Glad it worked-out well for your player. CTE studies aside, head injuries are scary shi! and should not be messed around with.
About a decade ago, I picked-up a concussion from that rebound shot (hit me in the temple and knocked me out cold), which was my 3rd in 6 months. Earlier, I took a knee in spring soccer to the head playing keeper (was playing because I had sprained my ankle and could not play my usual midfield role) on loose ball scramble, though I never lost consciousness In between the two soccer incidents, the locking bracket on the basement bulkhead door at my house failed while I was walking-up the steps with my arms full of stuff and got slammed in the head by a 100 lb steel door. Somehow, it did not not crack my skull; but picked-up my second concussion in 3 months and it took 21 stitches to fix my scalp. After the final of my 3 head shots noted above, I lost a week or two of short-term memories, was neasous for about a week after, and had on-and-off raging headaches for a month or two after. After some threatening comments from my fiance (now wife) and a mix of fear, common sense, and self-preservation, I haven't played keeper since.
