Should Headgear Be Worn Essay

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I believe that headgear should not be worn because even when you wear it you still can get a head injury.The risk for serious brain damage is lower than without the helmet.I think that it really doesn't matter if you wear the helmet or not because you still have a risk of getting a concussion.Test have proven that wearing headgear somewhat reduces the risk but only by a low percent of 17% scientist have said.I do think that when younger kids are playing soccer they should use headgear.I think this because in the http://educatedsportsparent.com/preventing-head-injuries-soccer/ it says that younger children have a greater risk of getting a head injury.Older soccer players still have a risk for a brain injury.The risk is much lower for that age …show more content…
So why would you need one if someone who has played soccer longer than you doesn't need a protective helmet. If a goalie like Hope Solo if has a collision or more every game when she goes after the ball she runs into the goal post or even another player.She still doesn't wear headgear.If she needed to wear the headgear then she will wear it.In the http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/27/sports/soccer/soccer-headgear-does-it-do-any-good.html?_r=0 it says “young soccer players don’t see professional players wearing headgear, so there’s a stigma attached to those who wear …show more content…
Results showed that all three significantly reduced the risk of concussion from head to head contact, but none were effective in reducing the risk of injury from normal heading in soccer.”Just because head protection reduced the risk of a concussion does not not limit the risk of other head injuries.There are other brain injuries such as little brain damage that can be fixed with treatment.Another injury is severe brain damage that might be curable.Then the worst is permanent brain damage.As you can tell by the name it is permanant and can not be cured.Studies have also showed that girls and women have suffered greater brain damage than boys and men.This is true because you are supossed to head the soccer ball with your forehead a little bit lower than were your hair starts to grow.The girls intellegence is located near the forehead.This means that the girls memory and intellegence level is not as great as they boys memory and