Out of all high school athletes, female soccer players have the second highest chance of suffering a concussion, behind football players. Studies done by University of Utah Health show that females’ necks are weaker than males, so when an injury occurs, a female's neck provides less support than a male’s would. Also, a woman's menstrual cycle affects recovery time, especially when the head injury is sustained during the beginning of the cycle, when the reproductive system lacks the hormone progesterone, which helps the brain heal after a concussion (Kaseta).

Additionally, headgear has been proven incapable of stopping high school soccer players from suffering a head injury. In a study from Dr. Tim McGuine at the University of Wisconsin, it was shown that both with and without headgear, the concussion rates for both males and females stayed the same. Males kept a concussion rate of 2.9%, while females had a higher rate of 5.9% (Kaseta).