2 Sep 2021

Research on reducing head injuries for soccer players

From Afternoons, 1:24 pm on 2 September 2021

Research out of Otago University says New Zealand should consider restricting how often young soccer players head the ball, in a bid to reduce the risk of head-injury.

Lead researcher Alex Gilbert joins Jesse to talk about the damage caused to younger players, how serious it can be and their work into reducing those head injury rates.

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