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 Heading the Cross
 

Most injuries involving the head in soccer are caused by head contact with other objects and not by the impact of the soccer ball. This contact can be:

  • player to player
  • player to ground
  • player to goalpost
  • player to ball
  • player to equipment

Read the Journal of American Medicine Reports and learn about the hazards of heading a soccer ball.

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Purpose: To practice crossing and heading techniques.


Procedure: The squad is divided into two teams, each with six players and one goalkeeper, in an area 20X40 yards wide. Three players act as retrievers, two as attackers looking for headers and the last one from the team crosses the ball. The game starts with one of the wingers crossing the ball for the two attackers to come to the near and far goal post areas to head for goal directly, or to set up one-touch shooting chances. As soon as the header, or shot, is taken the winger on the other side of the area crosses for his two attackers who must start from, and return to, their cone each time. The players change over after a set time period.



Development: (a) Count the total number of headed goals per individual and group. (b) Allow the goalkeepers to come out for crosses. (c) Add a defender to challenge for the ball.

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