Persuasive Essay: Should Soccer Players Wear Helmets

I believe that soccer players should not have to wear helmets in while they are in a game.My first reason, is that, even though its not by much, the helmet actully slowes you down, and makes it harder to balence, while you are trying to out run the defence that that team has setup. There is no proof that anyone has gotten a concussion because of a soccer ball hitting them in game. “The perception is that purposeful heading can lead to brain injury and this is incorrect. Concussions and repeated heading are two separate entities.” Also the ball would have to by flying at incredible speeds. “As has been stated, mathematical modeling of heading shows that the ball velocity necessary to potentially cause a concussion in a prepared head is greater than any ball velocity ever recorded (over 100 mph). No one knows the effect of repeated subconcussive impacts.” ←← Source
“Concussions in soccer are rare compared to other popular sports and most likely occur from accidental head-ball contact or when the head contacts a hard object like the ground, post, head, foot, knee, or