You're probably thinking through all of this and saying to yourself what would really protect a soccer player's head? Headgear is a solution. Soccer headgear can be bought at a few soccer stores and online catalogs such as Amazon. Did you notice how I said a few? More soccer stores should sell headgear for easy-access to safety. I think it should be mandatory for all soccer players/teams wishing to do headers over twelve years of age to wear headgear.
Newton's second law states that an object's acceleration will increase with increased force, decrease with increased mass, and go in the same direction as the net force (overall force). This relates to my third soccer guideline. In the scenario I am about to explain, the children playing soccer are not wearing headgear (just regular shin-guards, socks, and cleats).
"The defensive player on the Tigers is accelerating down the left side (not at her fastest). She sees the ball coming down, being acted upon by gravity and air resistance. She knows she's going to miss her chance of heading the ball, so she accelerates even faster. She heads the ball with full-force."
Her acceleration increased with increased force, also making that concussion rate increase. By increasing her acceleration and force, she is creating a harder hit from her forehead to the ball. Increasing her force and acceleration just made it all more dangerous for the girl to succeed in playing her favorite sport. But with the proper protection from serious-blows, you wouldn't have any of these problems . Check it out!
Newton's second law states that an object's acceleration will increase with increased force, decrease with increased mass, and go in the same direction as the net force (overall force). This relates to my third soccer guideline. In the scenario I am about to explain, the children playing soccer are not wearing headgear (just regular shin-guards, socks, and cleats).
"The defensive player on the Tigers is accelerating down the left side (not at her fastest). She sees the ball coming down, being acted upon by gravity and air resistance. She knows she's going to miss her chance of heading the ball, so she accelerates even faster. She heads the ball with full-force."
Her acceleration increased with increased force, also making that concussion rate increase. By increasing her acceleration and force, she is creating a harder hit from her forehead to the ball. Increasing her force and acceleration just made it all more dangerous for the girl to succeed in playing her favorite sport. But with the proper protection from serious-blows, you wouldn't have any of these problems . Check it out!
As you can see from the above headgear photographs, they all wrap around your forehead, preventing serious damage to the head. The first photograph is similar to a thick comfortable headband, but instead, you would wear it around your forehead, protecting your brain, and skull from the force of the ball. As it says in the photograph, the headband reduces impact up to 80%. This would actually give you an advantage in the game and less risk of getting a concussion or any other head injuries. But, there is another type of "headgear" that you could choose to wear. As seen in the second and third photographs, the headgear also wraps around your forehead, but this headgear also supports the neck. The navy blue headgear to the far right takes up more surface area on the head. In the center picture, the girl is sporting the navy headgear. Notice how the ball is hitting right where the pad on the headgear is. Both headgears are specifically used for decreasing the risk of header injuries and slamming heads with another player or on the ground. So, if we go back to the girl playing soccer and she now has either of these two headgears available to wear, she is in favor of Newton's second law and whatever gets thrown at her, no pun intended. No terrible damage will affect her brain or her skull. Now, when you go to play soccer, would you want to wear the headgear? Rise above fashion and protect yourself.