diff --git a/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.cpp b/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.cpp
index 02c9c71c3b5..f668e98d891 100644
--- a/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool BaseMouseInteractor::removeInteractionPerformer( InteractionPerformer *i)
     }
 }
 
-void BaseMouseInteractor::updatePosition(SReal )
+void BaseMouseInteractor::doUpdatePosition(SReal )
 {
     for (const auto perf : performers)
     {
diff --git a/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.h b/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.h
index 0e389f9f050..0396e977f93 100644
--- a/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.h
+++ b/Sofa/GUI/Component/src/sofa/gui/component/performer/MouseInteractor.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SOFA_GUI_COMPONENT_API BaseMouseInteractor : public core::BehaviorModel
     void addInteractionPerformer(InteractionPerformer *i);
     bool removeInteractionPerformer( InteractionPerformer *i);
     //Called at each time step: launch all the performers
-    void updatePosition( SReal dt) override;
+    void doUpdatePosition( SReal dt) override;
     //Propagate an event in case to all the performers
     void handleEvent(core::objectmodel::Event *e) override;
 
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/BehaviorModel.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/BehaviorModel.h
index 3cccb91b383..079c2bcfffa 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/BehaviorModel.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/BehaviorModel.h
@@ -48,17 +48,46 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BehaviorModel : public virtual sofa::core::objectmodel::Base
     /// Destructor
     ~BehaviorModel() override {}
 	
+    /// Computation of a new simulation step.
+    virtual void doUpdatePosition(SReal /*dt*/) = 0;
+
+    virtual bool doAddBBox(SReal* /*minBBox*/, SReal* /*maxBBox*/)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 private:
     BehaviorModel(const BehaviorModel& n) = delete;
     BehaviorModel& operator=(const BehaviorModel& n) = delete;
 	
 public:
-    /// Computation of a new simulation step.
-    virtual void updatePosition(SReal dt) = 0;
 
-    virtual bool addBBox(SReal* /*minBBox*/, SReal* /*maxBBox*/)
+    /**
+     * !!! WARNING since v25.12 !!! 
+     * 
+     * The template method pattern has been applied to this part of the API. 
+     * This method calls the newly introduced method "doUpdatePosition" internally,
+     * which is the method to override from now on.
+     * 
+     **/  
+    virtual void updatePosition(SReal dt) final
     {
-        return false;
+        //TODO (SPRINT SED 2025): Component state mechamism
+        this->doUpdatePosition(dt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * !!! WARNING since v25.12 !!! 
+     * 
+     * The template method pattern has been applied to this part of the API. 
+     * This method calls the newly introduced method "doAddBBox" internally,
+     * which is the method to override from now on.
+     * 
+     **/  
+    virtual bool addBBox(SReal* minBBox, SReal* maxBBox) final
+    {
+        //TODO (SPRINT SED 2025): Component state mechamism
+        return this->doAddBBox(minBBox, maxBBox);
     }
 
     bool insertInNode( objectmodel::BaseNode* node ) override;
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.cpp
index 7e3cdca0178..fa064b24280 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void MyBehaviorModel::reinit()
 {
 }
 
-void MyBehaviorModel::updatePosition(double /*dt*/)
+void MyBehaviorModel::doUpdatePosition(double /*dt*/)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.h b/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.h
index 696047ef80b..fcfbb914eae 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Helper/test/system/TestPluginA/ComponentC.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class MyBehaviorModel : public sofa::core::BehaviorModel
 public:
     virtual void init();
     virtual void reinit();
-    virtual void updatePosition(double dt);
+    void doUpdatePosition(double dt) override;
 
 protected:
     Data<unsigned> customUnsignedData; ///< Example of unsigned data with custom widget
diff --git a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.cpp b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.cpp
index 08719220978..aba13fbc4d5 100644
--- a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.cpp
+++ b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void Fluid2D::reset()
     init();
 }
 
-void Fluid2D::updatePosition(SReal dt)
+void Fluid2D::doUpdatePosition(SReal dt)
 {
     fnext->step(fluid, ftemp, (real)dt);
     Grid2D* p = fluid; fluid=fnext; fnext=p;
diff --git a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.h b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.h
index c3c13645f76..dd4ab9a758d 100644
--- a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.h
+++ b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid2D.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class SOFA_EULERIAN_FLUID_API Fluid2D : public sofa::core::BehaviorModel
 
     void reset() override;
 
-    void updatePosition(SReal dt) override;
+    void doUpdatePosition(SReal dt) override;
 
     void draw(const sofa::core::visual::VisualParams* vparams) override;
 
diff --git a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.cpp b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.cpp
index 0b06ed462cd..3e543dbdfa3 100644
--- a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.cpp
+++ b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void Fluid3D::reset()
     init();
 }
 
-void Fluid3D::updatePosition(SReal dt)
+void Fluid3D::doUpdatePosition(SReal dt)
 {
     fnext->gravity = getContext()->getGravity()/f_cellwidth.getValue();
     fnext->step(fluid, ftemp, (real)dt);
diff --git a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.h b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.h
index 95f351b5ec1..ec059846495 100644
--- a/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.h
+++ b/applications/plugins/SofaEulerianFluid/Fluid3D.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SOFA_EULERIAN_FLUID_API Fluid3D : public sofa::core::BehaviorModel
 
     void reset() override;
 
-    void updatePosition(SReal dt) override;
+    void doUpdatePosition(SReal dt) override;
 
     void draw(const sofa::core::visual::VisualParams* vparams) override;