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Originally Posted by SPATCH
You're right. I'll probably have to look into it a little bit more.
I would tend to think that wearing a mouthpiece would do a lot to minimize the effect of simple headers, but I could be wrong.
It just seems to me that the amount of blows and the severity of the blows taken in soccer is far less than that of football.
I was getting ready to say that you don't hear many stories about former players offing themselves or slipping into dementia. But, I just remembered a story about a German goalkeeper who played for the national team that tossed himself in front of a train out of nowhere. Damn....
**** it, my son is going in a bubble.
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No. I disagree here. With headers, if done right, you are delivering a blow to the ball, not the other way around, and there is hardly a real impact to speak of. The real concern is butting heads with a opposing player.
That said, my kid will be taught to never head the ball unless it's a pass, or a shot. Not b/c of concussion concerns(even though it's a valid issue), but b/c most headers are unnecessary, and do little to maintain possession. I hate inexperienced players who head everything that comes their way, even sky rocketing goal kicks from the other half if the field. Stupid. Trap the ball. Get it to your feet, control it, and find your teammates.