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Assessment-First Training Since 1999

Strong body.
Focused mind.
Playful attitude.

We measure before we coach. 25+ years of functional training, injury prevention, and athletic development for youth athletes, adults, and organizations -- powered by better athlete training intelligence.

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25+ years · 7 training spaces · 1 methodology · Brooklyn, New York
Powered by better athlete™ training intelligence

The engine at the core of everything we do

better athlete™ is the assessment and training intelligence platform that transforms how athletes are coached. From biomechanical force plates to AI-powered movement analysis -- we replaced guesswork with knowledge.

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Assess
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Analyze
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Prescribe
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Reassess

Three audiences. One methodology.
Zero guesswork.

Whether you are a parent of a 12-year-old soccer player, an adult reclaiming your body, or an organization responsible for hundreds of young athletes -- the approach is the same. Assess first. Coach second.

Ages 10--18

Youth Athletes & Parents

Your child's body is still developing. Their sport demands are climbing. The injury risk is real. We measure what matters -- asymmetries, compensation patterns, strength ratios -- before we build a single program. Because a simple test can change the course of a young athlete's life.

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All Ages

Adult Athletes & Coaching

You are an athlete. Whether you surf, run, lift, play pickup, or just want to move without pain -- you deserve the same assessment-first approach we give a competitive 15-year-old. 1:1 programs, group training, and 12-week cycles built on what your body actually needs.

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Schools · Clubs · Leagues

Organizations & Partnerships

You are responsible for dozens -- maybe hundreds -- of young athletes. You need data, not guesswork. We bring assessment-first methodology to your organization at scale, with coach dashboards, parent communication, and measurable outcomes your board can see.

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25+
Years of practice
7
Training spaces built
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Registered marks
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Assessment-first methodology

From movement screens to training intelligence

The methodology did not arrive whole. It was built over 25 years, one insight at a time, through thousands of athletes and seven training spaces.

Late 1990s

Movement Screens

Mike Clark's corrective exercise protocols. The first structured approach to assessing how the body moves before deciding how to train it.

2000s

Functional Movement

Gray Cook's Functional Movement Screen. A standardized language for identifying compensation patterns, asymmetries, and injury risk.

2010s

Hardware + Data

Force plates, isometric testing, 3D movement analysis. The methodology gains clinical-grade measurement tools and dual-state fatigue protocols.

Today

Training Intelligence

Software, AI, and large language models transform raw data into personalized prescriptions at scale. This is better athlete™ -- the intelligence layer.

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"Being an athlete is like being a craftsperson. It takes time. Day in, day out. It is the discipline of small things, kept for long enough that they become who you are."
Tomas Anthony · Founder

One methodology. Five ways to live it.

everyday athlete® is not one thing. It is a family of programs, each designed to serve a different way of being athletic -- from the ocean to the mountain to the gym to the center of yourself.

everyday surfer®
lifestyle health & wellness

Lifestyle-based health and wellness rooted in the ocean. Training programs for people who live by the tide -- where movement meets mindfulness and the water is both the gym and the teacher.

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everyday balance®
empower · restore · align

A centered program to empower, restore, and align everyday athletes. Proprioception, vestibular training, and the foundational skill that underpins every other movement you make.

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liquid fitness®
athletic balance for gliding sports

The board sports program. Snowboarders, skiers, surfers, skaters -- athletic balance for gliding sports joy. Training that builds the fluidity, strength, and confidence to ride anything.

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better athlete
training intelligence

The engine at the core. Assessment-to-prescription technology that powers every program, every athlete, every outcome. The intelligence layer that makes it all possible at scale.

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