Candidacy
Meridian accepts a small number of new athletes each year. There is no application portal, no automated intake, and no guarantee of availability. Every candidacy is assessed personally — based on sport, position, age, current movement profile, and timeline to the recruitment window.
If you are reading this during your athlete's junior year, contact us immediately. Most engagements begin 18 to 24 months before the critical recruitment window. Time is the one resource that cannot be recovered.
Begin the application ↓Who Meridian works with
Meridian is not for athletes who are just beginning their development. It is for athletes who are already serious, already committed, and already working — but whose movement has reached a ceiling that conventional training has not been able to break.
The families who find Meridian are typically not looking for motivation or accountability. They are looking for a precise answer to a precise problem. They have tried other things. They are ready for a different kind of attention.
Signals that suggest candidacy
Who Meridian is not for
Athletes not yet in high school
Biomechanical correction at pre-high school age is premature. The body is still developing. Contact us when your athlete is in grades 9–12.
Athletes without a defined collegiate goal
Meridian's work is calibrated to the movement standard required for collegiate recruitment. Without that specific target, the work has no benchmark.
Families seeking a single-session fix
Correcting a lifetime of movement pattern takes real time — typically 2 to 6 months, longer for complex cases. Families expecting change in a session or two are not the right fit — and we will tell them so at the outset.
Athletes unwilling to be observed honestly
Meridian's evaluation will identify things no prior program found. The athlete and family must be willing to hear that clearly and without defensiveness.
The timing question
Biomechanical correction is structural work. The body requires time — not just to change a movement, but to trust it, repeat it under pressure, and express it in competition. There is no compressed version of this process that produces the same result.
The athletes who benefit most are those whose families contact Meridian early in the high school career. That window allows for a full correction arc before the recruitment film that matters is being made.
Families who wait until junior year are not automatically disqualified. But the scope of what can be corrected is narrowed by the time available. Senior year inquiries are accepted only in limited circumstances.
Optimal contact window by grade
What happens after you apply
Meridian does not use automated intake, online scheduling, or standardized assessments. The consideration process is personal because the work that follows it is personal.
You submit the application
A comprehensive picture of your athlete — sport, history, the limitation as you observe it, and your recruitment timeline. Reviewed personally, in full.
Personal review
Every application is read personally. If there appears to be a potential fit, you will receive a direct response — not from an assistant, not from a system. From Meridian.
Initial conversation
A direct conversation to understand the athlete, the timeline, and the goal. No obligation on either side. Candidacy is assessed honestly and communicated directly.
Movement evaluation
A full evaluation is scheduled. Film is taken. The overlay is conducted. Findings — including the realistic correction scope and timeline — are presented before any decision is required.
A lower-commitment starting point
For families who want clarity before committing to months of correction work, the movement evaluation is available on its own — a single, bounded session, not an ongoing engagement.
The investment is a fraction of a full engagement. Film is shot, overlaid against elite comparables at the athlete's sport and position, and the findings are delivered as a written report — including a proposed correction scope and a realistic timeline, typically 2 to 6 months. Investment is discussed directly during the consideration process.
If an engagement begins within 60 days of the evaluation, the full fee is credited toward it. There is no obligation to continue, and no pressure to.
What the evaluation includes
In-person filming
Sport-specific movement captured at competition speed, on location.
Elite overlay analysis
The athlete's film placed frame by frame against a comparable elite performer.
Written findings report
The root constraint, named precisely — not a vague impression.
Proposed correction scope
A realistic timeline and tier recommendation, specific to what was found.
Before you begin
The application below is comprehensive by design. Families who provide the clearest, most honest picture of their athlete — and the most specific account of what is limiting them — receive the most useful response.
Write as specifically as you can. Your instinct as a parent watching your athlete is data — even if you cannot name it precisely. Describe what you see, not what you hope.
Plan for 15 to 20 minutes. The application saves your progress between sections. You will not lose your work if you navigate away.
What the application covers
Your contact information
Name, email, phone, location, and how you found Meridian.
The athlete's profile
Sport, position, age, grade, physical measurements, and academic standing.
Development history
Prior coaches, programs, showcases, injury history — and what each produced.
The limitation
What you observe is costing your athlete — and what no one has been able to explain.
The recruitment picture
Division target, timeline, existing interest, measurables, and any specific program context.
