bladeshater Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Daniele Giovanni said: That's it banning kids from heading a ball is being banned, no more tackling in school rugby, let's give people a choice instead of wrapping them in cotton wool, what's next? Stopping people from wearing loud shirts near hospitals, in case they wake the sleeping pills, cmon grow a pair for god sake Perhaps kids working on their technic isn't a bad thing heading the ball when they are older and brain developed is a good idea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattyOwl72 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Daniele Giovanni said: That's it banning kids from heading a ball is being banned, no more tackling in school rugby, let's give people a choice instead of wrapping them in cotton wool, what's next? Stopping people from wearing loud shirts near hospitals, in case they wake the sleeping pills, cmon grow a pair for god sake wibble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 There are loads of things which are bad for kids which we don't give them a choice about. Why should heading a football be any different? Now that research is suggesting a link between heading a ball and both dementia and CTE, you'd have to be pretty negligent to allow kids to continue doing it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapSmurf Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Ladies and Gentlemen. I give you OwlsTalks most misinformed post of 2022. Take a bow son. Take a bow. Edited July 18, 2022 by ChapSmurf 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Key Posted July 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, Daniele Giovanni said: That's it banning kids from heading a ball is being banned, no more tackling in school rugby, let's give people a choice instead of wrapping them in cotton wool, what's next? Stopping people from wearing loud shirts near hospitals, in case they wake the sleeping pills, cmon grow a pair for god sake Maybe if as a kid Josh Windass had spent less time heading footballs and paid more attention in science lessons then he wouldn’t be Tweeting such nonsense about the current heatwave! 2 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Banning heading the ball is being banned? Wow that's harsh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On a serious note, the number of former players suffering from different types of brain damage means that the powers that be should be looking at ways if eradicating this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Stork Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I agree with the original poster. We were made to head wet leather balls with laces in Winter and it never did us any harm so what if the earth is smaller than the sun and does anyone else see small people hiding in their shoes at night? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I suspect most of you lot headed the ball too much 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Like it or not it’s almost impossible to imagine a scenario where heading will remain in the children’s game. An activity proven to massively increase your chances of dementia can’t realistically continue for kids. I think it will be kept in matches for the foreseeable but practicing headers will definitely be reduced. Personally I’m still annoyed about the withdrawal of Asbestos as a building material. Bloomin nanny state! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Quinn Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I think it's a good idea, but what happens if the ball unintentionally goes in the air and one of the kids heads it, will the ref blow for a foul or something, also the balls nowadays are much lighter than the old caseys so I don't think there would be as much danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, darklord said: I suspect most of you lot headed the ball too much Think the OP did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) This really is a bad idea. Teach the correct method, limit in training, even use head guards, I'm all for it. But I've seen youth football that discourages this and trust me, it's not great. It's poor, very poor. It forces a pattern of play that meny kids arnt capable of, and will drive kids away and de-skill them in the art of correct heading. Edited July 18, 2022 by Maddogbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpGrahamHydesSleeve Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Daniele Giovanni said: That's it banning kids from heading a ball is being banned, no more tackling in school rugby, let's give people a choice instead of wrapping them in cotton wool, what's next? Stopping people from wearing loud shirts near hospitals, in case they wake the sleeping pills, cmon grow a pair for god sake The hot weather brings them out doesn’t it? Read the story about Ryan Jones, former Wales captain who has early onset dementia at aged 41 and also CTE. Would love to see you say sport is going soft to his face. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, darklord said: I suspect most of you lot headed the ball too much Except myself. I Used to play the ball from the back when i played football at School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RighthOwlon Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Are the risks still the same nowadays though, given footballs are so much lighter than they were even 10 years ago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkfieldowl14 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, SiJ said: Think the OP did. i think today's heatwave has left him with severe Sunstoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otley Owl Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I'd be interested to know what the comparison of dementia / related illnesses in football is to boxing. It does appear to be going down the route of banning heading, possibly within the next 10 years or so. If so, where does that leave boxing? There is an element of risk to all sports, on a sliding scale. Not sure why the OP is having so many have a go at him, it's an important debate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_wells Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Anything to help avoid "a clash of heads" is a good thing - let alone the risk from heading the actual ball. The amount of times this happens is bonkers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otley Owl Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, UpGrahamHydesSleeve said: The hot weather brings them out doesn’t it? Read the story about Ryan Jones, former Wales captain who has early onset dementia at aged 41 and also CTE. Would love to see you say sport is going soft to his face. No need to have a go at the OP. Provide a link, and argue your point. 8 minutes ago, RighthOwlon said: Are the risks still the same nowadays though, given footballs are so much lighter than they were even 10 years ago? Fair question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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