Professional athletes must perform at their best at all times and it is the seemingly small details that set them apart from other athletes. At the Sports Science Lab, our team of sports scientists, exercise scientists and biomechanists combine cutting-edge science and evidence-based methodologies to help pro athletes reach the very pinnacle of human performance unique to their genotype-phenotype and sport.

The SSL team uses the most advanced technologies to assess all aspects of athletic performance, ranging from movement patterns of a single muscle to sport-specific movements and reaction times. Results from this analysis are then used to identify areas of imbalances or weaknesses and to develop individualized protocols to maximize athletic performance, ensure faster return to play following an injury and prevent future injuries. By uncovering critical, yet overlooked, areas of athletic performance, our methods can transform a mid-level athlete to an extraordinary one. More importantly, our approach helps athletes identify muscle imbalances before they develop into more serious overuse injuries and therefore has the potential to extend an athlete’s career and change the trajectory of athletic performance in the next decade and beyond.

In addition to physical performance, the SSL team uses neurocognitive and sensory performance technologies to improve focus, visual acuity, timing and coordination. Our unique approach to training ensures that every aspect of athletic performance develops to its full potential, giving our athletes an advantage over their competitors.

Benefits to athletes:

• Gain and maintain a competitive edge
• Improve your athletic appeal
• Train safely and effectively
• Recover faster
• Gain a physical and mental advantage
• Individualized programs developed by top sports science experts

The NFL Combine is a highly competitive environment, in which each athlete is ranked among hundreds of peers. Since the ability to stand out at the combine can be a deciding factor for an athlete’s career, every detail of athletic performance should be addressed during training. At the Sports Science Lab, we use the most advanced technologies to help athletes meet their goals and prepare for the combine.

At the start of the program, SSL experts gather precise performance data for each athlete to identify areas that may need improvement. The data is then used to develop an individualized protocol, focused on optimizing that athlete’s performance while reducing the risk of injury. The SSL team uses a multifaceted approach to athletic development that improves all areas of athleticism, including those tested in the NFL Combine. Our comprehensive program is designed to improve 40-yard dash time, agility, reaction time, footwork, upper body strength, and hand-eye coordination, to name a few, while speeding up recovery from intense exercise and improving strength. By covering all aspects of athletic training, our NFL combine prep program can set athletes apart from their peers at the NFL Combine and help them achieve their career goals.

Benefits to athletes:

• Perform at your best in front of NFL scouts
• Improve 40-yard dash
• Improve upper body strength
• Improve agility and coordination
• Science-based training via SSL’s team of sports scientists
• Recover faster
• Train smarter

At the Sports Science Lab, we understand that scout days and team tryouts can hold the key to your success. The Scout Day Prep Program is designed to prepare athletes for one of the most important events of their athletic careers. The experts at the SSL use state-of-the-art technologies to conduct sport-specific assessments and precisely identify areas of strengths and weaknesses. Our specialized training program is designed to build a strong athletic foundation, as well as sport-specific skills that help athletes reach their full potential.

This program does not only include physical preparation for the event, but also uses neurocognitive and sensory performance technologies to improve reaction time, coordination and depth perception. We also incorporate various recovery methods that reduce soreness and speed up recovery from intense training sessions, and subsequently improve the athlete’s work capacity. This multi-level approach to athleticism in the Team Tryouts + Scout Day Prep Program ensures that athletes are physically and mentally prepared to seize their chance for a professional career.

Benefits to athletes:

• Improve areas of weakness
• Improve the odds of getting noticed by the scout of your target school
• Recover faster
• Improved performance
• Prepare athletes for try-outs and scout days

The Sports Science Lab’s 7-12 High School Prep program helps young athletes unlock their full potential and prepare for high school athletics. Athletic performance in the early years forms the foundation for an athlete’s future career and may lead to scholarship opportunities for D1 Colleges.

The SSL team understands the unique needs of young athletes and the importance of building a strong base for future athletic development. Our team focuses on developing proficient movement patterns and correcting any imbalances that may exist and are often overlooked in training. This approach helps athletes perform better at their sport and reduces the risk of injury later on. We also perform DNA testing, which allows us to optimize each athlete’s nutrition, recovery, and injury prevention programs to ensure that athletes perform at their full potential. By improving all aspects of athletic training, the SSL helps young athletes reach peak performance levels.

