Insights From the Performance World

This excerpt is taken from an article published by The Athletic, written by Sarah Shepherd. To read the full article, please click the link at the bottom of this shortened version.

In sport, marginal gains can mean the difference between success and injury. At 292 Performance, we specialise in identifying crucial performance factors, ensuring that athletes reach their full potential while remaining resilient to injury. Our founder, Dr Ben Rosenblatt, recently shared his expertise on the challenges of high-speed movement in football with The Athletic and how our tailored interventions enhance performance and durability.

In a recent feature by The Times (August 2025), the growing role of private strength and conditioning coaches in football came under the spotlight. The article explored how this trend is shaping the modern game - highlighting both the benefits and the risks of players seeking external support beyond their clubs. Among those providing insight was Dr Ben Rosenblatt, founder of 292 Performance, who explained why more and more footballers are turning to private performance teams.

292 Performance collaborated with a National Governing Body (NGB) to coordinate the rehabilitation of the left knee of an individual athlete in a team environment. One of the distinct challenges encountered during this rehabilitation process was the athlete’s continued participation in competitions across different continents.

In this article, we explain how the 292 Performance team planned and implemented a 4-week off-season training block for an athlete following a long professional football season.

In July 2024, 292 Performance hosted an off-season camp in Ibiza, working closely with 25 professional footballers. With each individual, 292 Performance follow a three-phase process to add impact to physical performance. This case study highlights our insights and outcomes, showcasing how tailored training can lead to significant improvements.

292 Performance combines GPS match data, AI-driven algorithms, and advanced profiling to deliver individualised recovery and training programmes for elite athletes. This post explains how we use data analysis, Power BI visualisations, and wearable technology to track training load, monitor physical readiness, and build tailored programmes backed by 20 years of elite benchmarking data.

At 292 Performance, we know that athlete buy-in is essential for progress. But how do you truly get athletes to commit to their physical development with the same intensity and dedication that we, as coaches, expect? It’s not enough to tell them to train harder or push themselves harder. The key lies in identifying the behavioural barriers that prevent them from fully buying into the process. In this post, we’ll break down the factors that drive commitment and the practical tools we use to address these barriers, all from the perspective of the 292 Performance philosophy.

Countermovement jump (CMJ) testing is the backbone of neuromuscular monitoring in elite football. In the 2024–25 Premier League season alone, more than 33,000 CMJ tests were captured on ForceDecks. Across all VALD systems, over 140,000 tests were uploaded to the league’s data lakehouse, giving unprecedented visibility of weekly and seasonal trends.