Built by a 20+ Year College Coach · Used Across Levels · Available Now

THE CLIMB — Competitive Development System

They All Want to Know
Where They Stand.

THE CLIMB turns your offseason testing data into a ranked Program Board — and the moment your athletes see their names, competition starts.

Get THE CLIMB — High School → Get THE CLIMB — College →

One-time purchase or Annual License · No app · Works in Excel & Google Sheets

🏈  THE CLIMB  ·  PROGRAM BOARD
Your Program Name  ·  2025-26STRENGTH & EXPLOSION INDEX  ·  V2.7
#1   IN THE PROGRAM
Nico AllenOL1.88
TOP 5  —  PERFORMANCE INDEX
RANKATHLETEPOSITIONPERF INDEXTIER
1Nico AllenOL1.88ELITE
2Jaylen HarrisLB1.88ELITE
3Cortez TurnerDL2.13ALPHA
4Amari ParkerLB2.13ALPHA
5Miles AndersonDB2.13ALPHA
🔥  CLIMB LEADER  —  MOST IMPROVED
Trey MooreRB+4.5%
TOP 5  —  CLIMBERS
RANKATHLETEPOSITIONCLIMB SCORE↑↓
1Trey MooreRB+4.5%↑
2Kyree JacksonTE/H+4.4%↑
3Caden PerezQB/Spec+4.3%↑
4Crew LewisQB/Spec+4.3%↑
5Devon MooreDL+4.3%↑
⚖️  POUND-FOR-POUND LEADER
Isaiah JacksonTE3.89
Powered by XA Score  ·  The Climb V2.7  ·  Competitive Development System

Actual product · Sample data shown · Your board reflects your program's real results

The Origin

Every Spring, It Was the
First Thing They Looked At.

I coached college football for 22 years. At every level, in every program, spring evaluation was the same: we tested the entire roster — strength, explosion, speed — and when the results were done, we revealed the rankings.

RECORD  ·  RANK  ·  PUBLISH

Athletes didn't ask about their own numbers first. They looked at the board.

They wanted to know where they stood relative to everyone else. Who was above them. Who was below them. Whether the work they'd put in over the winter showed up in the results.

That board changed behavior. It created accountability without a speech. It generated competition without a mandate. And it happened every single year, in every program I was part of.

I spent the last few months taking that tool — rough, personal, never designed to leave my own locker room — and rebuilding it from the ground up. Simpler. Cleaner. Ready for any program to run from day one.

That's THE CLIMB.

Brad McCaslin
Founder, XA Score · Former College Football Coach, 21 Years
D-I, D-II, D-III · Defensive Coordinator at 4 Programs · Head Coach · +3 Years High School

How It Works

Simple to Run.
Powerful in the Room.

1
Test Your Athletes
THE CLIMB comes pre-built with up to 8 standard testing categories covering the areas most football programs measure. Run your testing day as you normally would — the structure is already there.
2
Enter the Results
Enter your results into the pre-built system. THE CLIMB automatically calculates rankings across every category and generates your board. If you can open a spreadsheet, you can run this.
3
Reveal The Board
Print it. Put it on a screen. Walk your athletes through it. Watch what happens in the room. The board does the work from there.

What's Included

Two Tiers. One System.
Built for Your Level.

High School Tier
THE CLIMB — HS

The complete Program Board system built for high school programs. Enter your testing results and the board builds itself.

  • Full Program Board — complete roster rankings
  • Rankings by individual testing category
  • Overall composite ranking across all categories
  • Excel & Google Sheets compatible
  • Works with any roster size
  • Built-in testing category structure for HS programs

No app. No login. No subscription required to start.

College Tier
THE CLIMB — College

The same complete system, built for college programs — with college-level categories, position group depth, and program scale.

  • Full Program Board — complete roster rankings
  • College-level testing categories and metrics
  • Position group rankings and depth chart visibility
  • Excel & Google Sheets compatible
  • Scales to any college roster size
  • Built-in testing category structure for college programs

No app. No login. No subscription required to start.

Who This Is For

This Is for You If...

🏆

You want your athletes competing for position in the offseason — not just showing up. The board makes the competition visible, trackable, and real.

