Causes Of Brain Injury In Soccer

“Researchers found that players approximately head the soccer ball 1000 to 1500 times a year, once they exceed that number researchers observed significant injury”(RNSA). Recently the Major League Soccer association decided that kids under 12 can’t head the ball during the game. Soccer players ages zero to 11 can't and shouldn't be able to head the ball. Heading can cause brain injury plus cognitive impairment.
One thing that heading the ball can cause is brain injury. “Researchers found that frequent headers showed brain injury similar to that seen in patients with concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury”(RNSA). People found that heading the ball causes very bad and traumatic injury their brain capacity can help them learn in

school how are they supposed to do well in school they might need therapeutic help. Brain injury is just one thing that heading can cause.
As well as causing brain injury, it causes cognitive impairment. “Reachercers gave the same 38 amateur soccer players, tests designed to assess their neuropsychological function. Players with the highest annual heading frequency performed worse on tests of verbal memory and psychomotor speed relative to their peers”(RNSA). If they ranked the players on the function of verbal memory and psychomotor speed, then then how are they supposed to play soccer without being dizzy and having a headache or much much worse. Cognitive impairment and brain injury are just some things that can be caused by heading the soccer ball.
People might think that soccer is fun to watch and play, but it could also be dangerous. Do they know that heading the ball can end catastrophically.. It would make it harder to be diligent in practice and at games.heading is an epidemic. Sometimes people think that a sport is not dangerous, but if people aren't involved in that sport they won't know for sure.
Nevertheless heading the ball can cause brain injury and cognitive impairment. Its easy to see that my argument is valid because if people look at other sports they can cause injury, but soccer head injury can be worse. Everyone can help kids stop heading the ball during the game at practice and any other time players could potentially hurt themselves. Parents can also prevent this by enforcing these rules.