Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Do Headers in Soccer Cause Brain Damage?

I sure hope not, but Christopher was a little concerned about it during his first soccer practice this season. He had never used his head to bounce the soccer ball before and his coach was making the kids do it in a practice drill! He couldn't believe it! :) He came home a little upset that he couldn't do it and he wondered if it could hurt him!?! Poor kid. He's been practicing for a few weeks now, and he's feeling better about the whole thing---maybe it's the brain damage. ;) Luckily, he's never had to do a header in a game--let's just keep it that way!

So as you can tell, Christopher is playing soccer. He took a season off and then decided to try it again this spring. His team is named "Fire" and they have been on FIRE! They are a very competative team. The assistant coach is a bit professional, a little over the top, screams and yells A LOT---but he will most certainly learn a lot--as he gets hollered at....a lot...

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