

Methods: Sixteen professional academy soccer players completed a range of neuromuscular, physical, perceptual, mood, and cognitive function tests at baseline and after a strenuous training day (pitch and gym), with retest at 24, 48, and 72 h, and further pitch and gym sessions after 48 h post-baseline.

We concurrently examined physical performance, cognitive function, and perceptual measures of mood and wellness states to identify a range of simple tests applied practitioners could use in the field as surrogate measures of neuromuscular function.

3School of Sport, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.2Queen Park Rangers Football Club, Crane Lodge Road, London, United Kingdom.1Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.Ciaran Deely 1,2, Jamie Tallent 3,4, Ross Bennett 2, Alex Woodhead 5, Stuart Goodall 1, Kevin Thomas 1 and Glyn Howatson 1,6*
