Developing young athletes requires more than refining technical skills and tactical awareness. Physical maturation plays a crucial role in shaping performance potential, influencing training adaptation, and helping to mitigate injury risk. With the Growth & Maturation capability in the Coaching & Development Solution, coaches, performance staff, and medical practitioners can seamlessly track and analyze an athlete’s growth trajectory alongside their technical, tactical, and physical development data—ensuring a more informed, holistic approach to athlete progression.

A Data-Driven Approach to Athlete Growth

Growth and maturation are often overlooked in traditional player development pathways, leaving gaps in understanding how physical changes impact performance. Coaching & Development in iP: Intelligence Platform bridges this gap by integrating standardized calculations, including:

• Predicted Adult Height – Provides an estimate of an athlete’s final height.
• Percentage of Adult Height Achieved – Indicates where an athlete is in their growth journey.
• Maturity Offset – Measures the time before or after Peak Height Velocity (PHV), a key indicator of growth spurts and biological development.

By combining these insights with performance metrics, training loads, and injury data, teams can tailor development strategies to align with each athlete’s individual growth timeline.

Seamless Data Collection and Reporting in iP

Within the Coaching & Development Solution in iP, the Growth & Maturation capability provides a streamlined, structured approach to tracking an athlete’s development:

• Baseline Assessment: Teams can establish growth baselines using industry-standard models, such as Khamis-Roche and Mirwald predictions, by uploading data via a simple CSV template.

• Ongoing Growth & Maturation Assessments: Regular tracking of key metrics—such as standing height, weight, and sitting height—ensures a real-time understanding of an athlete’s growth progression.

• Comprehensive Reporting: The growth & maturation report consolidates all key calculations into one view, allowing coaches and practitioners to analyze trends and inform long-term development planning. 
  
  

Integrating Growth & Maturation into Athlete Development

Understanding how an athlete’s biological age compares to their chronological age is crucial for assessing potential and readiness for specific training loads or competition levels. The growth & maturation report within iP’s analysis area provides key insights, including:

• Maturity Status: Determines whether an athlete is early, on-time, or late in their physical development compared to peers.
• Height & Weight Velocity: Tracks ongoing growth trends, allowing for better management of training intensity and workload.
• Performance & Injury Risk Context: Aligns growth data with movement patterns, fatigue markers, and injury history, ensuring development plans are optimized for each athlete.

By integrating these insights into coaching strategies, teams can adjust training, competition exposure, and individualized support to maximize an athlete’s progression while minimizing risk.

See Growth & Maturation in Action

Watch how the Growth & Maturation capability in the Coaching & Development Solution in iP helps coaching, performance, and medical staff track an athlete’s physical development alongside technical, tactical, and performance data. By leveraging standardized growth calculations, teams can assess an athlete’s maturity status, projected growth trajectory, and physical readiness—ensuring training and development plans align with each athlete’s unique progression.