Supporting Coaches Who Care About Development, Not Just Results

R1 helps coaches create safer, more consistent environments by understanding their athletes’ current readiness state and supporting their athletes' mind, body, and energy readiness with the information we provide, so young people can train, learn, and compete in ways that are right for them and support long-term development and performance.

Why We Exist

Coaches everywhere are feeling the strain of modern youth sport.

  • They’re worried about injury risk and whether athletes are genuinely ready for the physical demands being placed on them.

  • They’re managing recovery in systems shaped by crowded schedules, travel, and year-round competition—often without the time, tools, or authority to slow things down.

  • They’re seeing inconsistent energy, poor sleep, and under-fueling affecting training, focus, and availability, especially in a screen-heavy world.

  • And they’re noticing rising anxiety, emotional volatility, and burnout—where performance expectations are increasing faster than athletes’ capacity to adapt.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. And it’s not a coaching failure—it’s a readiness gap.

Built From What Coaches Told Us They Need

  • R1 was built in response to what coaches consistently experience on the ground—wide variation in readiness, rising injury risk, growing pressure, and fewer margins for error.

  • Rather than adding another program to manage, R1 supports mind, body, and energy readiness in one simple system—so coaching decisions align with what athletes can actually tolerate and sustain.

Four outcomes guide how R1 supports coaches and the environments they lead:

Safety & Recovery

R1 helps coaches better manage load, exposure, and recovery by making readiness visible. When athletes arrive better prepared—and early warning signs are clearer—coaches can progress training with confidence while reducing preventable injuries and time lost.

Confidence & Balance

R1 supports psychological conditions that enable athletes to learn and compete effectively. By aligning expectations with readiness, coaches see more consistent engagement, healthier responses to challenge, and confidence built through preparation—not pressure.

Healthy Habits

R1 reinforces the habits that coaches know matter but can’t control alone. Sleep, fueling, hydration, and recovery are supported upstream, improving energy, focus, and training quality without placing coaches in the role of disciplinarian or monitor.

Time, Load & Burnout

R1 is designed to reduce complexity, not add to it. By supporting readiness outside of practice and absorbing short-term disruption, coaches spend less time reacting to issues and more time coaching—helping athletes stay available, motivated, and engaged over the long term.