📋

You run spring testing but haven't found a way to make the results matter. Spreadsheets of numbers nobody looks at twice don't change behavior. A ranked board does — and can be used at the end of summer and with in-season developmental groups.

⚡

You're a head coach, coordinator, or strength coach who's been doing this manually — building rankings in Excel from scratch, one test at a time. THE CLIMB does that work for you.

🎯

You believe availability and performance are built in the offseason, not found in season. The board gives your athletes something to train toward. That's the whole idea.

Pricing

Choose Your Tier

One-time purchase gives you the current version, yours to keep. An Annual License keeps you current on all future versions — including updates that may drop more than once a year — includes setup support, and unlocks both tiers when you start at HS.

High School

High School
One-Time Purchase
$79 one time

Current version, yours to keep

  • Complete HS Program Board system
  • All testing categories (HS level)
  • Full-roster rankings, every category
  • Excel + Google Sheets compatible
  • Yours to keep — current version
Get THE CLIMB — HS
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High School
Annual License (Includes Updates + Support)
$129 / year

~$10.75/month · Billed annually

  • Everything in one-time purchase
  • All future updates & new versions
  • College tier access included
  • Setup Support
  • Priority access to new features
Get Annual License — HS

Cancel anytime before renewal

College

College
One-Time Purchase
$119 one time

Current version, yours to keep

  • Complete College Program Board system
  • All testing categories (college level)
  • Full-roster + position group rankings
  • Excel + Google Sheets compatible
  • Yours to keep — current version
Get THE CLIMB — College
Most Popular
College
Annual License (Includes Updates + Support)
$169 / year

~$14.08/month · Billed annually

  • Everything in one-time purchase
  • All future updates & new versions
  • Setup Support
  • Priority access to new features
  • Input on future product direction
Get Annual License — College

Cancel anytime before renewal

Built to Last

Built by a Coach.
Backed by 24 Years.

This product lived inside real football programs for over two decades before it was ever offered to another coach. I ran it with my own players — college athletes at multiple programs and multiple levels. The board is real. The results are real. The behavior change it produces is real.

What you're getting is a complete, battle-tested system that I stand behind personally. It is designed to plug and play. If you can't get it running before your first evaluation session, connect with me personally to ensure you don't miss a beat.

This isn't software built by people who've never coached. It's a tool built inside a locker room, tested on real athletes, and rebuilt to work for your program the way it worked for mine.

BM
Brad McCaslin
Founder, XA Score · Former College Football Coach, 21 Years
Defensive Coordinator at 4 Programs · D-I, D-II, D-III · +3 Years High School

Questions

Questions Coaches Ask

It's a spreadsheet — built in Excel and Google Sheets — that turns your testing data into a ranked Program Board. No app. No platform. No subscription required. You purchase it, you open it, and it works. Every athlete, every category, ranked from top to bottom.
THE CLIMB is built around standard offseason testing categories your program already measures. The HS tier and College tier each have their own testing category structure designed for that level. If your program tests it, THE CLIMB can rank it.
No. THE CLIMB is a completely standalone product. It works independently of XA Score and requires no other software, app, or subscription. You can use it the day you purchase it.
A one-time purchase gives you the current version of THE CLIMB — yours to keep, no ongoing cost. An Annual License keeps you current on all future versions (updates may arrive more than once a year), includes both tiers if you start at HS, and includes setup support. Both options let you start running your first board today.
As soon as you purchase, you'll receive access to the file. With your testing data already in hand, you can have your first Program Board built the same day. Most coaches have their first board ready before their next team meeting.
THE CLIMB is built specifically for football programs and their testing protocols. If you coach another sport and reach out, we're open to that conversation — but football is where it was built and where it performs.

THE CLIMB is powered by XA Score. The board shows where your athletes stand. XA Score shows you whether they're recovering and rebuilding between sessions — sleep, soreness, readiness, every day. Together, they close the loop between what athletes achieve on testing day and what they can sustain across a full season. Learn more about XA Score →

Get Started Today

Your Program Is Ready.
Are You?

THE CLIMB is available now. One-time purchase or Annual License — choose what works for your program.

High School
$79
One-time purchase
Get HS →
or
Annual License — HS $129/yr
College
$119
One-time purchase
Get College →
or
Annual License — College $169/yr