Benefits to athletes:

• Unlock your true athletic potential
• Correct biomechanical weaknesses to stay injury free
• Improve athleticism
• Access to training and technologies offered to professional athletes
• Optimize performance in areas often overlooked in training

To help you prepare for competition at the Division 1 level, the Sports Science Lab Division 1 Prep Program us designed around sport-specific training to assess and improve your biomechanical and cognitive weaknesses. In conjunction, accelerated recovery technology allows you to optimize your performance while reducing fatigue and risk of injury. Genetic testing can identify genetic variants that predispose an athlete to tendon injuries (including Achilles tendonitis), as well as ligament, cartilage, and bone pathology. Not only does this data give us an in-depth picture of an athlete’s genetic profile, but it also can be used to further modify our approach through a combination of proactive pre-habilitative exercise, nutrition, and recovery methods to mitigate risk in young athletes and to maximize performance levels. This unique, multi-faceted approach to Division 1 Prep will help you reach your goals to compete at the highest collegiate level.

Benefits to athletes:

• Prepare to compete at the collegiate level
• Minimize the risk of injury
• Improved training efficiency
• Faster recovery
• Optimize performance in areas often overlooked in training

The off-season is an opportunity for athletes to recover from the previous season and prepare for the upcoming one. The SSL’s Pre-Season Prep Program helps athletes prepare mentally and physically for the upcoming season and address any problems that may have arisen during the previous season. Our multifaceted, comprehensive approach incorporates scientifically proven training, recovery and performance protocols to help athletes break through barriers in performance. Along with physical preparation, we use neurotechnology and sensory performance training technology that improve mental sharpness, visual acuity, reaction times and reflexes and help athletes mentally prepare for the season. This program focuses on developing structural and functional foundations for athletes, so that they maintain peak performance. This program was developed with professional athletes in mind, offering the latest technology for pre- and post-game routines.

Benefits to athletes:

• Speed up recovery
• Improved mental acuity
• Improved performance
• Reduced risk of injury
• A strong start for the upcoming season

Throughout their season, athletes must respond to a constant stream of stressors – from maintaining and improving conditioning to preparing for games and matches to dealing with injuries. The Sports Science Lab has developed the In Season Athlete program to help athletes cope with these stressors while maintaining peak mental and physical performance. Our programs are tailored to meet each athlete’s unique needs and take into account an athlete’s gender, sport and position. We focus on improving performance and optimizing recovery while reducing the risk of injuries.

Our team of sports science experts use the most advanced technologies available, including cryotherapy, pneumatic compression pulse and super-pulse laser technologies, as well as traditional recovery modalities such as massage therapy and active release techniques. By improving recovery from intense training sessions, our program allows athletes to spend more time on technical training, maintain peak performance and reduce the risk of injuries.

Benefits to athletes:

• Faster recovery
• Reduced risk of injury
• Optimized athletic performance
• Tailored to your specific needs

The Sports Science Lab’s Sports Injury Prevention + Rehab program is designed for in-season athletes who need to maintain physical health and preserve the gains achieved during the off-season training. The program is tailored to the athlete’s sport and position to ensure that each athlete maintains their peak performance and remains injury free during the season.

The program focuses on maintaining appropriate movement patterns of muscle groups needed for the athlete’s sport, improving mobility, and maximizing recovery, while minimizing inflammation and other damaging effects of intense athletic performance. Athletes also have access to evidence-based sports physical therapy and rehabilitation via SSL’s Sports Physiotherapist, Rushi Shahiwala, who is affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery, and is a clinical instructor for Columbia University. For injured athletes, the program provides effective rehabilitation and enables a fast, but safe return to play.

After an injury, our team of experts isolates and protects the injured area, while focusing on strengthening the surrounding muscles, thus ensuring that there is no disruption to the athlete’s performance training during the rehabilitation phase. Our sports physiotherapist and sports scientists analyze the athlete’s movement patterns in order to detect any deficiencies that may have led to the injury and correct them to minimize the risk of future injuries.

