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Training research, coaching notes, and product stories from the OVR team.
Introducing OVR Force: A Portable Force Plate Without the Price Tag
OVR Force is a portable, standalone force plate that shows results on its own screen, starts at $1,499, and runs no subscription. Same data the $10K+ pro-level plates collect, priced for any program.
The New OVR Connect App Is Here, and It's Still Free
The new OVR Connect app is here: free coach and athlete management, team sessions, and leaderboards for every OVR device. No subscription. iOS and Android.
Force Plate Buyers Guide 2026: Every Major System Compared
A 2026 force plate buyers guide comparing OVR Force, VALD, Hawkin, Meloq, and KINVENT on price, subscription, data ownership, and five-year cost.
OVR Force vs OVR Jump: When to Use Each
Not sure whether you need OVR Jump, OVR Force, or both? Here is what each measures, how they compare, and how to use them together in a program.
Broad Jump Benchmarks by Sport, Gender, and Level
Standing broad jump benchmarks across nine sports, both genders, and competition levels from middle school to professional, with sourced ranges.
Velocity Zones Explained: What Each Bar Speed Actually Trains
The five velocity zones by average bar speed, what quality each one trains, why a speed target beats a fixed percentage day to day, and how to run a zone in a live session.
Why Jump Height Numbers Vary Between Force Plates
Why the OVR Force reads three to four inches higher than other force plates. It measures jump height from the standing position, so the plantar-flexion rise stays in, while ballistic plates start at takeoff and leave it out.
How to Run a Drop Jump Test and Measure RSI
A field protocol for a clean drop jump test on a force plate: box height, coaching the rep, spotting junk reps live, and which RSI scale your number is on.
What 1000 Hz Sampling Rate Actually Means for Your Force Plate Data
What force plate sampling rate means: why 1000 Hz is the floor, which metrics break at low rates, and where a higher number stops mattering.
When to Act on a Force Plate Asymmetry Number, and When to Ignore It
The 10 percent force plate asymmetry line is borrowed, not validated. Act only when the gap beats the athlete's own variability and repeats in direction.
Flight Time vs Impulse-Momentum: Why Your Force-Plate Jump Height Depends on the Method
Flight time vs impulse-momentum jump height: why the same force-plate jump gives two numbers, which one OVR Force uses, and how to compare a number to a benchmark without getting it wrong.
Braking vs Propulsive Phase: What the Data Means
Two athletes can hit the same jump height with opposite force-time curves. How to read the braking and propulsive phases of a CMJ and what to train.
Track Performance Across a Full Season With Force Plates
Run the same baseline, retest, trend, act loop pro programs use with one force plate. What to track, how often, and how to tell a real change from noise.
How to Build an Athlete Baseline Profile with Force Plate Data
Build a per-athlete force plate baseline: which metrics repeat, what to standardize, how many trials, and how to tell a real change from daily noise.
How to Monitor Athlete Readiness and Fatigue with Weekly CMJ Testing
Use a weekly countermovement jump to monitor athlete readiness and fatigue: which two or three metrics to watch and what to change when a number drops.