In 2015, the USSF banned the use of the head to impact the ball in athletes younger than 10 years old. The header ban also ...

Grajales-Giraldo, a coach for a youth soccer clinic held at Rochambeau Alternative High School, in White Plains, approached a 15-year-old girl at the beginning of soccer practice on Jan.

A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion ... than 10 and limited the time players aged 11 to 13 could practice headers to a half-hour per week, researchers said ...