Sentences with phrase «to head the ball»

The German headed the ball into the top of the net with ease.

The game has become more physical and having someone who is a threat off set pieces to head the ball in is a huge weapon.

In a recent study, players who did lots of headers performed worse on a memory test than players who didn't head the ball as often.

He is also tall great to head the ball away.

A specialized form of brain imaging finds that soccer players who head the ball more than 1,000 times a year face risks similar to those with head trauma.

He is physically strong and good from set pieces heading the ball as has height which we lack.

The same study also found that players who frequently headed the ball had more changes to their brain's white matter.

The finding may help doctors understand potential injuries to athletes, including soccer players who repeatedly head the ball.

Trying to head the ball off a set piece is considered a sitter and especially when someone is grabbing and pulling on your jersey or have you in a head lock.

Even if the German system is failing to teach their players to head a ball properly, they're clearly doing something right.

The attacking midfielder jumped over a defender heading the ball.

So everyone should be trying to head the ball roughly in the same direction, defenders to put it behind or over, attackers to get it on target.

He can really do nothing but just head the ball..

His hesitation to head the ball caused the goal.

Can't run, doesn't track runners and for all his height barely heads a ball Ozil's passes & crosses come with GPS.

Two recent deaths have drawn attention to the less obvious, but much more common impact of simply heading the ball.

He can't head the ball no matter which end of the pitch he's at, how did he miss that sitter.

During practice drills, players commonly head the ball 30 or more times.

Those scans showed that players who reported heading the ball the most had more changes to the white matter.

Although heading the ball can lead to concussion, new research reveals that brain injury most often occurs through player - to - player contact, including contact during headers.

Heading balls into the net and into the targets is both easy and intuitive... when it works.

Are we also going to blame some of them for not heading balls?

But frequently heading the ball may lead to worse scores off the field.

Di Maria in turn lofted the ball to the far post where Fellaini rose to head the ball back into the penalty area for Mata to pounce and flick the ball home.

Barcelona nearly got a third only moments later when Neymar headed the ball past Buffon, but the goal was quickly disallowed by the referees.

Rakitić headed the ball on goal and with the smallest of tips Rico managed to tip the ball to the post — Barcelona's second post of the match after Suarez's tough angle shot earlier in the half.

Seconds after Perisic struck the post for Croatia, Portugal's counter attack started by young Renato Sanches was eventually finished off by Quaresma who had the simplest task of heading the ball in the empty net.

Democratic Republic of the Congo's midfielder Merveille Bokadi (R) heads the ball with Morocco's forward Aziz Bouhaddouz during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group C football match between DR Congo and Morocco in Oyem

He had a lapse of concentration, not managing to keep Borkovic in check when the Austria Vienna youngster headed the ball home at the start of the second half.

Arnautovic was presented with a glorious chance when James Collins headed the ball across goal, only to shoot too close to Karnezis.

The corner was hit into the six - yard box with a fair bit of pace and Okaka headed the ball towards goal, it hit Mignolet and went into the net.

Or attack soon as Bayern head the ball clear.

There's a new head ball coach in #Tennessee and it's former #Cincinnati HC, Butch Jones.

Everyone there also won an Arsenal shirt after the player successfully headed the ball through a hole in the wall, resulting in Fabregas being mobbed in adulation.

Former England captain Alan Shearer expressed his concern about the effects heading a ball during his career may have on his long - term health and questioned whether enough had been done by governing bodies to protect players from issues like dementia in later life.

He doesn't track back, dribble well, pass well, hold onto the ball, receive it in tight spaces, or head the ball well.

James Milner, restored to the line - up on the left of midfield, tested Wayne Hennessey early on before Matip spurned a glorious chance to break the deadlock, somehow heading the ball wide of the right - hand post after the Palace goalkeeper had missed Robertson's cross.

Liverpool's first shot on target was a real good chance to score but Firmino headed the ball straight at Cech from close range.

Golden Valley senior Ariana Severo (19) heads the ball forward during a match against Merced at Golden Valley High School in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

You can see him in the moments before Giroud headed the ball down to Debuch, Ramsey took a couple of little steps away from goal to ENSURE he was onside.

«But I think we have to live with the wrong decision and it doesn't explain why we do not head the ball after you know.

Have the long shorts and headed balls proved to be the weakness of the Gunners» defending and Petr Cech's goalkeeping so far this early season?

The smallest man in the box, the Argentine found space to head the ball beyond Heurelho Gomes and into the home side's net.

The Croatian had two solid looks at the goal late in the second half — one of a cross from Joao Cancelo where Perisic headed the ball out of play.