In sports, beneath the competitive spirit and the cheers of the crowd, there’s an often-invisible risk: traumatic brain ...

But youth sports also pose a danger that athletes and their parents should not overlook. Head injuries are a very real concern for young athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 2.7 million young people are treated in the emergency ...

In 2015, the USSF banned the use of the head to impact the ball in athletes younger than 10 years old. The header ban also ...

Headers have long been associated with concussion risk, so in 2016, the U.S. Soccer Federation banned headers in athletes younger than 10 and limited the time players aged 11 to 13 could practice ...

A new study examined the impact of a USSF policy to address youth players heading the soccer ball, and its effect on ...

THERE IS A PHYSICAL TOLL. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, 50% OF YOUTH SPORTS INJURIES ARE CONSIDERED OVERUSE INJURIES. EVERY MOMENT OF THESE YOUNG KIDS LIVES IS BEING WATCHED ...

A promising Chinese youth footballer has died after suffering a serious head injury during training in Spain, his club said ...

Beijing (AFP) – A promising Chinese youth footballer has died after suffering a serious head injury during training in Spain, his club said Thursday. Guo Jiaxuan fell into a coma last month ...