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[quote=Anonymous]US Soccer "took a stand" for kids who are in elementary school and ignored the impact of heading in kids who are in middle school or high school. This study was done with adults.

From the BBC article:

"Using a drill most amateur and professional teams would be familiar with, we found there was in fact increased inhibition in the brain immediately after heading and that performance on memory tests was reduced significantly," she said.

"Although the changes were temporary, we believe they are significant to brain health, particularly if they happen over and over again as they do in football heading.

"With large numbers of people around the world participating in this sport, it is important that they are aware of what is happening inside the brain and the lasting effect this may have."

One of the study's authors suggested football should be avoided ahead of important events like exams."

For the excitable soccer dad/mom above, shaking his head about the US needing to recruit players from other countries, YOUR CHILD IS NOT GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER. You might want to allow him to be kind to his brain so that he can find another type of job when he grows up.[/quote]

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