As a neuroperformance specialist, Coach Ernest Osias trains athletes smarter, quite literally.
The North Carolina-based speed and agility coach and founder of True Speed Training uses biofeedback technology and objective data to understand the relationship between athletes’ brains, muscles and nervous systems. He then leverages that knowledge to help athletes improve key performance markers, like reaction time, proprioception and balance.
By leading with objective data, Coach Osias’s clients make great performance strides quickly.
The Problem: Subjectivity Leads to Cycle of Reinjury
When Coach Osias first started coaching, he primarily relied on manual tools and traditional timing gates. That changed when his oldest son tore his ACL/LCL meniscus after a series of other sports-related injuries.
Coach Osias was frustrated that traditional physical therapy programs routinely discharged his son before he was fully rehabbed. Desperate to help, Coach Osias contacted specialists to understand why injuries happen – and learn how to prevent them by using data and technology.
The Solution: Cutting-Edge Technology
Neuromuscular Therapy Inspires a New Approach
While researching, Coach Osias came across a neuromuscular therapy machine that uses electrical stimulation to activate muscles. His son used the machine and recovered in a fraction of the time PTs originally forecasted.
The technology's effectiveness changed Coach Osias’s outlook on the relationship between injury prevention and performance and transformed his coaching approach. He started investing in technology, using quantitative data to drive decisions, and encouraging his clients to tap into the brain/body connection instead of pushing through pain and injuries.
“It’s tough for kids,” he said. “There’s someone sitting on the bench trying to take your spot, so you’re trying to prove yourself. My goal is to keep [athletes] from feeling they have to hide injuries.”
Kinvent’s Biofeedback Devices Complete the Puzzle
Biofeedback devices are an important part of Coach Osias’s tech-forward approach – but finding the right tools was a journey. Until about a year and a half ago, he used force plates from a popular brand but thought the “software and usability weren’t great.”
In early 2025, a colleague introduced him to Kinvent. He was impressed by Kinvent’s customer service and by how user-friendly and comprehensive the ecosystem is – so impressed that he purchased nearly the entire suite of sensors at once.
“The combination of the software and efficacy that Kinvent brings is huge for me,” he said. “The software is so much easier to use. And being able to collect the data, give the clients feedback right after a session, print out a PDF or email it to them… everything is just so much easier and cleaner. Kinvent is the full package.”
Use Cases
A top college runner whose upper leg went numb after a nerve injury.
A first-year college soccer player who pulled her hamstring during practice.
A college goalkeeper with torn labrums in both shoulders.
A college baseball player recovering from Tommy John surgery.
After using microcurrent therapy on the runner’s injured leg, Coach Osias used the K-Myo to compare the strength of both legs.
Coach Osias rehabbed the athlete’s leg with neurotherapy tools, then used the K-Myo to measure the ratio of strength between her quad and hamstring.
After the athlete’s surgery, Coach Osias treated her with neurotherapy. Throughout the process, he tested her range of motion with the K-Move.
Coach Osias, measured the athlete’s elbow range of motion with the K-Move, used Tecar therapy, then re-measured him with the K-Move.
Data from the K-Myo revealed the microcurrent therapy made his injured leg 40% stronger than his non-injured leg. Coach Osias treated the non-injured leg and the runner returned to the track strong and balanced.
The K-Myo validated that the athlete’s quad to hamstring ratio of strength was above 60%, which gave Coach Osias the proof he needed that she was ready to train. She returned to the field pain-free.
Data from the K-Move showed significant improvements in the athlete’s range of motion. When she returned to her surgeon for her first post-op follow-up, she moved her arm a full 180°.
At the end of the session, the K-Move showed major improvements: the athlete gained 6° of flexion and left the session with his elbow range of motion at +1%.
The Results: Data Athletes Can See & Trust
With Kinvent, Coach Osias can fine-tune training in real-time based on objective measurements that tell him exactly where an athlete is on a given day. “Having the data just makes a huge difference to be able to program appropriately,” he said.
The data makes Coach Osias more confident in his decisions – and makes his athletes more confident in their abilities. When an athlete is worried something is “off,” Coach Osias can show them the Kinvent data to either confirm a deficit or prove they are strong, balanced and ready to perform.
Quantifying performance and progress with Kinvent has helped Coach Osias strengthen his relationships with his clients. He can show progress without speculation – and give athletes a better understanding of the connection between how a movement feels and how they are performing.
“Someone comes in, and I can show them the data that they’ve improved,” he said. “And when you provide that data to the athlete or the athlete’s parents, it’s a gamechanger.”
