[HTML][HTML] Neck strength alone does not mitigate adverse associations of soccer heading with cognitive performance in adult amateur players

CL Lin, B DeMessie, K Ye, S Hu, ML Lipton - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Soccer heading is adversely associated with neurocognitive performance, but
whether greater neck strength or anthropometrics mitigates these outcomes is controversial …

[HTML][HTML] Heading frequency is more strongly related to cognitive performance than unintentional head impacts in amateur soccer players

WF Stewart, N Kim, C Ifrah, M Sliwinski… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objective Compared to heading, unintentional head impacts (eg, elbow to head, head to
head, head to goalpost) in soccer are more strongly related to risk of moderate to very …

Neck and trunk strength training to mitigate head acceleration in youth soccer players

C Müller, K Zentgraf - The Journal of Strength & Conditioning …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Müller, C and Zentgraf, K. Neck and trunk strength training to mitigate head acceleration in
youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 35 (12S): S81–S89, 2021—Heading in soccer …

Sex differences in anthropometrics and heading kinematics among division I soccer athletes: a pilot study

AC Bretzin, JL Mansell, RT Tierney… - Sports …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Soccer players head the ball repetitively throughout their careers; this is also a
potential mechanism for a concussion. Although not all soccer headers result in a …

Recent and long-term soccer heading exposure is differentially associated with neuropsychological function in amateur players

CF Levitch, ME Zimmerman, N Lubin, N Kim… - Journal of the …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Objectives: The present study examined the relative contribution of recent or long-term
heading to neuropsychological function in amateur adult soccer players. Participants and …

Cognitive ability in former professional football (soccer) players is associated with estimated heading frequency

D Bruno, A Rutherford - Journal of neuropsychology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The link between football (soccer) headings and dementia risk is a concern given
the popularity of this sport worldwide. To assess this link, the cognitive ability of former …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players

J Kern, P Gulde, J Hermsdörfer - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from routine soccer (football) heading have been
suggested to contribute to the long-term development of neurodegenerative disorders …

Cognitive function among former professional male soccer players–the HEADING study

V Gallo, G Seghezzo, I Basinas, E Williamson… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Abstract Background The HEalth and Ageing Data IN the Game of football (HEADING) study
assessed the associations between exposure to heading a football, other impacts to the …

[HTML][HTML] No evidence of association between soccer heading and cognitive performance in professional soccer players: cross-sectional results

AC Rodrigues, MDM Lima, LC De Souza… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Although the scientific community has focused on the effects of concussions in contact
sports, the role of subconcussive impacts, as it can occur during soccer heading, has …

Relationship of soccer heading to computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms among female and male youth soccer players

AP Kontos, A Dolese, RJ Elbin Iii, T Covassin… - Brain Injury, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between
soccer heading and computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms in female and …