Scottish football bans headers in training ...

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  1. Farnham_Red

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    .. the day before and the day after a match
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63767548

    Not sure what to make of it - can see a total ban coming in future which would completely change the game

    Wonder if boxing is thinking of outlawing punches to the head
     
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    They banned their goalkeepers from using their hands years ago
     
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    Surely it will be up to the current players or not whether they want to engage in heading the ball? Sign a contract saying you're willing?
     
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    Tackling to be banned next..will only be able to intercept the ball
     
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    Sensible decision.

    No one wants to get early onset dementia or similar.
     
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    Wonder how many players since football began have suffered from dementia.There is risk factor in many sports,activity’s and jobs,I just wonder where this health and safety ends.
     
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    But a lot of jobs have risks. Its fantastic that health and safety has been improving decade after decade. But if were talking about genuinely banning headers in football matches eventually, it literally changes their jobs and the sport as a whole. Banning it for kids, softer balls, more protection, better training, better medical staff is great. But ultimately if a footballer enters that profession, they'll have to do it with the risks involved
     
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    Banning the day after a match when most teams give their players the day off to recover from the match.
     
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    There's a trade off, sport makes you healthy in many respects, but it can make you unhealthy in others.

    If it can be mitigated then fine. Motorsports are not as deadly as they used to be, no one wants to go back to the days of multiple deaths per Grand Prix.
     
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    Is it up to them though really?

    Heading is part of the game, they've got to accept the risks if they want to play it at a professional level. By removing (or reducing) heading from the game, you're reducing the risk of brain injury for everyone playing it.

    I'm not sure what the answer is in this scenario. I'd say it needs to be the same for everyone, but I don't agree that there's a choice currently for players who may not want to head a ball.
     
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    Yes, because tackling has links to dementia :rolleyes:
     
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    They can go in goal

    You are right though even at pub league level you will struggle to get a game if you refuse to head the ball, at professional level there is no chance.
    The thing is we really don't know how much damage the modern ball is doing. Certainly less than the old casey used to - I remember when I was a nipper heading one of those and it nearly knocked me out. Modern balls are a lot lighter so its possible they do a lot less damage to todays players than the players now in their 60's and 70's suffered
     
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    I used to go and headbutt the wall as a child. It never did me any harm.
     
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    It does explain a lot though :)
     
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    Sorry, I didnt mean now mate - I meant in the future if the scenario is heading is to be banned. Instead of banning it outright, allow players to sign contracts saying they understand the potential risks later in life and want to continue playing. If not they don't play pro football anymore. Surely a better alternative to banning it outright?
     
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    By the time it got to the potential pro phase, they might already have the seeds of the damage. You are more likely to see heading banned in kids football - as they are too young to assess the risk.
     
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    I think it is already banned for U14s isnt it bud? Or was that just in Scottish football?
     
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    Ronaldo again leading the way, showing how to score with a header with no risk at all to personal well being.
     
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