Newly published research shows heading a soccer ball can alter brain chemistry. The changes include altered chemistry in an area of the brain involved in motor control. Further research is needed to ...

Heading a football may look effortless but many scientists have suspected it might actually harm the player’s brain. There could be real consequences – we know that brain injury is linked to an ...

Objective To investigate the heading demands of elite footballers during training sessions using instrumented mouthguards (iMGs). Methods Methods followed the Consensus Head Acceleration Measure ...

We have today announced updated heading guidance for all age groups between under-six and under-18, in association with the Irish and Scottish FAs. The updated heading guidance, which will be ...

After years of sitting tight, crossing its fingers and avoiding the issue, football is finally having a conversation about heading. We’ve long suspected heading footballs isn’t good for your brain but ...

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Objective This study aims to evaluate the quantification of heading in adult football (soccer) across practice, game and laboratory settings. Additionally, it examines how variables such as technical ...