markg Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57996593 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yeadonowl Posted July 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2021 Here we go again Nanny State 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I literally don't see how this can be tracked and enforced? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Tired of all this nonsense 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miruic Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: I literally don't see how this can be tracked and enforced? It can’t and they don’t want to. "It will be recommended that a maximum of 10 higher force headers are carried out in any training week.“ They’re just recommending that you limit the amount of headers you perform as research shows it can have long term effects on players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I run a junior team, and the irony is that one of the biggest cheers you get during a game is when a kid heads the ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, StudentOwl said: I literally don't see how this can be tracked and enforced? All players to wear llera style skull caps with trackers 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, vulva said: I run a junior team, and the irony is that one of the biggest cheers you get during a game is when a kid heads the ball. Yep. English fans love a header and a slide tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnyowl97 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, vulva said: I run a junior team, and the irony is that one of the biggest cheers you get during a game is when a kid heads the ball. This is very true. It’s a nightmare trying to get 10 year olds not to head the ball in training. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 *Waits for people to talk about how it was different back in the day when the ball weighed a ton* Just because something happened in the past, it doesn't mean we should keep on doing it in the future. 2 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, i used to be sc_owl said: *Waits for people to talk about how it was different back in the day when the ball weighed a ton* Just because something happened in the past, it doesn't mean we should keep on doing it in the future. We haven't kept doing it though. The ball IS totally different than it used to be. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Just now, owlinexile said: We haven't kept doing it though. The ball IS totally different than it used to be. Again, it doesn't mean that we should keep heading the ball. The ball has changed constantly throughout time, but the act of heading a ball (even those used today) over and over again is not good for the brain. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Joao's Tooth Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Trying to remove tackling as much as they can, now trying their best with heading. We will have foam goalposts soon as they'll be classed as too dangerous. It's a risk of course it is, it's part and parcel of the sport. Every sport has risk, every action we take has some sort of risk. Boxing & MMA for example - they choose to take punches/kicks/elbows to the head fully well knowing the consequences that can happen. "Evidence suggests it can cause a long term effect" My Grandad has shown early signs of dementia - he's never kicked or headed a ball in his life. We're talking about getting long term diseases/injuries which you can get whether you head a ball or not. Personally i'd take the risk and have the luxury career a footballer has for something i might end up with anyway regardless. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Again, it doesn't mean that we should keep heading the ball. The ball has changed constantly throughout time, but the act of heading a ball (even those used today) over and over again is not good for the brain. What about sports like rugby, boxing etc where blows to the head are part of the sport? Are they seeing changes to regulations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Uniform Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Heading is part of the game and never will go away. Nor will it ever be actively stopped. But limiting it outside of game time is logical, with the clear link between it and Dementia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Uniform Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: What about sports like rugby, boxing etc where blows to the head are part of the sport? Are they seeing changes to regulations? Yes. Especially in Rugby. There has been a number and still growing number of court cases, linked to rugby and early onset dementia. Football thankfully doesn't have this link so far, as early onset is truly horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, i used to be sc_owl said: Again, it doesn't mean that we should keep heading the ball. The ball has changed constantly throughout time, but the act of heading a ball (even those used today) over and over again is not good for the brain. Heading the ball is an integral part of the game though. Take it out and it's a completely different sport. Mess with a winning formula too much, and you risk ending up with 'new coke'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I call BS, we don't practice in training. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: What about sports like rugby, boxing etc where blows to the head are part of the sport? Are they seeing changes to regulations? They should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 45 minutes ago, markg said: https:// 45 minutes ago, markg said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57996593 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57996593 Utter stupidity. The worst of this is, someone is being paid to come up with this crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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