WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Up to 22% of soccer injuries are concussions that can result from players using their heads to direct the ball during a game.. To reduce risk of injury, a new study recommends ...

When Head Meets Soccer Ball, How Does Your Brain Fare? Brain abnormalities, memory loss found among frequent "head-butters." By Roff Smith. June 16, 2013 ...

Professional soccer is full of painful-looking headers. That is to say, athletes hitting the soccer ball with their head in order to pass or shoot. You may have witnessed a few of these moves at ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (UPI) --Soccer players who hit the ball with their head may suffer a measurable decline in brain function, according to new research to be presented this week at the annual ...

Soccer players who frequently head the ball are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms than players who don’t do headers as often, a study says. CNN values your feedback 1.

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Soccer players have two major ways to propel a ball forward: use your legs or use your head. In America, at least, youngsters can cross that second option off the list. U.S. Soccer, the governing ...

But soccer is a close second, and the rate of concussions for female soccer players at the collegiate level is actually a tad higher than for male football players. In raw numbers, more than 45,000 ...

transcript. After a Soccer Ball to the Head, Why Did He Develop ‘Brain Sloshing’? Help Dr. Lisa Sanders get to the bottom of unsolved medical mysteries for a future documentary show.

Blind footballers direct their head towards an approaching ball during ball trapping. Scientific Reports , 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77049-3 Cite This Page : ...

Soccer players' head injury risk could be reduced with simple adjustments to the ball Date: November 12, 2020 Source: Purdue University Summary: To reduce risk of soccer player head injury, a new ...