Same equipment, local clinic
Used at the top level
Hawkin force plates are used at the NFL Scouting Combine and the NBA Draft Combine. The NHL used the 1080 Sprint 2 at its 2026 Combine.
The Technology
Pro-level testing. In your local clinic.
Hawkin Dynamics force plates and 1080 Motion technology are used at the NFL, NBA and NHL combines and by professional, national and college teams. At iTOP, the same tools are part of care for every athlete we test.
- Hawkin force plates · Lubbock & Colleyville
- 1080 Quantum · Lubbock
- 1080 Sprint · Colleyville
Data-Driven. Athlete-Proven.
The same tools elite athletes use.
Top-level equipment and top-level care should not depend on a roster spot. We brought the testing used by professional and college programs into our clinics, so every athlete can use it.
Rare in a local clinic
This is the same technology used by professional and college programs, and it is rarely found in a local physical therapy clinic.
Available to every athlete
High school, college, adult or lifelong athlete: if you are training for something, you test on the same equipment.
Who else uses itHawkin Dynamics
Force plates. Every push, measured.
Lubbock & Colleyville
Two wireless plates you stand, jump and land on. Each plate measures the force under one foot about 1,000 times per second, so we see how each leg loads, pushes off and lands, not just how high you jumped.
What you’ll do
- Countermovement jump (a quick dip, then jump)
- Drop jump (step off a box, land, rebound)
- Landing and single-leg jumps
- Isometric mid-thigh pull (a maximal pull against a fixed bar)
- Balance tests
What it tells us
- Jump height and how quickly you produce it (RSI-modified)
- Left vs. right differences when you load, push off and land
- Peak force in the isometric pull
- Changes from your own baseline, test after test
1080 Motion
1080 Quantum. Load and speed, controlled.
Lubbock
A motorized cable machine. Instead of weight plates, a motor sets the resistance and can control the speed of every rep. It can load you harder on the way down than on the way up, or hold a set speed while you push as hard as you can. The cable can be set horizontally, diagonally or vertically.
What you’ll do
- Split squats, single-leg squats and lunges
- Knee extension and flexion
- Hip tests
- Shoulder tests: scapular, rotator cuff and overhead press
- Pressing, pulling and rotation
What it tells us
- Force, speed and power on every rep
- Each side compared with the other
- Strength at a set speed (isokinetic)
- How you handle a heavier lowering phase (eccentric)
1080 Motion
1080 Sprint. Speed you can measure.
Colleyville
A portable motorized unit with a line that clips to a belt or harness. It can resist you, like a sled with an exact load, or assist you slightly faster than you can run on your own. It times every split and records force and power.
What you’ll do
- Resisted and assisted sprints
- Accelerations and change of direction
- Lateral and jump work
- Shoulder tests: scapular, rotator cuff and overhead press
What it tells us
- Time and speed at each split
- Force and power through the run
- How you accelerate and brake
- Each side compared, and progress over time
Shoulder tests (scapular, rotator cuff and overhead press) are measured for each arm on the 1080 Quantum in Lubbock and the 1080 Sprint in Colleyville.
What's Different
Measured, not eyeballed.
Common clinic tests rely on a trained eye, a tape measure and a stopwatch. They have their place, and we still use clinical tests. Measured testing adds numbers for each side that we can compare from one visit to the next.
| Area | Common approach | At iTOP |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Graded by feel during a manual muscle test | Force measured for each side on the 1080 or with a hand-held dynamometer |
| Jumping & landing | Jump height with a tape measure; landing judged by eye | Force under each foot about 1,000 times a second: loading, push-off and landing, left vs. right |
| Speed | Stopwatch started and stopped by hand | Every split timed by the 1080 Sprint, plus force and power |
| Progress | Compared from memory or notes | Retests about every 12 weeks against your own baseline, in a color-coded report |
| Return to sport | Often based mostly on time since injury | Based on criteria (strength, symmetry, movement), decided with your care team |
Who Else Uses It
Trusted at the highest levels.
Publicly reported users of Hawkin Dynamics and 1080 Motion technology, with a source for each. Reports are dated and current use may differ. iTOP Recovery is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by these organizations, Hawkin Dynamics or 1080 Motion. Names are trademarks of their owners.
Hawkin Dynamics force plates
Pro & national teams
Sources (19)
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Paired TruStrength Mode Is Here" (NFL Combine, Feb 2026), May 2026. www.hawkindynamics.com
- USHL, "League Introduces Hawkin as Official Athlete Performance Insights Partner" (names the NFL Combine and NBA Combine), Jul 2026. ushl.com
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Hawkin Force Plates Help Spain Women's National Team Capture Excellence", Aug 2023. www.hawkindynamics.com
- Hawkin Dynamics Information Packet 2022, user testimonials (Columbus Crew SC; Illinois basketball). www.hawkindynamics.com
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Hawkin Dynamics X Salford Red Devils", Jan 2024. www.hawkindynamics.com
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Corporate Partnership with the University of Louisville". www.hawkindynamics.com
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Physics & Sport Science Research with St. John Fisher University", Oct 2023. www.hawkindynamics.com
- Hawkin Dynamics, "Hawkin Dynamics and Kansas University's Jayhawk Performance Partner", Jan 2025. www.hawkindynamics.com
- 1080 Motion, "1080 Motion at the 2026 NHL Combine: Supporting 2 New Tests", Jun 2026. www.1080motion.com
- Los Angeles Times, "Why Shohei Ohtani could be an even bigger offensive threat in 2024", Feb 2024. www.latimes.com
- 1080 Motion, "The Portland Trailblazers invests into the 1080 Quantum", Sep 2016. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Los Angeles Kings deploys 1080 Quantum and Sprint", Oct 2016. shop.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Speed Training in Elite Soccer: A Roundtable with Sam Wilson (Arsenal) and Anders Braastad (Bodø/Glimt)", Jun 2026. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Malmö Redhawks: 'Learn and try' season on 1080 Syncro and 1080 Sprint". www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Daily training with the 1080 Sprint in professional rugby" (FC Grenoble Rugby), Sep 2021. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Insights on speed development from Tennis Australia", Jan 2024. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Speed On The Ice: Olympic Training With Cory Kennedy" (Women's National Hockey Team players), Jan 2019. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "The Evolution of Clemson Sports Science", Jul 2023. www.1080motion.com
- 1080 Motion, "Training Deceleration: Building Better Brakes for Football Performance" (University of Arizona Football), May 2026. www.1080motion.com
What the Research Says
The science behind the numbers.
