Development is crucial in football. But how can it be measured? There are standardised assessments from skills.lab that create the same conditions for all players. Based on the tested parameters of passing accuracy, shooting accuracy, shooting speed, agility, dribbling, first touch, bilaterality of feet and cognition, these tests provide clear and comprehensive answers to the question: How good is a talent? Based on this, players can be developed in a targeted and individualised manner.

Every session in a skills.lab system generates valuable data. Through complex algorithms, this data is integrated into an increasingly precise profile of each player. By comparing players within the same team or with those from the next age group, it's possible to accurately track and assess the development of each talent outside of regular training sessions. The data from skills.lab systems provides significant added value in categorising players based on their skills. For instance, training data can offer compelling arguments for providing additional individual support to a talent who is still physically developing but already exhibits superior cognitive abilities compared to peers. It also enables fair predictions about whether an academy player is ready to compete with professionals when long-term data is analyzed. Ultimately, skills.lab systems assist in making the best decisions for every player’s development.