As children grow and their soccer skills advance, they transition through different ball sizes, aligning with their physical capabilities and the standard regulations of youth soccer. By the time ...

Photo by Angie Wheeler/Adobe stock/HelathDay A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion risk among athletes, a new study says. Banning or limiting headers -- plays where the ...

Conclusions: Minor head injuries that result in emergency medical treatment do not happen often in youth soccer, and very few can be attributed to the purposeful heading of the ball. Player contact ...