Given the scientific and public concern regarding the short-, medium-and long-term
consequences of heading on brain health, being proactive about developing and …

Background There is growing concern surrounding the role of repetitive sub-concussive
head impacts, such as football heading, on brain health. Objectives Three questions were …

Repeated purposeful heading in soccer has come under increased scrutiny as concerns
surrounding the association with long-term neurodegenerative disorders in retired players …

There is increasing concern regarding the effects of heading in football on brain health
including cognitive, behavioural and neuromotor function, with research suggesting an …

The practice of heading in soccer has become a public concern because of the potential for
subconcussive impacts to cause cumulative concussive-like effects; however, experimental …

Objective Concerns about short‐and long‐term consequences of repetitive heading
contributed to heading restrictions in youth football in some countries. This prospective …

Restrictions on heading in youth football have been implemented in some countries to limit
head impact exposure. However, current interventions remain poorly guided by evidence …

Purpose: To quantify the incidence and characteristics of purposeful headers and
unintentional head impacts in football (soccer) in boys' football over three seasons. Methods …

Objectives To quantify the incidence and characteristics of purposeful headers and
unintentional head impacts during male and female youth football (soccer) games in …

Objective: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to explore the effects of different
ball types and characteristics on head acceleration during purposeful heading in youth …