"head a ball" is a correct and usable phrase in written English, and it is generally used in the context of sports or games.
For example, "The soccer player expertly headed the ball into the goal, scoring a point for his team."
I would dive to head a ball.
They said he had never scored against an English team, and after a game in Santander it had been noted that he could not head a ball.
Much to the dismay of soccer proselytizers, few of these youngsters evinced any interest in watching professionals kick and head a ball.
"In the papers this morning: 'Police closing in on Ian Holloway.' Sorry, it's 'Palace closing in on Ian Holloway.'" - Alan Brazil, radio presenter "That's exactly how you head a ball, with the head".
So when a proficient amateur player is asked to volley or head a ball driven toward him — with the light switched off at the instant the player providing the cross strikes the ball — he misses it by a good yard.
Finally Campbell steals in at the back post to head a ball across Guzan and in off the post, but he's correctly called back for offside as the US back line had stepped up.
Giant otter muzzles are short and sloping and give the head a ball-shaped appearance.
"No one really knows what are the consequences of heading a ball at this young age," said Kevin Payne.
He'd be heading a ball away on our six-yard box from a set-piece and within seconds he'd be down the other end and scoring.
The project, started last season, would study over a 10-year period the impact heading a ball had on young footballers.
In 1998 the former Celtic player, Billy McPhail, argued at a benefits tribunal that his pre-senile dementia was the result of injuries caused by heading a ball.
