Heading Toward a Safer Future? An Exploration of Elite Male Footballers' Perceptions Toward Heading and the Heading Guidelines in England
This is the first study to explore the perceptions of professional footballers related to heading and the current Heading Guidelines in England. To increase buy-in and adherence to current and future iterations of Heading Guidelines, the perceptions of footballers and other key stakeholders should be taken into consideration, along with the scientific evidence base.
Authors
- Kerry Peek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-3353)
- Keith Parry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9025-9101)
- Joseph Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-1056)
- Caroline Bolling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-4765)
- Osman Hassan Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1439-0076)
- Richard Weiler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-2939)
Institutions
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- Poole Hospital (GB)
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (CH)
- Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Fortius Clinic (GB)
- Manchester City Football Club (GB)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University College London (GB)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001394
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00