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 ...

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 ...

A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion risk among athletes, a new study says. Banning or limiting headers -- plays where the head is used to pass or shoot the ball ...