Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Banning or limiting headers -- plays where the head is used to pass or shoot the ball -- is linked to a nearly 26% reduction in ...

We often think of football when we think of concussions, but girls who play high school soccer are at nearly the same risk for traumatic brain injuries as high school football players. Boys playing ...

PLACE AT 930, SO WITH WARMER, SUNNIER DAYS AHEAD, A LOT OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN WILL BE OUT ENJOYING YOUTH SPORTS THIS WEEKEND AND SOME NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT ONE SPORT WILL BE SAFER THANKS TO A ...

ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WTVF) — One local former college soccer player said repeated head injuries from soccer has had a devastating impact on her life. Kelly Lindberg's strategy in life was always to prevent ...

Soccer is one of the many sports that can cause concussions. Concussions in soccer is caused by heading, goal tending and collisions with other players. Heading is when a player uses their head hit ...

WICHITA, Kansas – There’s been plenty of talk about concussions in football, but are we overlooking serious risk in another sport? A recent study by the National Academy of Science shows girls soccer ...

U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League are joining a trial program that will allow teams two additional substitutes for suspected concussions in each match. The ...

NEW YORK – Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber and U.S. Soccer CEO and Secretary General Dan Flynn joined President Obama and 200 sports officials, medical experts, parent activists and young ...

A group of American parents have filed a class action lawsuit against the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and other U.S. soccer organizations, claiming that they've failed to ...

Women soccer players face a greater risk of serious injury when heading the ball than men, according to researchers. The risk for concussion can be so great, it was the focus of a discussion at ...

U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League are joining a trial program that will allow teams two additional substitutes for suspected concussions in each match. The ...