Football Performance Testing in Scottsdale, AZ
Data-Driven Training for Football Athletes
Football is the ultimate collision sport—a combination of raw power, explosive speed, and split-second decision-making. At every level from varsity to the NFL, the athletes who separate themselves do so with measurable advantages in strength, body composition, and cognitive processing.
Our sports performance testing gives athletes (and their parents) a clear picture of exactly where they stand—and exactly what to work on to reach the next level. Whether the goal is earning a high school starting spot, landing a college scholarship, or competing at the professional level, our data replaces guesswork with precision.
This does not replace football training; it complements it.
* Ages 13+ | Unless otherwise noted, sports-specific performance testing is available for athletes ages 13 and older. DEXA body composition scans are available for athletes 16 and older. Every package includes a MetPro metabolic coaching consultation to help translate your test results into a personalized nutrition and training plan.
How Each Test Applies to Football
Each test below is rated on a 1–6 scale for how critical it is to your sport, with 6 being the most essential.
Strength & Power Assessment
Priority: 6/6 (Critical)
Explosive power, rotational strength, and upper/lower body force production are the foundation of football performance at every position.
In under 5 minutes, our 3D resistance platform tests your full-body strength, power, and speed across real-world movement patterns. Unlike a bench press or squat max, this measures how your body actually produces and transfers force—exactly the way it does in football. You'll see your power output, asymmetries, force-velocity profile, and specific training recommendations.
For football players, this is one of the most valuable assessments available. The data reveals your force-velocity profile (are you strong but slow, or fast but weak?), pushing/pulling power, rotational strength, and asymmetries between sides—all directly translatable to on-field performance.
Cognitive Performance Testing
Priority: 6/6 (Highly Important)
Reaction time, pattern recognition, and split-second decision-making are among the strongest predictors of on-field success. NFL teams already use cognitive testing extensively in their scouting process.
Our cognitive performance evaluation is a 40–45 minute assessment that measures nine distinct cognitive functions at millisecond precision—including perception speed, search efficiency, tracking capacity, spatial memory, and improvisation. Unlike a traditional IQ or reaction-time test, this evaluation is sport-specific, measuring the exact cognitive skills used during game-speed decision-making.
For football players, this evaluation has become a major scouting tool at the NFL level. It measures the "intangibles" that coaches talk about—instincts, football IQ, and the ability to make big-time plays when the game is on the line. These cognitive traits are now measurable and trainable.
Cognitive Skills we Test for Football
The evaluation produces a detailed cognitive profile with sport-specific benchmarking and tailored on-field drills designed by top-level coaches to measurably improve your weaknesses.
Perception Speed
How fast do you process the speed of the game?
Visual Learning
How well do you learn and recognize formations?
Decision Complexity
How well do you execute quick read-react decisions?
Distraction Control
How well do you stay locked in?
Instinctive Learning
How well do you pick up on your opponents' subtle tendencies?
Search Efficiency
How quickly can you scan the field?
Impulse Control
How well do you control impulsive reactions?
Improvisation
How quickly can you switch gears in the moment?
Tracking Capacity
How well do you see the entire field?
3D Functional Movement Assessment
Priority: 5/6 (Highly Important)
Identifies movement restrictions and asymmetries that lead to the soft-tissue injuries that plague football players—hamstrings, hips, ankles, and shoulders.
Using markerless 3D motion capture, this assessment evaluates over 200 data points across your entire body in under 5 minutes. You'll receive a personalized Movement Health Score along with a visual report showing range of motion for every major joint, mobility restrictions, postural imbalances, and compensatory movement patterns.
For football players, we evaluate hip mobility, ankle stability, shoulder function, and spinal mobility—the areas most commonly injured and most directly linked to on-field performance.
DEXA Body Composition Scan
Priority: 5/6 (Highly Important)
Body composition is position-critical in football. Linemen, skill players, and linebackers all have vastly different optimal body compositions. DEXA reveals muscle mass distribution and symmetry that directly impacts on-field performance.
Your scan reveals total body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, bone mineral density, visceral fat, and regional body composition—showing exactly how fat and muscle are distributed across your body. For football athletes, this means understanding whether your body composition is helping or hurting your performance.
