Notice that you don't really do a lot of headers if you consider the course of a full game: the main risk does not come from the ball on your head, but from some other player's body who's also trying to get to the ball.
replyThat's right but these collisions are often predicated by an attempted head ball.
replythere isn't much need for headers in soccer. I think inevitably it will be banned across the entire game in due time
replyHeaders are an enormous part of the game, they are their own discreet skillset. I expect rugby-style headgear to become the norm starting in youth leagues though.
replyThere is at the elite level.† Kids games, not so much.
reply† https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/07/12/world-cup-headers-2...
Lower levels of football are the safer ones though. In terms of reducing CTE it would be better to remove NFL then College. Pee wee football is the safest level of football.
replyAdditionally, people in college and NFL have played waaay more football which increases the chance of CTE. 95% of HS football players will not play beyond HS.
Removing HS football and lower wouldn’t make a big difference and would negatively impact the most people.
Tell that to all of the HS players who have gotten concussions playing football. I struggle to think of anyone I know who didn't get at least one concussion playing HS football.
replyI never did, played 4 years including two years varsity
replyIt hasn't done your logical reasoning any favors though.
replyYou seem to be suggesting a concussion is automatic thing for a high school football player.
replyAnd I started all four years, The first two years on both offense and defense.
This is nonsense, the numbers of people involved in these are orders of magnitude different
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