Backed by performance industry experts
Les Spellman
Co-Founder, USR
Brian Kula
Kula Sports Performance
Cici Murray
Spellman Performance
Dr. Ken Clark
Speed Science Institute
Join the Feed The Cats Academy to identify your athletes' strengths and weaknesses and see exactly how they stack up against FTC programs around the country.
For 25+ years, a core principle of Feed The Cats has been Record, Rank, and Publish. It encourages athletes to compete, and over time it breeds better results.
Today, I'm excited to deepen my partnership with Universal Speed Rating to bring testing protocols and scoring methodology to high schools across the country.
Backed by the Speed Science Institute led by Dr. Ken Clark, they've created a standardized way to evaluate athletes in the four core areas I talk about: max velocity, acceleration, change of direction, and power.
The Universal Speed Rating combines four standardized tests into a single, verified rating on a 0–99 scale.
How fast an athlete moves at top speed. It shows up on film and carries over to every sport.
How quickly they get going from a standstill. The first steps that win the rep.
How well they slow down, plant, and get back up to speed. Game speed isn't run in a straight line.
Lower-body explosiveness off the ground. The base every fast athlete is built on.
My first rule: time everything. When every sprint is recorded, speed becomes the number that matters and breaking a personal best delivers a hit of dopamine that's flat-out addicting. Chasing that high is what helps makes athletes faster.
Cats are freaky competitive. Rank the times and they fight to climb the board. And because every USR is measured the same way across the country, your athletes don't just see where they stand on your team, they see exactly how they compare to athletes everywhere.
I published my rankings in the hallway for everyone to see. Making results public for teammates, parents, and recruiters allows athletes to come back to beat their best, turning their faster times into recognition.
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