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The improvement of athletic performance can be achieved in several ways and performance does not necessarily mean faster or stronger but coordinated and controlled. Within this study, performance enhancement will be discussed in terms of injury prevention, motor control, learning, and development, and feedback techniques to augment skill learning for improved neuromuscular function. There is a substantial body of research put forward dedicated for musculoskeletal training, thus continuously increasing the research gap for cognitive learning and performance during isolated single leg movements. The relatively new tool, QASLS, is frequently used as an outcome measure for patient performance to monitor either improvements or regressions, yet the potential for this tool to be used as a training parameter for cognitive learning has not been utilised. This research proposes the integration of cognition and skill learning for single leg loading tasks (monitored through QASLS) and the use of external visual feedback due to the role in enhancing motor control performance. This approach seeks to bridge the gap in cognition and skill learning by measuring intrasession motor control performance and the influence of visual stimuli. This also has the potential to provide an alternative evidence-based approach to provide practitioners with greater understanding of cognitive learning in functional movement training. Potentially leading to a more effective training regimen and improved patient outcomes.