SnooPuppers1978 t1_jcvq6aa wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Analysis_4955 in A Swedish study found elite male soccer players are 1.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease compared to population controls. A previous study from Scotland suggested that soccer players were 3.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease. by Wagamaga
What a depressing thing to know. I play soccer, and I love playing it, I don't practice heading, but I just play as hobby and sure in some cases I have to head the ball. It always felt nasty, but I thought surely it's safe or otherwise soccer wouldn't be as popular sport as it is.
Now I'm not sure if I should quit or simply never head the ball... I always look forward to playing and can't wait to play.
Maybe at least in training I will stop heading any faster moving balls. From now on though whenever I head the ball I'm left wondering how many IQ points did I exactly lose this time. Was it 0.01 or 0.001? 100 or 1000 headings would yield in drop of 1 IQ point.
I would like to see a study where it compares IQs (and other mental performance test results) at certain age for soccer players and IQ for same players in 10 years or different various time periods. For all pro, amateur, sunday league.
enelspacio t1_jcxrmyb wrote
Enjoy your life… professionals do it tons and tons and over and over again, at very high ball speeds - you’ll be fine pursuing you hobby as normal
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