Benefits to athletes:

• Reduced risk of injury and less time on the sidelines
• Improved mobility
• Access to advanced recovery techniques + technologies
• Continue training safely while rehabbing or recovering from injury
• Sports rehabilitation and physical therapy by leading professionals

Mobile Sports Science Lab brings the world’s most advanced assessment, rehabilitation, and accelerated recovery technologies to your door. Operating as an extension of your athletic department, the Mobile Sports Science Lab comes to your facility with our team of Sport Scientists, Exercise Scientists, Sports Physiotherapists and Certified Biomechanics Specialists to collaborate with your coaches, athletic directors and high school-college-university-training staff to enhance the level of athlete care. Any coach or trainer who supervises athletes understands the importance of precise and objective analysis, speedy recovery modalities, and proper rehabilitation techniques. These technologies are essential components to professional sporting organizations because they have been proven to help win games, improve team weaknesses and keep athletes safe and in top form.

The technologies at the Mobile Sports Science Lab is currently being used by top level hospital and university research centers as well as professional organizations such as the MLB, NFL, MLS, NBA, UFC, and the United States Olympic training center for recovery, assessment, training, rehabilitation, and sports injury prevention.

• On-site event, game or competition first responders
• Team pre-season athletic analysis/baseline assessments
•  Post-season athletic analysis/ baseline assessments
•  Team In-season athletic analysis
•  Team In-season concussion management
•  Team recovery post event/game/competition

Operating as an extension of your training facility, the mobile Sports Science Lab comes to your facility with our team of Sports Scientists, Exercise Scientists, Sports Physiotherapists and Certified Biomechanics Specialists to collaborate with your training staff to enhance the level of athlete care and training. Any coach or trainer who supervises athletes understands the importance of precise and objective analysis, accelerated recovery modalities, injury prevention protocols, and state-of-the-art sports science technologies and specialized training. These technologies are essential components to professional sporting organizations because they have been proven to help win games, improve team weaknesses and keep athletes safe and in top form.

Our team can also provide group training for your athletes to enhance your existing strength and conditioning program by focusing on other critical, yet overlooked, areas of athletic performance, such as brain training, neuropriming, altitude training, sensory performance and visual stimulus training to give your athletes a competitive edge.

The technologies at the Mobile Sports Science Lab is currently being used by top level hospital and university research centers as well as professional organizations such as the MLB, NFL, MLS, NBA, UFC, and the United States Olympic training center for assessment, training, rehabilitation, recovery and sports injury prevention.

Benefits of SSL’s Strategic Alliance Program:

• Scientifically analyze sports performance
• Convert data into actionable results for your athletes
• Correct imbalances to optimize performance and reduce the risk of injuries
• Customized corrective exercise protocols for each athlete
• In-season concussion management
• Improved timing, reaction time, visual acuity and depth perception via sensory and brain training technologies
• Improved athleticism + peak cognitive/physical performance
• Gain an edge over your competitors by differentiating your facility
• Additional revenue stream for your business without additional overhead

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In order to play at the next level, Basketball players need to perfect the 5 tools that every scout looks for. It is crucial for basketball players to possess agility, explosiveness, reaction time, court awareness, and hand-eye coordination. At the Sports Science Lab, we train basketball players to optimize their 5 tools.

Reaction time + Awareness:

Basketball players need to anticipate where players will be and react to their movements on the court (Open lanes, back door cuts, slash, defensive slips).

• By incorporating state-of-the-art sensory and brain training technology the game will become that much easier for the player.
• Making decisions in crunch time is what separates the stars from average players.
• Training these sensory skills will only enhance the decision making process.

Hand-Eye Coordination:

Basketball players must have the ability to react when the ball comes their way. The split-second decisions a player makes can make or break a game.

• Having soft-hands will allow the player to be a great defensive player, in terms of stealing the ball due to rapid hand movements.
• Soft hands also enhance the player’s ability to catch difficult passes and ball control while dribbling.
• At SSL, we use sensory and brain training technologies to improve hand-eye coordination and ball control.

