Today on The Brain Injury Insider, I want to look at a new report that should get the attention of every soccer parent, coach, athletic trainer, and athlete. Hidden Dangers of Heading a Soccer Ball A new study published in JAMA Neurology, entitled “Amateur Soccer Heading and Acute Elevations in Blood Based p-217 add S100b”, that looked at what happens within the brain after soccer players head the ball. The study found that heading a soccer ball just once is enough to temporarily rai...