Teenage soccer players who wear protective
headgear suffer nearly half as many concussions as those who play without helmets, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Canada's McGill University.
They found that 53 percent of those who did not wear protective
headgear suffered concussions compared to 27 percent of those who wore safety gear.
Not exact matches
The goalie has worn the protective
headgear since
suffering a serious head injury against Reading in 2006.
Amateur boxers, wearing
headgear, still
suffered insult to the brain in some cases equivalent to a small stroke.