Power/ Speed/ Explosiveness:

The ability to drive to the basket passed a defender, stepping through the lane for a steal, getting back on defense, full court presses, fast breaks, rebounding, shooting, etc are all fundamental skills basketball players need.

• At SSL, we use isoinertial technology to strengthen both the eccentric and concentric part of the muscle.
• Isointertial technology works by applying the same force in the concentric and eccentric movements, thus improving power, speed, and explosiveness.

Agility + Lateral Quickness:

Basketball players need to be able to move their feet swiftly and quickly on defense (pick and roll, charges, blocking the baseline, steals, screens, etc).

• SSL utilizes the quick board agility trainer, which is scientifically proven to increase agility, quickness, and reaction.
• The Quick Board is the only device that provides the capability and method to test + train lower extremity coordination, which can reduce exposure to injuries.

Mobility/Recovery:

Basketball is a very high intensity sport, in which it is played on a hard surface that puts a lot of pressure/impact on the joints, hips, knees, and ankles. It is imperative to recover from physical activity to reduce the wear and tear on the body. This will reduce the risk of getting injured, and allow the player perform at their best.

• SSL utilizes cutting-edge recovery devices such as pneumatic compression devices, cryotherapy, and electrical stimulation machines.
• Using these devices pre and post-game will optimize the recovery of the athlete and provide them with fresh legs for the next game.

SSL’s intensive science-based performance training program offers the opportunity for Olympic, Pro, and College (D1, D2 + D3) athletes to train at the lab over the course of a 6, 8, or 12 week span. This specialized and intensive program includes accommodations to various hotel chains to house athletes over the course of the performance training program either in Staten Island or New York City, such as the Hilton and Marriot at reduced rates.

Various elite athletes from all over the world have traveled to the lab for its cutting-edge, science-based performance training to enhance their technical sports skills, prepare for  competition or the next season, as well as reach their full athletic potential.  The lab has been featured as a top training destination for pro and elite level athletes by numerous media outlets such as Gear Patrol, IQ by Intel, Daily Burn, USA Today, and Sporttechie.

After discussing an athlete’s specific goals, our team of sports scientists, exercise scientists, biomechanists, performance enhancement specialists, athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches work collaboratively in developing an individualized protocol, which are both sport-specific and position-specific.  Our team of sports science experts look at each athlete through a scientific lens by analyzing his or her individual kinetic, neurological, musculoskeletal ability and aerobic capacity.  Using 3D kinematic and motion analysis, we identify movement patterns and muscle imbalances that are unique and specific to the athlete’s phenotype.  Every athlete that has trained at the lab has seen marked improvement in various and critical, yet often overlooked, areas of their performance.  Methods used by the SSL encompass not only performance training, but also proactive pre-habilitative exercise, nutrition and recovery methods to improve range of motion, movement efficiency, reduce the risk of injury and maximize performance.

SSL’s intensive specialized training program is catered to the top and rising star athletes in the world. Athletes committed to this specialized program typically train 3-4 times a week, as that produces the best results possible, while decreasing the risk of injury. This program is an essential part of an athlete’s off-season training regimen and it is imperative that the athlete is committed to at least 3 training sessions a week.

The program also includes access to a world class team of sports scientists, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, biomechanists and performance enhancement specialists. SSL’s experts are committed and have a proven track record of getting every athlete better, faster, and stronger, backed by data to underscore the improvements made. To that end, SSL’s sports science experts will work closely with each athlete on an individual level to ensure maximum improvements are made by the end of the program.  This intensive program includes  brain training, regeneration/recovery, science-based strength and conditioning, sensory performance, agility and footwork drills, and peak movement efficiency.

Benefits to Athletes:

•  Improved timing, reaction time, visual acuity and depth perception via sensory and brain training technologies
• Improved athleticism + peak cognitive/physical performance
• Improved speed, agility and footwork
• Faster recovery
• Increased conditioning and stamina
• Network/train with other pro athletes
• Media opportunities to further an athlete’s brand