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Cristiano Ronaldo (9, white) heading the ball into the net for Real Madrid against Marseille in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
Abby Wambach heads the ball during a match against England in February, 2015.

Header[1] is a technique that is used in association football to control the ball using the head to pass, shoot or clear. This can be done by standing, jumping or diving position.[2] Header is a common technique and players are used in almost every match.

In general, a Forward uses a header to score a goal while a defender usually use a header to prevent the scoring of a goal by the opponent. A header is the only option when the ball is in air, because of the rule that a player can't make contact with the ball using their hands. Most header goals are scored as a result of a cross or a corner. The playmaker passes the ball across the goal in the air, and the attacking player (either standing jumping or diving position) strikes the ball with his head.[3]

Footballers such as Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Javier Hernandez, Sergio Ramos and Abby Wambach[4] are players who are notable for their quality headers.[5][6][7]

Health risks

As with other high-impact sports such as boxing and American football, concerns over player safety, due to the impact from both from the weight of the ball[8] and colliding with other players,[9] U.S. Soccer has taken actions in "eliminating heading for children 10 and under, and limiting the amount of heading in practice for children between the ages of 11 and 13."[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "head‧er". ldoceonline. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "TECHNIQUE - HEADING". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Attacking Header". Talkfootball. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Sergio Ramos' Champions League final header was so important for Real Madrid... Sportsmail looks back at 10 of the best". Daily Mail. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Great headers in recent football". Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Headers". Yahoo. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ Jackson, Melanie (June 15, 2015). "The Header Heard Round The World". ESPN. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Does Heading a Soccer Ball Cause Brain Damage?". Scientific American. 26 June 2014.
  9. ^ "An Evidence-Based Discussion of Heading the Ball and Concussions in High School Soccer". JAMA Pediatrics. September 2015.
  10. ^ "U.S. Soccer Provides Additional Information About Upcoming Player Safety Campaign". U.S. Soccer. 9 November 2015.
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