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 ...

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.

Objectives: Controversy surrounding the long term effects of repeated impacts from heading has raised awareness among the public and the medical community. However, there is little information about ...

A new study examined the impact of a USSF policy to address youth players heading the soccer ball, and its effect on ...

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 ...

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 ...