Heading To Be Banned in Training for Under 12s

[denislawsbackheel]

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!

it isn’t banned in competitive matches, only training.

they really ought to make their minds up.
If there is any evidence it is dangerous it should be banned outright.

 

[BrianW]

Maybe kids, maybe even adults, need to start wearing head protection. Yeah, it would be weird at first, but better than losing the art of heading.

 

[city saint]

it hasn't done phil jones any harm

 

[cibaman]

I’ve been trying to envisage how football would look if heading is eventually banned at all levels. It’s hard to imagine how the game would change. Presumably heading would be an offence similar to hand ball, but then how would they stop players from forcing a foul? What would be the point of corners? Presumably there would be more goals from free kicks as defenders wouldn’t be able to jump, might have to duck! It really would be a completely different game

 

[Vienna_70]

Dave Watson?

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

Dave became a professional footballer in 1966. He finished his career in '84/85 at Notts County. I doubt synthetic balls were in widespread use by then.

 

[dublinblue12]

Why don't they just use a light plastic ball to practice heading? It's more about technique

 

[bobmcfc]

They wouldn’t ban it if there wasn’t the science to back it up.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

But that’s the point.
They only banned it in training!
If there’s evidence it is dangerous, ban it completely.

 

[yeseye]

Stay in the house? Most dangerous place in the country.......

• More accidents happen at home than anywhere else
• Every year there are approximately 6,000 deaths as the result of a home accident
• More than two million children under the age of 15 experience accidents in and around the home every year, for which they are taken to accident and emergency units
• Children under the age of five and people over 65 (particularly those over 75) are most likely to have an accident at home
• Over 76,000 children under the age of 14 are admitted for treatment of which over 40% are under 5 years of age
• Falls are the most common accidents, which can cause serious injury at any time of life. The risk increases with age
• More women than men over the age of 65 die as the result of an accident in the home
• Every year over 62 children under 14 die as a result of an accident in the home
• Around 25,000 under-fives attend A&E departments each year after being accidentally poisoned
• An average of 13 children a day under the age of 4 suffer a severe injury from a burn or a scald. A hot drink can still scald a small child up to 15 minutes after it is made
• More accidents happen in the lounge/living room than anywhere else in the home.
• Every year more than 4,200 children are involved in falls on the stairs and 4,000 children under the age of 15 are injured falling from windows
• Boys have more accidents than girls
• The cost to society of UK home accident injuries has been estimated at £45.63billion (£45,630million) annually.

I’m never staying in again!

 

[Stoned Rose]

I cant wait for Mardarse Primary v Mummy's Boys 11 in the final of this year's Snowflake Cup.