Pain Measurement: Soccer vs Football

• Soccer and football players control the ball through throwing, catching, and kicking.
• In soccer, players stand in a wall to prevent goals from free-kicks and in football, they block punts or field goals.
• The text aims to measure the pain of getting hit by a soccer ball or football using sports science.
• Major League Soccer striker Edson Buddle is used to take a soccer ball hit in the wall.
• He is wired up with an accelerometer to measure the force of the impact.
• The proper way to stand in the wall is to cover the upper body and face, not the eyes.
• NFL punter Tom Malone and stuntman Chris Brewster are used to measure the impact of a football hit.
• Tom's kick generates 200 pounds of force, blasting the football into Chris's hand at 55 miles per hour.
• Chris experiences only 16 pounds of force due to his hands and arms acting as shock absorbers.
• The soccer ball hitting the head of a player can cause a major concussion and bruise the brain.
• The force generated by a boot to the stomach is six times more than the soccer ball to the head.

Discover which sport's goalie sustains more pain - soccer or football - by measuring the impact of getting hit by a ball. This quiz will delve into the physical toll experienced by goalkeepers in both sports, shedding light on their unique challenges.