CHICAGO — It may cost you the game but do yourself a favor and don’t hit that soccer ball with your head.That’s the latest warning from doctors who recently found that heading, a common ...

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 ...

Tales of soccer players who head the ball regularly ending up with brain damage have been told in changing rooms the length of the land. Sports scientists have been so concerned by the phenomenon ...

Heading is when a player uses their head hit the ball. It's the most common cause of concussions in soccer, according to the CDC. A rule implemented 2016 banned or limited heading in youth soccer.

A specialized headband is being touted to reduce the impact of heading the ball in soccer by 40 percent amid growing concerns over the possible long-term damage the technique can do to a player ...

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 ...