Aims: A large number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries occur in team sports to this day, in development of which the absence or reduction of neurocognitive functions (sensory or attention processing, reaction time) play an important role as they can lead to coordination problems and mistakes. We reviewed studies on neurocognitive skills to explore interrealtions of neurocognitive skills and functional performance in prevention of anterior cruaciate ligament injuries. Methods: Systematic and retrospective review of articles on interrelations of neurocognitive skills and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Results: The explored literature uniformly points in the direction that neurocognition opens up a new and exciting space for research in the field of sports science. A clear correlation was found in several cases, mainly between visual memory, visuo-motor speed and the development of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Conclusions: Researchers agree on that the investigation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries can only be carried out with a complex approach, in which all sports-specific, functional, cognitive, environmental, bad adaptations, injury patterns, neuromuscular, game situation, and player-opponent interaction changes must be taken into account. In addition, it is recommended to supplement the return-to-sport protocols with neurocognitive measurements.  Kulcsszavak: neurokogníció, elülső keresztszalag, sérülés, vizuális memória, reakció idő