VALD NordBord
NordBord reporting without the spreadsheet
NordBord data is the backbone of hamstring injury-risk monitoring — but only if someone reads it every week. Kinexis reads it for you, flags the athletes who need attention and writes the note, so the physio opens a list instead of a data export.
Interpretation
CMJ asymmetry 14% (threshold 10%) driven by concentric impulse L. NordBord imbalance 11%. Recommend single-leg loading review before Thursday.
CMJ height
38.2 cm
RSI-mod
0.51
Nord peak L
412 N
Add:Abd
1.08
Platforms · one athlete
The manual version
What NordBord reporting costs you by hand.
NordBord tests are quick to run and slow to report. Each athlete needs the imbalance checked against the threshold your medical team agreed, the absolute force checked against their pre-season baseline, and a note for the physio — every week, for the whole squad.
What NordBord measures
- Peak eccentric hamstring force (N), left and right
- Between-limb imbalance (%)
- Force relative to body mass
- Impulse and torque
- Trend across pre-season and in-season testing
What Kinexis writes automatically
NordBord flags, written in plain English.
- Between-limb imbalance above your agreed threshold
- Drop in eccentric force versus the athlete's baseline
- Athletes below the squad or position benchmark
- Post-injury progression versus the uninjured limb
- Week-on-week change flagged before it becomes a pattern
Why one profile matters
A hamstring imbalance on its own is a number. The same imbalance next to a single-leg CMJ asymmetry on ForceDecks and a hip strength deficit on ForceFrame is a return-to-play decision. Kinexis shows all three together.
Guides
Reading your NordBord data
Practitioner guides on interpreting the numbers — the thresholds, the trends and the traps.
NordBord results explained: max force, N/kg, imbalance % and what counts as a red flag
Three numbers matter on a NordBord report. Here is what each one means, the thresholds people actually use, and the trap of reading imbalance without absolute force.
7 min read →
How to read a ForceDecks report: every metric, what a good number looks like, and when to worry
The dozen CMJ metrics that matter, what they mean, and how to read them against the athlete's own history rather than a generic norm.
9 min read →
DSI quadrants explained: what to programme when an athlete lands in each quadrant
DSI is one number built from two tests. The quadrant report is where it becomes a programming decision — here is how to read it.
6 min read →
Also on Kinexis
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Questions
Straight answers.
VALD Hub already shows me my data. What does Kinexis add?+
VALD Hub is excellent for viewing each system on its own. It does not unify all five platforms — or your PhotonSport speed data — into one analytical athlete view, it does not write interpretation flags, and it does not produce coach-facing reports. Kinexis sits on top of your VALD accounts and does those three things — typically replacing 5–6 hours of manual work per testing week.
We already have Power BI and an analyst.+
Kinexis started life as a Power BI system, so we understand exactly what that setup can do. The web app removes the licence cost, refresh limits and DAX maintenance, and the interpretation engine — the part that writes the flags — is the piece no generic analyst builds. Your analyst gets their week back for the questions only they can answer.
How is athlete data handled?+
Data is pulled using your organisation's own VALD credentials and stored in a database dedicated to you. We are happy to sign a data processing agreement and work within GDPR or your organisation's requirements, and can deploy a dedicated instance if you need one.
What does it cost?+
A one-time setup fee plus a monthly subscription that covers hosting, maintenance, upgrades and support. It is scoped to squad size and the VALD platforms you use — confirmed on a short call, never quoted blind.
See your NordBord data interpreted, live.
Fifteen minutes on a real athlete profile. Bring a recent export if you like — it makes the call more useful. No pressure either way.