Quote Originally Posted by Monaco_Totty View Post
So all professional footballers in Scotland are to be banned from heading the ball in training 'the day before & the day after' a game.
Clubs are also being told to limit all exercises that involve repetitive heading to one session per week.
The new guidelines come after Glasgow University research that showed former footballers were three & a half times more likely to die from brain diseases - so obviously heading will become a less extensive part of the tactical aspect of the game.

Not sure how the FA will react now as earlier this year they introduced 'guidelines for clubs' that limits players to only 10 high-impact headers per week during training apparently & I'm not entirely sure how one deduces what a high impact contact is ?

Brain CT scans are a routine annual event for me as they provide detailed information about my brain tissue & brain structures - thus providing more data related to any possible injuries or diseases of the brain.
After eight years of scans the pictures obtained show my illness has remained 'static' which without them to physically see I'd certainly be less confident about my disciplined life-style choices, for sure.


The scan is painless but uncomfortable because you have to stay so still for 30 mins but the images are incredible & makes you realise just how vulnerable & amazing the brain is & how one must protect it throughout life.
A lot of pro rugby teams have already severely limited the amount of contact allowed outside of games for similar reasons included the Leicester Tigers whose training sessions historically weee the stuff of legend.