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.
Meridian Way, N9.
Lee Valley Athletic CentreMeridian Way
London
N9 0AS
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
- Off the A1055, Meridian Way, with free parking on site. Allow time to park and walk in before the session starts.
- By train
- Meridian Water, on Greater Anglia services from Stratford and London Liverpool Street, is a short walk. Ponders End is about fifteen minutes on foot.
- By bus
- From Tottenham Hale on the Victoria line, buses 192 and 341 run along Meridian Way.
- Accessibility
- Step-free access throughout the centre. Tell us about any specific access requirement when you book and we will plan for it.
Check live times before you travel.
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, and the retest date goes in the diary at that conversation.
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, and the football boots or moulded studs they normally play in. Bring both. We record what was worn so the retest can match it.
- 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.
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.
Dates are booked online.
Choose your footballer’s age band, pick both session dates, and pay by card.