Published studies on the tools and the tests. These findings come from specific groups of athletes and patients. They are not iTOP results and not a guarantee.
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Force plates
Hawkin plates match lab plates
When Hawkin plates were placed on top of in-ground laboratory force plates, the two systems agreed on every countermovement jump measure tested and on 16 of 18 drop jump measures. (Study co-funded by Hawkin Dynamics.)
Badby AJ, Mundy PD, Comfort P, Lake JP, McMahon JJ. Sensors. 2023;23(10):4820. doi.org/10.3390/s23104820
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1080 Sprint
Accurate, repeatable sprint timing
In 17 elite female handball players, 1080 Sprint split times matched a reference timing system within 0.01 seconds (apart from a fixed offset over the first 5 m), and repeat sprints varied by only about 1 to 2%.
Rakovic E, Paulsen G, Helland C, Haugen T, Eriksrud O. J Strength Cond Res. 2022;36(8):2335–2338. doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003830
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Recovery
Jumps show fatigue and freshness
A meta-analysis of 151 studies found countermovement jump measures can detect fatigue and the rebound after recovery, with average jump height more sensitive than a single best jump.
Claudino JG, Cronin J, Mezêncio B, et al. J Sci Med Sport. 2017;20(4):397–402. doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.011
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ACL
Side-to-side gaps can linger
In a small study of elite ski racers about two years after ACL reconstruction, dual force plates showed larger left-right differences in jump push-off than in uninjured racers.
Jordan MJ, Aagaard P, Herzog W. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015;25(3):e301–e309. doi.org/10.1111/sms.12314
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ACL
Jump plus strength testing
In 118 male athletes after ACL reconstruction and 44 controls, single-leg jump testing combined with isokinetic strength testing told the two groups apart with 89% accuracy.
O'Malley E, Richter C, King E, et al. J Athl Train. 2018;53(7):687–695. doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-480-16
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Return to sport
Criteria matter
In 106 patients in pivoting sports, 5.6% of those who passed return-to-sport criteria had a knee reinjury, compared with 38.2% of those who did not.
Grindem H, Snyder-Mackler L, Moksnes H, Engebretsen L, Risberg MA. Br J Sports Med. 2016;50(13):804–808. doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096031
How It Fits Your Care
Where to find it.
The technology is part of your plan from the first visit: a baseline at Assess, retests about every 12 weeks, and a color-coded report. Here is where each machine is.
| Equipment & testing | Lubbock | Colleyville | Irving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkin Dynamics force plates | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
| 1080 Quantum | Available in Lubbock | Not offered in Colleyville | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
| 1080 Sprint | Not offered in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
| Shoulder tests on the 1080 | Quantum | Sprint | At Lubbock or Colleyville |
| Color-coded report | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | Not offered in Irving |
| Clinical return-to-play testing | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | Available in Irving |
| Testing-only session | Available in Lubbock | Available in Colleyville | Clinical |
Irving offers clinical return-to-play testing, including testing-only sessions. For force plate and 1080 testing, Irving refers athletes to Lubbock or Colleyville.
Our Team
Great tools need great clinicians.
Technology does not replace a clinician. Our team reads the numbers alongside how you move, how you feel and what your sport asks of you.
Credentials across our team
- PT, DPT, MPTLicensed physical therapists, including Doctors of Physical Therapy
- DScDoctor of Science
- ATC, LATCertified and Texas-licensed athletic trainers
- CSCSCertified Strength and Conditioning Specialists
- MATMaster of Athletic Training
For Physicians
Objective data for your decisions.
See our nine-domain return-to-sport battery, scoring and a sample report.
FAQ
Technology Questions
No. The force plates and 1080 equipment are used by professional and college programs, and at iTOP they are available to every athlete we test: high school, college, adult and lifelong athletes.
The force plates measure the force you put into the ground when you jump, land or pull. The 1080 Quantum and 1080 Sprint use a motor to set resistance or assistance and measure force, speed and power while you lift, press or sprint.
Hawkin Dynamics force plates are at Lubbock and Colleyville. The 1080 Quantum is in Lubbock and the 1080 Sprint is in Colleyville. Shoulder tests (scapular, rotator cuff and overhead press) are done on the Quantum in Lubbock and the Sprint in Colleyville.
Yes. Irving offers clinical return-to-play testing, including testing-only sessions. For force plate and 1080 testing, Irving refers athletes to Lubbock or Colleyville.
Tests are chosen for where you are in your recovery and progress as you do. Your clinician decides what is appropriate, and medical clearance stays with your physician.
No. The list shows publicly reported users of Hawkin Dynamics and 1080 Motion technology, with a source for each. iTOP Recovery is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by these organizations or the equipment makers.
Next Step
Train on the same tools. Get the same answers.
Book an evaluation or a testing-only session, and see your numbers for yourself.