*Available for athletes ages 16 and older
Target Body Fat Ranges
As Measured on Dexa Machine
Linemen
D1 College: 20-30%
Professional: 18-28%
Skill Positions
High School: 10-16%
D1 College: 8-15%
Professional: 6-13%
Note: DEXA-measured body fat percentages typically read 3–5% higher than skinfold or bio-impedance methods. These ranges are calibrated for DEXA.
Resting Metabolic Rate Assessment
Priority: 4/6 (Important)
Critical for linemen managing mass without excessive fat gain, and skill players needing to stay lean while fueling intense training.
Your RMR test tells you exactly how many calories your body burns at rest—the foundation of any effective nutrition plan. For athletes, this removes the guesswork from fueling: you'll know precisely how much to eat to gain muscle, lose fat, or maintain performance weight.
💡 When this test jumps in priority: If you're an athlete who can't seem to gain muscle despite eating a lot, or you can't lose body fat despite training hard, your metabolism may be the missing piece. An RMR test can reveal whether you're under-eating (slowing your metabolism), over-eating, or misallocating macros. This is especially common in athletes going through growth spurts, weight cuts, or body recomposition phases.
VO2 Max Testing
Priority: 4/6 (Important)
Important for skill positions (WR, DB, RB) and linebackers who need to sustain repeated sprints. Less critical for linemen, but still a factor in conditioning and recovery.
VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise—the gold standard for cardiovascular fitness. Your test also reveals your personalized heart rate training zones, fat-burning efficiency, and aerobic ceiling, so you know exactly how to train.
VO2 Max Benchmarks
Measured as ML/KG/Min
Male Football Athletes
High School: 42-50
D3 College: 46-53
D1 College: 50-58
Professional: 50-58
Skill positions (WR, DB, RB): aim for the high end or above. Linemen: the low end is acceptable. QBs and LBs: mid-range.
Football Performance Packages
Every package includes a MetPro metabolic coaching consultation to turn your data into a personalized nutrition and training plan.
🥇 Total Package — All 6 Tests Including Cognitive: $999
Best for: Elite athletes and scholarship-track competitors who want every measurable advantage.
Cognitive Performance Testing
Strength & Power Assessment
3D Functional Movement Assessment
DEXA 360 *(ages 16+)*
VO2 Max Elite Testing
Resting Metabolic Rate
MetPro Metabolic Coaching Consultation
🥈 Premium Package — Top 5 Physical Tests: $499
Best for: Serious athletes who want a complete physical performance profile.
Strength & Power Assessment
DEXA Body Composition Scan *(ages 16+)*
3D Functional Movement Assessment
Resting Metabolic Rate
VO2 Max Testing
MetPro Metabolic Coaching Consultation
🥉 Base Package — Top 3 Tests: $299
Best for: Athletes looking for the highest-impact data to guide training.
Strength & Power Assessment
DEXA Body Composition Scan *(ages 16+)
3D Functional Movement Assessment
MetPro Metabolic Coaching Consultation
FAQs
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This testing is built for tackle and flag football players ages 13 and older—skill positions, linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs. It’s ideal for athletes chasing roster spots, starter roles, all‑state recognition, or college scholarships, as well as flag football athletes preparing for national events or future Olympic pathways.
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Coaches increasingly look beyond 40-yard dash times and max lifts. Objective data on body composition, movement quality, strength & power, energy system capacity, and cognitive decision‑making gives them a deeper picture of your upside and coachability. Pairing these scores with your film and combine numbers can separate you from athletes who only have game tape.
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For linemen and power positions, strength & power and body composition are critical, with movement quality and cognitive processing highly important. For skill positions and flag players, movement quality, VO2 max/conditioning, and cognitive testing are critical, with strength & power and body composition highly important. Resting metabolic rate is situational until you’re stuck—then it becomes highly important for dialing in weight and performance.
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Yes. Every test is scaled to the athlete. Younger and smaller athletes benefit from understanding how to build lean mass, move efficiently, and make faster decisions on the field. The body composition scan will be added at age 16; until then, we focus heavily on safe strength development, movement quality, and conditioning.
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A good rhythm is: once in the off‑season (to set training priorities), once 6–8 weeks before the season (to confirm readiness), and optionally after the season (to evaluate how your body handled the workload and where to rebuild).
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