• Assess your athlete's current level of ability
• Determine what group your athlete should be placed into
• Determine which types of sessions and program is best for your athlete
• Monitor progress in the program
• Create the future training strategy for your athlete

The evaluation begins with the Parisi Active Dynamic Warm-up. This warm-up is the cornerstone of our program and is performed before every session. The introduction to this will allow your athlete to smoothly move into their first session as well as demonstrate critical information to the evaluator about their current motor skills. This portion of the evaluation should take about the first 30 minutes to complete.

After the warm-up, your athlete's Running Mechanics will be assessed. We perform a Running Analysis so that we are able to breakdown the running technique and give your athlete a clear picture of what they need to do to increase their speed. According to what our trained evaluators see here, we can predict where your athlete's strength, flexibility and technical deficiencies lie. Commonly found technical deficiencies are errors in arm and leg mechanics as well as head and torso position.

Following this, the athletes go through a battery of Performance Tests. These tests are correlated directly with athletic success. The tests are as follows:

1. The 10 or 20 yard dash - Our laser timing system times your athlete at each of these distances. According to your athlete's score, the evaluator will know their acceleration and speed capabilities.
2. The Vertical Jump - This is a test of your athlete's overall body power. According how high your athlete can jump, the evaluator will learn about the strength and speed your athlete is able to produce using their lower body.
3. The Shuttle Drill (5/10/5) - This is a lateral agility test that measures your athlete's ability to start, stop and change direction. According to your athlete's time, the evaluator will learn about your athlete's lateral movement technique.
4. The 5 Broad Jump Test - This is a test that measures the amount of force your athlete can produce in the horizontal direction into the ground. This measure is directly correlated with running speed.
5. The Chin Up Test - This test is a powerful measure of relative body strength. We have found that the number of chin ups performed is related to running speed and agility.
6. The Wobble Board Balance Test - This test will asses the athletes ability to maintain proper posture, core strength and alignment.
7. The Lower Body Flexibility Evaluation - This test is performed to assess the flexibility of the hamstrings, glutes, and hip flexors. Adequate flexibility is related to athletic performance and injury prevention.

After these the evaluation is complete, the evaluator will meet with each athlete and parent individually to Discuss the Results and determine the program that best fits your athlete. We ask that you please be patient while each parent and athlete receives their important evaluation information.