Since our granddaughter sustained a concussion while playing soccer in her preteens, I have followed closely that sport’s management of head injuries.
She had taken a high kick for a header and immediately became dizzy, then had a severe headache that persisted for days. She did not play competitive soccer again.
Clif CleavelandOn June 30, in the semifinal game for the FIFA Women’s World Cup between Germany and the United States, two head injuries occurred on the same play midway through the first half. Germany’s Alexandra Popp and America’s Morgan Bryant leapt for a header off a penalty kick. Their heads collided, and both fell to the ground, where they lay for several minutes.
Popp seemed dazed and bled from a scalp injury; Bryant lay face down before being turned onto her back by the medical staff who ran onto the field. Play was stopped for three to four minutes before both players were assisted from the field.
Both quickly returned to action, however, and played the remainder of the game, save for Bryant who was substituted with four minutes to play. Popp continued to bleed despite a dressing to her head. She grimaced from obvious pain when taking a hard header in the second half.