ANSWERS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

What Chiron is, how the model works, and how we fit alongside the coaches and providers already invested in your athlete's success.

Understanding Chiron

What makes Chiron different from other sports performance facilities?

Traditional sports medicine and performance are often separated. At Chiron, everything works together. Our physician-led team combines sports medicine, performance testing, recovery, and individualized training into one integrated system designed to help athletes stay healthy, improve performance, and reduce injury risk. Instead of reacting after an injury occurs, we focus on identifying opportunities before they become problems.

What is The Chiron Method?

The Chiron Method is our physician-led approach to athlete development. Every athlete follows the same five-step evaluation process before receiving an individualized Athlete Blueprint built around the Chiron Six: Power, Speed, Control, Elasticity, Resilience, and Readiness. Rather than guessing where to improve, every recommendation is based on objective testing and physician evaluation.

What is an Athlete Blueprint?

Your Athlete Blueprint is your personalized roadmap. It combines your medical evaluation, movement assessment, performance testing, and recovery profile into one actionable plan showing your biggest strengths, areas needing improvement, injury risk considerations, training priorities, recovery recommendations, and your reassessment schedule.

Why Chiron?

Why is physician-led sports performance important?

Most performance facilities don't have a physician involved in every athlete's care. Because your evaluation begins with a sports medicine physician, medical concerns, previous injuries, movement limitations, and performance goals are considered together — not separately. This creates one coordinated plan rather than multiple disconnected opinions.

Why do you use objective testing instead of just watching me move?

Movement quality matters — but objective data tells a much more complete story. Using technology from VALD, we measure strength, power, balance, asymmetry, force production, mobility, and readiness so we can track meaningful progress over time rather than relying on observation alone.

How do you know if your training is actually working?

Every athlete is reassessed throughout the year using the same objective testing used during the initial evaluation. This allows us to compare your results over time and adjust your program based on measurable improvement — not assumptions.

The Initial Assessment

What happens during my first visit?

Every athlete completes our Initial Comprehensive Athlete Assessment: an athlete interview, a physician sports medicine evaluation, a movement assessment, performance laboratory testing, and your Athlete Blueprint review. The entire process takes approximately 90 minutes.

Is this just for injured athletes?

No. Many of our athletes begin training while healthy. Our goal is to improve performance while identifying potential limitations before they become injuries.

What technology do you use?

Our performance laboratory uses industry-leading technology including VALD ForceDecks, HumanTrak, SmartSpeed, ForceFrame, NordBord, and DynaMo, plus SOZO body composition assessment, SmartHeart cardiovascular screening, and SNAP eye-tracking technology for concussion evaluation. These tools allow us to measure performance objectively and monitor progress over time.

Membership

Why do you use memberships instead of individual sessions?

Athletic development doesn't happen in a single appointment. Our membership model allows us to continually monitor performance, adjust programming, reassess objective data, and support athletes throughout the entire year.

Can I just schedule an evaluation?

Yes. Athletes can schedule an Initial Comprehensive Athlete Assessment without becoming a member. Many athletes choose to continue with a membership after receiving their Athlete Blueprint.

How often will I be reassessed?

Reassessment frequency depends on your membership level and goals. Most athletes are reassessed every 12 weeks, while higher-level memberships include more frequent monitoring.

Athletes

Who do you work with?

We work with athletes of all ages and levels, including middle school athletes, high school athletes, collegiate athletes, professional athletes, tactical athletes, and adult active individuals.

Do you only work with elite athletes?

Not at all. Whether you're trying to make your middle school team or preparing for collegiate athletics, every athlete deserves an individualized plan based on their goals.

Can you help if I'm returning from an injury?

Yes. Because sports medicine and performance work together at Chiron, we can bridge the gap between rehabilitation and return-to-performance while monitoring your progress objectively.

Working With Your Existing Coaches

My athlete already has an athletic trainer at school. Why would they need Chiron?

School athletic trainers play an essential role in keeping athletes healthy, managing injuries, and helping them safely return to sport — often across hundreds of athletes and multiple teams. Chiron is designed to complement, not replace, that care. We provide comprehensive physician-led evaluations, objective performance testing, individualized programming, and ongoing monitoring that extend beyond what most school athletic programs can realistically provide. When appropriate, we also collaborate with athletic trainers so everyone is working toward the same goal.

My athlete already trains with a strength and conditioning coach. Why would they come to Chiron?

Many athletes already have excellent strength and conditioning coaches. Our role is different: we help ensure that training is based on objective data. We identify strengths, asymmetries, movement limitations, injury risk factors, and performance opportunities that can guide more individualized decisions — in many cases enhancing the work already being done by a strength coach.

Will Chiron replace my athlete's current coaches or healthcare providers?

No. We believe athletes perform best when everyone is working together. Our goal is to become one part of your athlete's performance team by collaborating with physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, strength coaches, skills coaches, and parents whenever appropriate.

Why should my athlete come to Chiron if they already have great coaches?

Because even great coaches need great information. Most coaches are responsible for entire teams and make decisions using observation and experience. Chiron adds another layer by combining physician expertise with objective performance data, movement analysis, and advanced technology to understand how each athlete functions as an individual. Our role isn't to replace coaches — it's to equip them and the athlete with better information.

Advanced & Elite Athletes

My child already has multiple college scholarship offers. Why would they need Chiron?

First, congratulations — that's an incredible achievement. But earning a scholarship isn't the finish line. The jump from high school to college athletics often brings increased training volume, greater physical demands, faster competition, and a higher risk of injury. Our goal is to help athletes arrive on campus healthier, more resilient, and physically prepared to compete for playing time — not just a roster spot.

I'm already a collegiate or professional athlete. What can Chiron offer me?

Elite athletes often have access to outstanding coaches, medical professionals, and performance staff. Chiron is designed to complement those resources. Our physician-led model integrates sports medicine, performance testing, recovery, and individualized programming to provide an additional layer of objective insight — monitoring progress, evaluating readiness, supporting return-to-performance, and identifying opportunities for continued development throughout the year.

If I'm already performing at a high level, why would I change what's working?

We don't believe in changing what works. We believe in measuring it. Many successful athletes train exceptionally hard, but few consistently quantify why they're successful or identify where meaningful improvements remain. By combining physician evaluation with objective performance data, we help athletes make informed decisions while preserving the strengths that got them here.

Cost & Insurance

Is Chiron covered by insurance?

Chiron is a cash-based practice. This allows us to spend more time with each athlete, provide comprehensive evaluations, use advanced performance technology, and build individualized programs without the restrictions often associated with insurance-based care.

Is this worth the investment?

Our goal isn't simply to provide workouts. We provide a comprehensive system that helps athletes understand their body, reduce injury risk, improve performance, and track progress using objective data throughout the year. Many athletes and families view this as an investment in long-term athletic development rather than paying for isolated appointments.

Begin with understanding

START
YOUR
ATHLETE
BLUEPRINT.

The best athlete development starts with understanding. One connected system — medical, movement, performance, and recovery — built around you.

  • 01One comprehensive assessment builds your complete athlete profile.
  • 02Objective testing shows what to work on next — and proves what's improving.
  • 03Physician-led decisions connect your health and your performance.
  • 04Your Athlete Blueprint turns data into individualized priorities.
  • 05Reassessment tracks meaningful change across your season and beyond.

One comprehensive assessment. Approximately 90 minutes. You leave with a complete performance baseline and a personalized Athlete Blueprint.

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