competition when your profile matches your sport's demands — measured, not guessed.

Our Principle

The injured tissue must have capacity — and the whole system must have speed. We measure both.

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Baseline your splits and movement profile, or benchmark your return from injury — objective data, clear next steps.

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