Heading ban in training for primary school children

[Karl998yr]

'Heading ban in training for primary school children'

Whatever next? Where does it end?

http://www.skysports.com/share/11942126

[great_fire]

Might be the right thing to do, and could actually improve skills, but the balls are much lighter than they used to be.

[Pattylallacks2]

'Heading ban in training for primary school children'

Whatever next? Where does it end?

http://www.skysports.com/share/11942126

The mind boggles. They'll be stopping kids going downt pits next

[howdydoo]

'Heading ban in training for primary school children'

Whatever next? Where does it end?

http://www.skysports.com/share/11942126

Where does it end?

Medical experts reckon brain injuries.

I despair.

[Pattylallacks2]

Where does it end?

Medical experts reckon brain injuries.

I despair.

I think there's quite a lot of evidence to support this view

[caytonmiller]

if it ever gets linked to football. there will be huge changes in the laws which prevents a footballer using his head. VAR is going to be busy and us fans are going to be talking about a hair ends not toe nails

[Scum-Triumphant]

if it ever gets linked to football. there will be huge changes in the laws which prevents a footballer using his head. VAR is going to be busy and us fans are going to be talking about a hair ends not toe nails

Seems fair enough to me. Kids cannot make an informed choice the same way adults do. The same reason youth boxers wear head guards but adult boxers don't.

Might give me a chance of becoming a footballer though. I'm 5'5 and always fancied being a centre half.

[CAMiller]

'Heading ban in training for primary school children'

Whatever next? Where does it end?

http://www.skysports.com/share/11942126

I played football for many years starting around the age of 11 and remember going through a lot of heading practices at an early age although thankfully the 'casey' type footballs were few and far between. In adult life, playing centre half I remember on at least 2 occasions being asked to be substituted when I developed a severe headache after heading a ball from the opposing goalies drop kick. At the time I put it down to maybe having had a beer too many the night before but who knows? 50 years on I suffer with almost daily headaches and no doctor has ever been able to find out why. Maybe it's down to heading a ball so often or maybe it's down to banging my head against a brick wall trying to win arguments with Mrs CA The younger kids can be taught heading techniques with sponge balls and it will all be worth it if it prevents one brain injury or even one headache.

[howdydoo]

I think there's quite a lot of evidence to support this view

I despair at the original post.


Former England captain Dave Watson has neurodegenerative disease.

Disease ‘most likely’ result of concussions and heading ball.

1967–1970 Rotherham United 121 app (19) goals

[millertop]

Balls might be lighter than what they were but still you know when you’ve been hit with one, kids heads/brains are still developing so makes sense to me.
I don’t agree that it is just down to heading a ball that causes dementia, others get dementia that have never touched a ball so what’s heir excuse?