Build a complete athlete
assessment system in six weeks.
A practitioner intensive that takes you from ground zero to a working, deployable system for testing, scoring, reporting, and longitudinal monitoring — built live alongside your peers.
Most coaches don't need more tests. They need a system.
Whether you're starting from scratch or sitting on a pile of data you can't use, the failure mode looks the same: assessment becomes something you do, not something that drives decisions.
Testing is ad hoc and inconsistent
You're running tests, but the protocols change between sessions, athletes, and seasons. The data you collect doesn't line up over time.
Numbers without meaning
You have spreadsheets full of CMJ heights, sprint times, and force plate metrics — but no defensible standard for what "good" looks like.
Reporting eats your week
Building athlete reports is manual, slow, and inconsistent. By the time results reach the athlete or staff, the moment to act on them has passed.
This intensive isn't a course about assessment.
It's a build sprint to ship your own working system.
By Week 6, you'll have shipped a live system — not a notebook full of theory.
The intensive uses Base44, an AI-assisted no-code workspace builder, so every concept you learn turns into a working component of your own assessment infrastructure.
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Defined assessment philosophy Your "why" before your "how" — a battery selection rationale you can defend.
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Standardized data input forms Custom forms that enforce protocol consistency at the point of capture.
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Automated scoring engine Raw inputs convert to z-scores, percentiles, and traffic-light flags — automatically.
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Athlete-facing reports Branded, plain-language reports your athletes actually read and act on.
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Live monitoring dashboard Roster-wide visibility, longitudinal tracking, and re-test triggers.
Six weeks. Six builds. One complete system.
Each week pairs a live session with Rich, async materials, a build assignment in Base44, and a quiz to lock in the concepts. Click any week to expand.
Assessment Philosophy & System Design
The "why" before the "how"What we'll cover
- Why most assessment systems fail before the first test is run
- Defining your assessment philosophy and decision-making framework
- Mapping system architecture: inputs → processing → outputs → decisions
- Stakeholder alignment: athletes, coaches, performance staff, leadership
Test Selection, Protocols & Data Collection
What you test and how you test itWhat we'll cover
- Selecting tests that actually inform decisions in your sport/setting
- Writing protocols that survive turnover and produce reliable data
- Tech stack decisions: force plates, timing gates, contact mats, manual collection
- Data hygiene at the point of capture — preventing garbage in
Scoring, Standards & Benchmarking
Making the numbers mean somethingWhat we'll cover
- Building defensible normative ranges from peer-reviewed data and your own roster
- Z-scores, percentiles, traffic-light systems — when to use each
- Position, age, and training-age adjustments
- Establishing meaningful change thresholds (vs. measurement noise)
Workspace Build — Data Input & Scoring Automation
Building the engineWhat we'll cover
- Setting up your Base44 workspace and athlete database
- Building input forms that enforce protocol fidelity
- Wiring up automated scoring against your benchmarks
- Flag and alert logic for outliers and re-test triggers
Reporting & Athlete-Facing Communication
Turning data into decisionsWhat we'll cover
- What athletes actually want to see — and what they ignore
- Designing reports for three audiences: athlete, coach, leadership
- Plain-language interpretation guides and action prompts
- Branded, automated PDF/web reports generated from your workspace
Live Dashboards, Ongoing Monitoring & System Deployment
Making it live and keeping it aliveWhat we'll cover
- Roster-wide and group dashboards for daily decision-making
- Longitudinal tracking and re-assessment cadence design
- System maintenance: who owns what, audit cycles, version control
- Rolling out the system to your staff and athletes
You'll walk out with the assets, not just the answers.
Every week produces a tangible artifact. By the final session, those artifacts add up to a defensible, working system you own — built for your environment, not a generic template.
A documented assessment philosophy and battery selection rationale
Written test protocols that survive staff turnover
A scoring & benchmarking framework grounded in normative data
A live, working assessment workspace built in Base44
An automated, branded athlete-facing report template
A monitoring dashboard with longitudinal tracking
A defined re-assessment protocol and cadence
A defensible system you can show your director, GM, or clients
Who this is built for.
Designed for
- S&C coaches in pro and college settings
- Private-sector performance coaches building or rebuilding their assessment process
- PTs and ATCs expanding into performance services
- Practitioners with no system — and practitioners with too much data and no system
- Coaches who want to own their tech stack instead of renting it
Not a fit if
- You want a passive course to watch in the background
- You're not willing to build alongside the cohort each week
- You're looking for a one-size-fits-all template
- You want certification, not capability
Rich Burnett
Rich is an industry leader in athlete assessments who specializes in practical, in-the-trenches assessment for high-performance environments. He's the founder of Plyomat — a category-defining tool for force-plate-grade testing — and has spent his career translating sport science into systems coaches actually use.
Live where it matters. Async where it should be.
Built for working coaches. Six weekly live sessions with Rich, fully recorded, surrounded by async materials and a community of peers building right alongside you.
6 Live Sessions
One call per week with Rich, June–July 2026. Bring your build, get direct feedback.
Full Recordings
Every session recorded and posted within 24 hours, with timestamps and transcripts.
Weekly Build Assignments
One Base44 build per week. By Week 6, you have a working system, not a binder.
Concept Quizzes
Short weekly quizzes to lock in the principles before you build with them.
APC Community
Cohort discussion space inside the Applied Performance Coach community.
3–5 hrs / week
Designed around a working coach's schedule. Show up live, build async.
Two ways to enroll. One working system at the end.
- All 6 live sessions with Rich
- Full recording library & transcripts
- 6 Base44 build assignments
- Weekly concept quizzes
- APC cohort community access
- Lifetime access to materials
- All 6 live sessions with Rich
- Full recording library & transcripts
- 6 Base44 build assignments
- Weekly concept quizzes
- APC cohort community access
- Lifetime access to materials
A few things you might be wondering.
Stop testing.
Start building.
Six weeks from now, you'll have shipped a working assessment system — built in your environment, defensible to your stakeholders, and yours to own.