Ban heading in football?

Total sh!te!

I get the players from the 50’ & 60’s are having problems now but they used to head a football that was heavier than Gemma Collins and that’s before it got wet!

The balls nowadays are lighter than fack!

comment by KLS (U1695)
posted 14 minutes ago
Total sh!te!

I get the players from the 50’ & 60’s are having problems now but they used to head a football that was heavier than Gemma Collins and that’s before it got wet!

The balls nowadays are lighter than fack!
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Whilst that is (weight of football) true, studies have established the weight isn't the real cause of CTE.

It is the consistent heading the ball (30/50k times) over the average career which scientists claim cause the damage.

I have been heading the ball 100s of time every week since I was 5 and it harm me doesn't any have

comment by Garry Brady (U1734)
posted 46 minutes ago
I have been heading the ball 100s of time every week since I was 5 and it harm me doesn't any have
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So predictable but still

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Rampant (U3126)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shaun M - Bye bye, to the football league! (U9955)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
If you ban heading, you'd have no rework corners and every goal kick would be those high risk low reward faffing about at the back ones. Wingers would also be affected as crosses would need to be different.

Leave it well alone imo
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Football would probably look a lot like Futsal!

The studies into CTE in the NFL (and also NHL) saw that the use of helmets actually contributed to the problem. In that when there is impact to the head, the brain 'bounces' off the inside of the skull, (imagine shaking a fish in a goldfish bowl). Both sports are considerably more physical than football.

I think you're right regarding football (at elite level) however, as the push back from fans and stakeholders alike would make it difficult to ban heading outright.
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What about tall players? Players like Maguire and other CB's that all predominantly all about winning headers?
I think at kids level its a great idea, keep the ball on the deck and play nice football, but I quite like headed goals in football.

I don't know if the levels of brain injury that we are now seeing with OAP starts of the 60s are going to be replicated form the game as it stadnas today.

I do know that the slogfest that is the prem makes it worse.

We would have a radically different game without heading. It'd look like the Atlanta game last night where our players could take long ball on the chest lol.

you could still play long ball but you've then got to kick it or chest it.

the skill of scoring headers would go form the game which would be a shame.

comment by Shaun M - Bye bye, to the football league! (U9955)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Rampant (U3126)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shaun M - Bye bye, to the football league! (U9955)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
If you ban heading, you'd have no rework corners and every goal kick would be those high risk low reward faffing about at the back ones. Wingers would also be affected as crosses would need to be different.

Leave it well alone imo
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Football would probably look a lot like Futsal!

The studies into CTE in the NFL (and also NHL) saw that the use of helmets actually contributed to the problem. In that when there is impact to the head, the brain 'bounces' off the inside of the skull, (imagine shaking a fish in a goldfish bowl). Both sports are considerably more physical than football.

I think you're right regarding football (at elite level) however, as the push back from fans and stakeholders alike would make it difficult to ban heading outright.
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What about tall players? Players like Maguire and other CB's that all predominantly all about winning headers?
I think at kids level its a great idea, keep the ball on the deck and play nice football, but I quite like headed goals in football.

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Our CB Kilman is an England international at Futsal did you know. It is only mentioned during every game.

What would you appeal if an opponent did head it?

"Headball! Come on, ref!"

I'm not sure it would be to the detriment of the game. It would be very different but not necessarily bad if heading was no longer a thing

In general though I think at elite level we're seeing a lot less of the most damaging type of headers anyway. Which I assume would be players contesting long hoofs from the goal keeper, that was something I found quite painful playing 11 aside

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? Rampant (U3126)
posted 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by KLS (U1695)
posted 14 minutes ago
Total sh!te!

I get the players from the 50’ & 60’s are having problems now but they used to head a football that was heavier than Gemma Collins and that’s before it got wet!

The balls nowadays are lighter than fack!
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Whilst that is (weight of football) true, studies have established the weight isn't the real cause of CTE.

It is the consistent heading the ball (30/50k times) over the average career which scientists claim cause the damage.
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There is also some evidence that whilst the weight of modern balls is less than before, this also means they can be hit with much greater force and so the impact isn't lessened by much, if at all.