About TopSportsLab

TopSportsLab specialise in the field of performance enhancement and injury prevention within professional team sports. Our proprietary software and systems are based on the results of years of scientific research and enable us to give game changing training and squad selection advice.

Our founders are Professor Werner Helsen (Catholic University of Leuven and UEFA) and Jan Van Winckel (FIFA and AFC technical expert, UEFA Pro-License instructor and also formerly Olympique de Marseille, Saudi Arabian Football federation, Club Brugge, Al-Hilal and Al Ahli). They set up TopSportsLab as a spin-off from the Catholic University of Leuven (B) and we continue to collaborate with their faculty of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences.

The main goal for TopSportsLab is to take the results of the latest scientific research and theoretical knowledge and provide a platform where the benefits can be appreciated in the real world.

Injuries are prevented by an early alarm system indicating “when” and “where” an athlete might get injured. The physical performance is optimised by continually balancing the actual “training load” of the athlete with his individual “load tolerance”.

Besides athlete related optimisation, TopSportsLab leverages knowledge and enhances cross-discipline communication between staff. To that end, TopSportsLab has developed one all-encompassing athlete management system for all technical and medical staff.

We have assisted a number of leading professional sports clubs and federations around the world (see case studies) and continue to grow at an exciting pace.