See what is actually changing.
Use match and training information to identify patterns, evaluate decisions, and choose better priorities.
About
Sport science only matters when coaches can use it.
Training Lab exists to turn motor learning, performance analysis, testing, and planning concepts into usable coaching resources.
Founder
Training Lab was created by Danilo Arruda, PhD.
Hi, I am Danilo Arruda, also known as Dani. I created Training Lab because I have lived on both sides of the performance problem: the scientific side that studies movement and learning, and the coaching side that has to make decisions under pressure.
My background includes a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, graduate training through a Master's degree and PhD in Kinesiology, peer-reviewed research, and years of applied coaching experience. I am especially connected to volleyball, where I have worked as an award-winning coach in state, national, and international tournament environments.
That mix matters because coaches rarely need more theory for its own sake. They need ideas that survive real practice, real athletes, limited time, competition stress, and the messy details of a season.
Why Training Lab exists
There is still a gap between sport science and everyday coaching.
Despite advances in exercise science, motor learning, performance analysis, and technology, many coaches are still left to rely on inherited methods, copied drills, and tradition alone.
Training Lab was built to help close that gap. The goal is to translate research and coaching experience into articles, products, calculators, and workflows that help coaches make better decisions without drowning in jargon.
Built from both worlds
- Academic training in Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
- Active research background with peer-reviewed publications.
- Applied coaching experience in competitive volleyball.
- Work connected to the development of national-team and collegiate athletes.
- A practical focus on tools coaches can actually use.
Mission
Make better coaching methods easier to apply in real training environments.
Design practice around the problem.
Use constraints, representative tasks, variability, and feedback to help athletes adapt instead of only repeat.
Build systems that survive the season.
Keep tools practical enough to use when time, athletes, matches, and messy schedules start pushing back.
Design principle
Evidence-informed does not mean complicated.
The goal is not to add more dashboards, tests, and terminology. The goal is to help coaches make cleaner decisions: what to observe, what to measure, what to change, and what to ignore.
By combining scientific rigor with real-world coaching experience, Training Lab aims to make better methods easier to understand, easier to test, and easier to repeat.
Training Lab is built around:
- Readable articles for coaches who want practical sport science.
- Digital resources for planning, performance analysis, and coach education.
- Free calculators and interactive coaching tools.
- A site structure that can grow with new resources, tools, and products.