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The first week of Term 3 saw our Speed & Agility athletes complete their initial athletic performance testing. These assessments provide an objective benchmark for every athlete and allow our coaching team to track measurable improvements throughout the term. Rather than relying on observation alone, we measure the key physical qualities that underpin sporting performance so every athlete can see exactly how they are progressing. All athletes will complete the same testing ba

Our Term 3 Strength & Conditioning athletes have completed their initial performance testing. These assessments establish an objective baseline across the physical qualities that support long-term athletic development and sporting performance. The results help our coaches identify each athlete’s strengths, development priorities and appropriate training progressions. Athletes will complete the testing battery again in Week 8, allowing us to measure individual progress across

Celebrating Athlete Development Across the July Holidays Our July Holiday Programs gave athletes the opportunity to develop their speed, strength, power, movement quality, and overall athletic performance while learning from experienced coaches and industry professionals. Alongside the coaching, we also completed performance testing where time allowed, giving athletes an opportunity to benchmark several key athletic qualities. It's important to remember that testing is simply

Before we dive into the numbers, it's important to understand what these results represent. Our testing provides a snapshot of each athlete's development over an eight-week training block. While improvements are always encouraging, they are only one part of the long-term athlete development journey. Athletic performance is influenced by many factors, including biological growth, training age, fatigue from school and sport, illness, recovery, and consistency outside of session

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across all of our Speed & Agility programmes have completed another block of structured training before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what drive long-term athletic development, and it's been fantastic to see the progress made across every age group. Throughout the programme, athletes complete

Over the past eight weeks, athletes across our Glendowie and Wairau Valley Strength & Conditioning programmes have completed another structured training block before finishing the term with post-testing. Firstly, thank you to every athlete and family for your commitment throughout the term. Your consistency, effort, and willingness to learn are what make long-term athletic development possible. It has been fantastic to see the progress made across all age groups and to watch

Week 1 Strength & Conditioning testing has now been completed across our Wairau Valley and Glendowie programmes. Athletes completed a range of testing focused on force production, lower-body power, reactive ability, muscular endurance, acceleration, and general athletic capacity. These assessments provide objective benchmarks that allow us to monitor long-term athlete development while also identifying key areas for improvement throughout the term. Testing Included: Mid-Thigh

Week 1 of Term 2 testing has now been completed across all UNCAPD Auckland locations. Athletes completed a comprehensive athletic testing battery focused on acceleration, sprint mechanics, agility, lower-body power, and reactive strength qualities. These testing days provide objective benchmarks that allow us to monitor long-term athletic development while also identifying key areas for improvement throughout the term. Testing Included: 10m Split 1 10m Split 2 20m Sprint Time

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Manurewa 14–18 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: • Sprint performance (20m + splits) • Change of direction (5–10–5) • Lower-body power (Broad Jump & CMJ) • Reactive strength (RSI) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values, along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Manurewa 11–13 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: • Sprint performance (20m + splits) • Change of direction (5–10–5) • Lower-body power (Broad Jump & CMJ) • Reactive strength (RSI) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values, along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Pakuranga 8–10 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: • Sprint performance (20m) • Change of direction (5–10–5) • Lower-body power (Broad Jump & CMJ) • Reactive strength (RSI) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values, along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates improvem

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Pakuranga 13+ group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into key performance qualities, including: • Sprint performance • Change of direction • Power and explosiveness • Reactive strength All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values, with percentage change ( positive % indicates improvement ). How to Interpret Results • Sprint & agility: Lower time = improvemen

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Pakuranga 11–13 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: • Sprint performance (20m) • Change of direction (5–10–5) • Lower-body power (Broad Jump & CMJ) • Reactive strength (RSI) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values, along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates improve

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Ponsonby 11–13 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: Sprint performance (20m) Change of direction (5–10–5) Lower-body power (Broad Jump & CMJ) Reactive strength (RSI) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values , along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates improvement ).

At the completion of our Term 1 program, athletes in the Ponsonby 8–10 group completed post-testing to compare against their Week 1 baseline. This testing provides insight into the development of key athletic qualities, including: Sprint performance (20m) Change of direction (5–10–5) Lower-body power (Broad Jump) Explosive power (CMJ Vertical Jump) All results below show Week 1 → Week 8 values , along with percentage change across the program ( positive % indicates improveme