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Concussions are still not being taken seriously.


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One of the things coaches can do to help prevent concussions it to strengthen the neck muscles of girls which allows them to generate enough power go through the ball rather than have the head suddenly stopped slamming the brain into the skull.

Talk to your DD's coach and ask them to spend 3 minutes at the beginning of every practice on building up the neck muscle. Not only will this help protect your DD from life altering injury it will make them better headers too!

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So anyone recomend any brands of headbands?

Anyone use this one? http://www.forcefieldheadbands.com/headband.html

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Head Bands help head to head but not ball to head

So anyone recommend any brands of headbands?

Anyone use this one? http://www.forcefieldheadbands.com/headband.html

Head bands help reduce the severity of head to head contact but do not reduce the severity of impacts that stop or change the direction of the skull.

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Head bands help reduce the severity of head to head contact but do not reduce the severity of impacts that stop or change the direction of the skull.

Yes, I thought the headbands help cushion headers and such, but have not been effective in reducing concussions.

I know some girls don't like them or feel silly, so try to make it a team requirement then everyone has to wear one if you are going to do it. Will make it easier--I heard.

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Yes, I thought the headbands help cushion headers and such, but have not been effective in reducing concussions.

I know some girls don't like them or feel silly, so try to make it a team requirement then everyone has to wear one if you are going to do it. Will make it easier--I heard.

The headbands cut the impact in half, they don't prevent concussions. They do help with the impact whether that be from a direct hit from the ball or head to head contact.

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The science is not on your side.

The headbands cut the impact in half, they don't prevent concussions. They do help with the impact whether that be from a direct hit from the ball or head to head contact.

Head bands do little to reduce the severity of the bruising of the brain as it slams into the skull after it suddenly stops or changes direction.

The head band manufactures can only say that the speed at which the head stops is "slightly" reduced but the brain STILL slams into the skull resulting in a concussion.

Their main benefit is to reduce the bruising and cuts associated with head to head and or contact with other body parts in a player to player collision.

Should youth players wear them? Yes. Are they going to prevent and or reduce concussions? No!

Bottom line: We only have ONE brain and we need to realize that we need to treat it with more respect than athletics has over the past 120 years.

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so i've been google'n and have only found these... that all thats available?
Full90 Sports http://www.full90.com
InnoForceField Protective Headband http://www.forcefieldheadbands.com

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My son is a center back and has told me that he sees stars when he heads a ball around midfield that was punted by the other team's goalie. I tried to get him to switch positions, but he won't. I think this is a serious issue.

He won't wear a head protector either.

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My son is a center back and has told me that he sees stars when he heads a ball around midfield that was punted by the other team's goalie. I tried to get him to switch positions, but he won't. I think this is a serious issue.

He won't wear a head protector either.

It hurts and it hurts bad if you hit it in the wrong place off a goalie punt. Coaches have this idea that their players are weak if they don't head it off a punt. The poor kids in the middle who do it over and over should have a smart coach who limits how many times their player can take it to the head.

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Kids under 16 should NEVER head a punt. NEVER!

My son is a center back and has told me that he sees stars when he heads a ball around midfield that was punted by the other team's goalie. I tried to get him to switch positions, but he won't. I think this is a serious issue.

He won't wear a head protector either.

Unless he can generate enough power with his head to go through the ball he is doing BRAIN DAMAGE! Tell him to learn how to trap the ball which is a better result anyway at this age vs a random header to who knows where!

The connections that hold the brain to the skull in kids are not fully developed until after 18 which means its even easier to slam the brain into the skull.

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My son is a center back and has told me that he sees stars when he heads a ball around midfield that was punted by the other team's goalie. I tried to get him to switch positions, but he won't. I think this is a serious issue.

He won't wear a head protector either.

Who's the parent? Either this or....

I've read that it is the accumulation of minor knocks to the head that are equally damaging or worse than the concussive blows that players take because the minor knocks aren't treated. Major blows are taken seriously and are giving the appropriate time to heal.

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Seeing stars may = concussion. There is research out there, albeit some of it mixed, about repeatedly heading the ball and brain injury. A lot of us are in denial. Face it, heading a fast moving ball hurts. Sometimes it hurts a lot. You don't need research, just common sense, to know that's not good for you.

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Physics lesson

The headbands cut the impact in half, they don't prevent concussions. They do help with the impact whether that be from a direct hit from the ball or head to head contact.

Question: An 11 LBS ball traveling @ 40 mph impacts an immovable object. How much is the impact reduced if the immovable object is padded with 1/2 inch of foam?

Answer: The 11 LBS still hits the object at the same speed. Is the concentration of the impact distributed over a larger area? Yes but the impact is not reduced!

The QUESTION is how much is the Brain moved inside your skull and does it impact the skull causing BRAIN DAMAGE.

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11 pounds of air pressure does not equal an 11 lb ball. We'd have a lot more to worry about if they were kicking 11 pound balls at 40mph.

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I agree but its not an 11lb ball is around 13 to 15oz which will change your calculation quite a bit.

nearly every boy from the age of 3 to 16 plays football (soccer) in the UK but I think we teach boys how to head the ball. If you head the ball right it reduces the problem. I see too many lads over here and girls head the ball all wrong and that is one of the contributing problems.