" Ban on Under 12s heading a football "

BBC


A ban on children heading the ball in Scotland could be in place in a matter of weeks due to fears over the links between football and dementia.

BBC Scotland has learned the Scottish FA wants to lead the way on the issue after a report found former players are more at risk of dying from the disease.

The governing body is expected to announce a ban on under-12s heading the ball in training later this month.

A similar ban has been in place in the US since 2015.

But Scotland would become the first European country to impose a restriction on head contact.

Discussions have been ongoing since the release of a study in October which found the first links between former players and degenerative brain disease.

No complaints about that and it won't effect way youngsters play in fact probably help play ball on ground more! Should introduce this at city!

No complaints about that and it won't effect way youngsters play in fact probably help play ball on ground more! Should introduce this at city!

Glatzel already adheres to it!!

Good rule but I suppose they will have to also change some rules like no passing above chest height to make sure players just don’t lump it up field knowing the opposition can’t head it away In long term could help players be more comfortable with ball on the floor

No complaints about that and it won't effect way youngsters play in fact probably help play ball on ground more! Should introduce this at city!

Glatzel already adheres to it!!

Just goes to show that some players, like Zohore, are ahead of the times.

I’m mixed on this, A) it’s a good call for mental health and well-being of youngsters, B) when will they learn to head the ball correctly if they don’t do heading drills in training resulting in more head injuries....

When my 9yo was playing Under 6 football they trained with ball on the floor, the kids asked the coach if they could do headers like the Under12’s (shared indoor training to ease costs) and was told no by the coach, he goes off to set up a drill for them and turns round to see them throwing the ball up and heading it....

Now there is a way around this and that’s to teach them correctly but use a plastic ball such as the coloured SHOOT balls that can be brought at the beach/pound store.

Anything that reduces some of these illnesses that we read about eg. Jeff Astle has to be a good thing. Worth pointing out that those old leather lace up balls with the bladder inside them were a lot heavier than today's footballs. They soaked up the water like a sponge, and when you headed it for the first time in a match, it would make you think twice before you tried it again.

I’m mixed on this, A) it’s a good call for mental health and well-being of youngsters, B) when will they learn to head the ball correctly if they don’t do heading drills in training resulting in more head injuries....

When my 9yo was playing Under 6 football they trained with ball on the floor, the kids asked the coach if they could do headers like the Under12’s (shared indoor training to ease costs) and was told no by the coach, he goes off to set up a drill for them and turns round to see them throwing the ball up and heading it....

Now there is a way around this and that’s to teach them correctly but use a plastic ball such as the coloured SHOOT balls that can be brought at the beach/pound store.

was thinking similar when I read the op.. kids that love playing spend a couple of hours a week with a coach. and are left to their own devises the rest of the time..

I’m mixed on this, A) it’s a good call for mental health and well-being of youngsters, B) when will they learn to head the ball correctly if they don’t do heading drills in training resulting in more head injuries....

When my 9yo was playing Under 6 football they trained with ball on the floor, the kids asked the coach if they could do headers like the Under12’s (shared indoor training to ease costs) and was told no by the coach, he goes off to set up a drill for them and turns round to see them throwing the ball up and heading it....

Now there is a way around this and that’s to teach them correctly but use a plastic ball such as the coloured SHOOT balls that can be brought at the beach/pound store.

was thinking similar when I read the op.. kids that love playing spend a couple of hours a week with a coach. and are left to their own devises the rest of the time..

Exactly. Also, most of the studies done are on a much older generation who used far heavier balls.

I used to head those scuffed up leather balls that absorbed a bucket of rain water and weighed a tonne.
Didn't do me any harm

I used to head those scuffed up leather balls that absorbed a bucket of rain water and weighed a tonne.
Didn't do me any harm

really
id never have guessed...honest

Lol come on man

I used to head those scuffed up leather balls that absorbed a bucket of rain water and weighed a tonne.
Didn't do me any harm

really
id never have guessed...honest

Class!