The Benefits Of Soccer Heading

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Babbs explains that soccer (or football in countries outside the United States) uses unique actions of deliberately moving the ball with the head. This term is referred to as “heading” the ball.1 Heading a soccer ball comes with key elements for efficiency. Soccer Performance2 claims that heading is essential for goal scoring where 20% of goals come from heading shots. NCSAA3 reported the key elements of heading a soccer ball as being able to judge the line of flight of the ball, getting into that line of flight, arching the back and tucking in chin prior to contact while the elbows are out to each side, ‘snap’ of back and chin forward and “snapping” the elbows back to contact the ball, and make eye contact with the ball in the area between