Change in youth heading policy impacts soccer concussion reports
In 2015, the USSF banned the use of the head to impact the ball in athletes younger than 10 years old. The header ban also ...
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Header ban linked with 25.6% reduced risk for concussions among youth soccer players
The United States Soccer Federation issued a policy in 2015 that banned headers and implemented header practice limits for youth soccer players in hopes of reducing soccer-related ...
Chinese youth footballer dies after head injury in Spain
A young Chinese footballer, Guo Jiaxuan, tragically died just before his 19th birthday after sustaining a serious head injury ...
Rule change reduced concussion risk for soccer kids
Headers have long been associated with concussion risk, so in 2016, the U.S. Soccer Federation banned headers in athletes ...
Rule change cut concussion risk for soccer kids, study indicates
Headers have long been associated with concussion risk, so in 2016, the U.S. Soccer Federation banned headers in athletes younger than 10 and limited the time players aged 11 to 13 could practice ...
Student project: Columbus City Schools starts TBI Project to raise brain injury awareness
In sports, beneath the competitive spirit and the cheers of the crowd, there’s an often-invisible risk: traumatic brain ...
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AAOS: Header Ban Linked to Decrease in Soccer-Linked Concussions in Children
Introduction of the US Soccer Federation (USSF) header ban for athletes aged 10 years and younger in 2015 was associated with a reduction in the number of concussions as a percentage of all ...
Bisseck earns first Germany call-up as eight players return amid injuries
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has called up Inter Milan defender Yann Aurel Bisseck for the first time in the squad for the ...