The venue
Lee Valley Athletic Centre.
Meridian Way, London N9 0AS. Every fEuzion diagnostic is delivered here.
Why the testing happens indoors.
Lee Valley has been Dr Bruce-de-Rouche’s operating base since 1992. It has an indoor 200m six-lane track and a 130m sprint straight, with sports science and physiotherapy facilities on site.
We assess here for consistency. Timed testing indoors on a measured surface means January conditions and June conditions are the same conditions. When your child comes back for a retest, the difference in the numbers is a difference in your child, not in the wind, the grass or the temperature. Distances are measured and marked before each session, and any condition that could influence a result is recorded.To be confirmed
Meridian Way
London
N9 0AS
Getting here
Meridian Way, N9.
Arrive with enough time to change and settle. A rushed arrival shows up in the first sprint, and we would rather start the session properly than early.
- By car
- To be confirmed
- By train
- To be confirmed
- By bus
- To be confirmed
- Accessibility
- To be confirmed
On the day
What actually happens.
Arrival and check-in
We confirm who your child is and check that consent is recorded and current. We ask about injury, soreness, illness, sleep and recent training, and we write down anything that could affect the results, including a bad night’s sleep or a heavy training week. That context goes in the report.
Warm-up
A full, supervised, age-appropriate warm-up: light aerobic movement, dynamic mobility, movement preparation, sprint mechanics, low-level plyometrics, ball work and progressive accelerations. It is recorded as completed, the same way a test result is.
Testing
Every test is explained and demonstrated before it is performed. Your child is told, in plain words, that they can stop at any time if they are uncomfortable. Testing stops if they report pain, dizziness or discomfort, or if movement quality deteriorates. Nobody is pushed through a test to get a number.
Finishing
A cool-down, then a short verbal summary of how the session went. The full report and the feedback conversation follow separately, once the assessor has worked through the results.To be confirmed
Before you come
What to bring.
- For the athlete
- Training kit suitable for indoor testing, plus a change of top
- Indoor trainers with a clean, non-marking sole. Also, if they normally wear them, football boots or moulded studs, so we can note what was worn.To be confirmed
- A full water bottle
- Any inhaler, medication or brace they normally use for training
- Shin pads if they are used to wearing them for ball work
- For the adult bringing them
- Your confirmation email
- Emergency contact details for anyone not attending
- Details of any injury, illness or medication that has changed since onboarding
- Time. Do not schedule anything immediately afterwards.
Where you’ll be.
You are not sent away. Assessment is a conversation that includes you: for younger athletes, your input forms part of the psychological pillar, and it is you we walk through the report with afterwards.To be confirmed
Two things we will ask of you, whatever the arrangement. Please do not coach from the side during testing, because a child performing for an audience produces a number we cannot use. And please let us give the instructions, so that every athlete we assess hears the same ones.
Ready to book?
Tell us your footballer’s age and situation, and we will come back with dates.