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[quote=Anonymous]No it does not.  We quit soccer and this was one of the mitigating factors.  Women/girls are particularly susceptible and can have higher incidences of concussions than high school football players.

The problem with soccer is that there is no safety protection, unlike football.  Heading the ball is one of the things that can lead to concussions, but there are plenty of plays where contact can occur.

Contrast soccer with basketball.  Basketball has a "no displacement rule", eg for a 50/50 ball you cannot displace another player.  However, in soccer if it is a 50/50 ball you can plant a shoulder in the other player at full speed.... no pads.  Soccer the rules(laws as they call'm) are by "severity" rather than technical rules.  Furthermore, in soccer infractions are only delivered when there is some benefit to do so.  In football parlance all non-advantageous plays are automatically declined, the ref makes the decision.  As a consequence, soccer can ratchet up to very severe plays.  All the players know where they can deliver some nasty blows and get away with it.  Then there are the ticky tacky diving when there might be an advantage to try to score that one goal, which further muddies the water.  Again, compared to basketball, where fouls are called early and often and seldom result in technical.  Technical fouls are not part of the game, no one is trying to game and get technical fouls.  There are many injuries, but mostly minor ankle sprains and jammed fingers.

Personally, I don't understand why soccer doesn't have a goalie box rule like hand ball goalie on one side of the line offense on the other, why do goalies have to dive on the ground while people are trying to kick the thing.  Doesn't sound like very much fun.  Why do they get to punch the ball while people try to head it, why do goalies have to jump with their knees to protect themselves from being assaulted from the front.  Again no protection...[/quote]

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