18-Year-Old Soccer Star Dies After Head Injury During Game That Left Him in Coma for 7 Weeks
Guo Jiaxuan died on Wednesday, March 19 after colliding with another player during a match in Spain and being placed in a ...
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 ...
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Rule change cut concussion risk for soccer kids, study indicates
Photo by Angie Wheeler/Adobe stock/HelathDay A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion ... Between 2012 and 2015, concussions represented more than 8% of soccer-related ...
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How Does Header Restriction in Youth Soccer Affect Concussion Rates?
A new study examined the impact of a USSF policy to address youth players heading the soccer ball, and its effect on ...
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Mourning in Soccer; Player Passes Away After Brain Injury in Friendly Match
During a friendly match, the player was knocked unconscious after a collision with an opponent from RC Alcobendas. According ...
Rule change cut concussion risk for soccer kids, study indicates
A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced ... Between 2012 and 2015, concussions represented more than 8% of ...