Key result
Soccer playing with ball heading significantly slowed voluntary Anti-Point task movement times in female high school players compared to non-soccer players (561 ms vs. 531 ms, p<0.005).
Why the study?
Does frequent head-to-ball contact cause cognitive dysfunctions and brain injury in high school female soccer players?
Population
High school female soccer players
Comparison
Frequent head-to-ball contact vs Controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Heading may slow reflexive and voluntary responses in adolescent soccer players; hypothesis-generating for cognitive effects and needs prospective confirmation.
Cross-Sectional (n=24)
No
Does frequent head-to-ball contact cause cognitive dysfunctions and brain injury in high school female soccer players?
Absolute Event Rate: 561% vs 531%
p-value: p=<0.005
Subconcussive blows in soccer, such as ball heading, may result in cognitive function changes consistent with mild traumatic brain injury of the frontal lobes.
Zhang et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Cognitive dysfunction (n=24). Soccer playing with ball heading vs. Non-soccer players was evaluated on Anti-Point task movement time (p=<0.005). Soccer playing with ball heading significantly slowed voluntary Anti-Point task movement times in female high school players compared to non-soccer players (561 ms vs. 531 ms, p<0.005).
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