Heading To Be Banned in Training for Under 12s

My son always avoided heading it, and ignored his coaches shouting dont let it bounce , or 'winners' as the ball was launched at them, he found ways of letting it drop trapping and passing. Now at 18 he is the most comfotable player on the ball in his team plays all across the defence or defensive mid can use both feet . Whereas his peers that were just heading it anywhere are still doing that.
As others have said this can only be good for young players learning to play on the floor.
 
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Yes but this ^^ is just Phil Jones isn't it ;)
 
Not just schools.
All under 12 football.
And only in training, not in matches!

so head away in Competitive games kids, even though you have no idea how to do it properly because teaching you has been banned.

have they thought this through?

They never think through a 'ban'! Is it gonna be a foul if you head the ball? Will it become a penalty if you do it in your own area, and where would an under-12 Eddie stand if he came tear-arsing out of his area and the only option was to head it? It seems, though, and credit where credit is due, they have decided to ban heading rather than swap a football for a beach ball, so some progress, I suppose!
 
No one has mentioned that those players, who are suffering from dementia that might or might not have been brought on be heading a football, are from the generation that used the old leather ball that became extremely heavy in the wet.

Modern, plastic balls, while still heavy enough, don’t get any heavier even if it’s pissing down.

They morphed into a cannonball! I headed one once during a practice for the school team - the ball hit my head and thudded down to my feet. I think, without knowing it then, I was concussed for the rest of the game. The good news was that I could still find my way to Maine Road in the afternoon!

And when I was running a school footy team we were always suspicions that the odd school was soaking them in a bucket overnight!
 
My son always avoided heading it, and ignored his coaches shouting dont let it bounce , or 'winners' as the ball was launched at them, he found ways of letting it drop trapping and passing. Now at 18 he is the most comfotable player on the ball in his team plays all across the defence or defensive mid can use both feet . Whereas his peers that were just heading it anywhere are still doing that.
As others have said this can only be good for young players learning to play on the floor.

Is your son Nasri?
 
No one has mentioned that those players, who are suffering from dementia that might or might not have been brought on be heading a football, are from the generation that used the old leather ball that became extremely heavy in the wet.

Modern, plastic balls, while still heavy enough, don’t get any heavier even if it’s pissing down.

Dave Watson?

synthetic leather lightweight balls have been in the pro game everywhere since 1980, having been introduced in the 60s.
 
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