I am a freshman goalie for my schools varsity girls soccer team. This season I was out for two weeks with 8 stitches, a black eye and one hell of a headache. The other team got a breakaway, when the girl got close enough i dove headfirst to try and get the ball. Instead of kicking the ball, she missed and hit just about my eye and below my eyebrow on the bone. I was knocked out for a couple minutes, which was easier than having to sit out for two weeks. So my advice, from personal experience..... slide tackle to deflect balls on close shots instead of diving head first!