Final context
Athlete personality, timeline flexibility, geography, and anything else you want us to know.
The application
This application is reviewed personally. It is not processed by a system, scored by an algorithm, or routed to an assistant. A human being who has spent a career watching athletes move will read every word you write here.
Complete all six sections. Use the navigation below to move between them — your responses are preserved as you go.
Section one of six
This application is confidential. Your information is never shared, sold, or used for any purpose beyond the consideration process. You will receive a personal response — not an automated one.
Your name
Your relationship to the athlete
Email address
Phone number
City and state
How did you hear about Meridian
If referred — who referred you?
Not required. If someone directed you to Meridian specifically, please name them.
Section two of six
Basic profile information. Be as specific as possible about sport and position — this shapes how the movement evaluation is framed before we ever meet.
Athlete's first name
First name only — for reference in our response.
Gender
Current age
Current grade
Height
Weight
Primary sport
Position or event
Be specific — not just "soccer" but "central midfielder" or "goalkeeper."
Academic profile
Current GPA (approximate)
Any academic eligibility concerns?
Section three of six
What your athlete has already been through shapes what Meridian will and won't find. Be thorough and honest — especially about what previous programs produced and what they did not.
Years of organized competitive play in primary sport
Prior training programs
Has your athlete worked with a strength and conditioning coach?
Strength & conditioning — details
Program type, duration, and what it produced. What improved — and what didn't.
Has your athlete worked with a position-specific coach?
Position coaching — details
Who, how long, what was addressed. What improved and what remained unresolved.
Has your athlete attended showcases, combines, or evaluation events?
Showcase / combine feedback
What evaluators said — even vague feedback ("not explosive enough") is useful here.
Injury history
Has your athlete experienced any significant injuries?
Injury history — details
Type of injury, when it occurred, how it was treated, and whether fully cleared. If movement hesitation remains after clearance, describe it.
Section four of six
This is the heart of the application. Write as specifically as you can. Your instinct as a parent watching your athlete is data — even if you cannot name it precisely. Describe what you see, not what you hope.
In your own words — what is limiting your athlete?
Describe the specific movement, situation, or performance gap you observe. What does it look like? When does it happen? What have coaches said — and what have they been unable to explain?
How long has this limitation been observable?
Has anyone ever named this limitation precisely?
What has been said — and what hasn't been explained
Include any specific language coaches have used, even if it felt vague. Note what questions you have been unable to get answered.
If you have watched film of your athlete — describe what you see
You don't need to be a biomechanics expert. Describe what strikes you — what looks different compared to elite performers you've watched. Even a feeling is useful.
Section five of six
Meridian's work is calibrated to a specific target and a specific timeline. The clearer this picture, the more accurately candidacy can be assessed.
Division target
When does the critical recruitment window begin?
Has your athlete received any recruiting interest to date?
Recruiting interest — details
Programs, level of interest, and any feedback about what is holding an offer back.
Current measurables (if known)
40-yard dash
Vertical jump
Other relevant measurable
Is there a specific program or offer driving the timeline?
If a specific destination is shaping your urgency, that context helps calibrate the work.
Section six of six
Context about your athlete's personality, what previous programs got wrong, your family's approach to this process — or anything you believe is relevant to the candidacy decision.
What previous programs have gotten right — and wrong
Honest assessment of prior work helps avoid duplicating it.
Describe your athlete's personality as it relates to coaching and correction
This work requires an athlete who can receive honest assessment and respond to structured correction over months.
Timeline flexibility
Geographic availability
Anything else you want us to know
This is an open field. Use it for anything not covered above. This is read by a person, not a system.
Confirmation
Thank you for the time and care you put into this. What you submitted will be read personally — every section, every word. That is not a courtesy. It is how this process works.
You will receive a direct response within one week. If there is a potential fit, the response will come from Meridian directly — not from an assistant or an automated system. If there is not a fit at this time, you will be told that clearly and respectfully.
Please do not submit a duplicate application. If you do not hear back within ten days, reach out directly.
What happens next:
Your application is reviewed. If there appears to be a viable candidacy, you will be contacted to schedule a brief initial conversation — typically 20 to 30 minutes. No obligation on either side. Candidacy is assessed during that conversation and communicated directly.
If candidacy is confirmed, a full movement evaluation is scheduled. Film is taken. The overlay is conducted. Findings are presented to you before any engagement begins.