Video analysis of heading and risk of head injury situations in elite international men's football: Does the frequency of headers increase with the level of play?

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-582934
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.58293

Huber, Lorenz ; Szymski, Dominik

; Krutsch, Werner ; Alt, Volker

; Weber, Johannes

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Abstract

Football is the only sport in which the ball can be played with the head. Therefore, compared to other ball team sports, head injuries are quite common. Headers and head injuries are dreaded to cause severe neurological impairments in long-term, but there is still a lack of data on how often headers are performed in different levels and how often head injuries occur. In a prospective cohort ...