The Baylor School: Sports Performance Center
Unlocking Sports Performance in Strength & Conditioining
Progressing Sports Science into Our Daily Training
The Von D. Oehmig Sports Performance Center at the Baylor School in Chattanooga stands as a premier facility dedicated to the athletic development of its students. Recognizing the importance of objective data, the Center has partnered with BTS Bioengineering, the leader in force plate technology.
Adding weekly evaluations with this advanced system has given us an incredible insight into our athletes’ functional capabilities. The data we are collecting gives us the ability to design individual training programs, as well as evaluate and refine those already in progress.
The most important job of Strength & Conditioning is translation to Sports Performance. If work is being done in the weight room that does not translate onto the filed or court, then it is not Sports Performance. Using BTS’s force PODIUM and FREELAB allows us to connect our training with functional sport movements. We can profile and identify the best strategies to continue the progression of our Athletes.
Using simple easy jump testing, our force PODIUM gives us instant insight to how our athletes bodies and nervous systems are responding to stress. Using these numbers, we can track fatigue on a weekly basis to ensure efficient training. When fatigue is optimized athletes stay healthier and continue to progress. Identifying strengths and weaknesses through their force profile helps us understand what kind of mover the athlete is. Sports Performance is based upon movement and increasing an athlete’s ability to produce force. Athletes produce and display force in many different forms. Identifying how the individual expresses force in different patterns is the key insight to increase their force development.
Using our BTS performance lab we are now moving to be more progressive instead of being reactive. We can now grow and develop actionable plans daily and weekly, in addition to reacting to long term outcomes or injuries.
“Baylor Sports Performance leveled up with BTS Sports Science! ”
In a world of data overload, BTS Bioengineering stands out for its simplicity and commitment to growing and partnering with its customers. BTS is not a transactional company. We have weekly calls and ongoing support. They have demonstrated a willingness to grow and evolve with us and for us. Every facility is different, just as every athlete is different. They provide the programs and support we need, not what others need.
