https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method I do think there is a perfectly fine argument that you can make that a child should still be a child and play physical sports. I dont think its unreasonable at all.
Hopefully not. Here in the US certain ages being banned from doing things has always been normal. In baseball there was an age you could start diving at, sliding at, head first diving into a base at, an age you could steal a base, an age you could wear metal cleats, an age you could collide with the catcher etc. It certainly didnt mean that physical contact was banned in its entirety.
well it would encourage the young ones to develop their footballing skills rather then resorting to hoofball when the pressure is on.
I don't mind this suggestion. If there is any evidence it will prevent future health issues with your own children what's the problem. It's not like under 10 and under 11 matches are full of headers - you'd hardly notice the difference
A bit dramatic methinks. Contact sports have always changed rules to prevent catastrophic injury, rugby has outlawed certain types of tackle, changed the rules around scrummaging, and have you ever read the rules about young people playing cricket? Preventing under-10's from heading the ball is a small price to pay for the possible prevention of brain damage.
If you banned heading, eventually someone would come out and say that tackling was dangerous, and there would be studies and reports into it, etc. until it is also banned. And the cycle would begin again with other pieces of the game, until it becomes a shell of what it once was. It might not happen over the course of a few years, nay decades, but doing stuff like this will only lead to the game's demise in the future, no matter what. It might sound dramatic, but it's true.
Well, football's been on the go for 150-odd years, rugby getting on for 200 and cricket almost 300, so I'd say no, it's not true.
And how much has the player been banned from doing in that time? In terms of what the player can and can't do with the ball, it's nearly the same. Don't know why you brought up Rugby and Cricket, they have nothing to do with this convo, they are different sports.
I've seen plenty. There's barely any headers in the games as it is. They seem to prefer to stick there leg as high in the air as possible to attempt to kick it (and ultimately miss).
To be fair if you look at the last couple of City games a lot of our players have been chesting the ball down rather than heading it.
If scientific evidence suggests that multiple minor head traumas do add up to a major one, surely it would be sensible to limit that on a developing brain? (Ignoring the fact that it's obviously absurd for America to ban heading but not shooting.) The only way anyone could argue to the contrary would be to provide evidence that this isn't the case. Adults have a choice whether or not to head a ball. Unfortunately, Health and Safety exists to protect those who don't understand the dangers of certain environments. Whilst applying logic to a situation comes naturally to some, it does not come to all and the ultimate price of ignorance is death. It's why companies can be fined for not making sure that their employee's know the basics, which can be difficult, as the majority of people are morons.
Maybe a lot of Americans spent their formative years heading footballs and the resulting brain damage makes them think guns are okay, but heading balls Idn't.
I think tackling is already banned for most age groups in the US. Canada might know as I think he has coached in the US but I am pretty sure you cant tackle tell later age groups.
I've coached more than 20 teams in the US, boys' teams and girls' teams, from age 5 to 16. The young kids would usually raise their hands to protect their heads, even though the balls were smaller and quite a lot lighter than for the older groups. Tackling was always allowed, but was pretty random, but this was almost 20 years ago. At least here in Ohio, soccer is rampant. Every available field -- and there's a lot of them -- is taken throughout both the Spring season and the Fall season. The winters are far too cold to play over here. The standard here is surprisingly high; I was amazed when we arrived here almost 30 years ago. I can guarantee that the best US high school teams would beat most of the best UK high school teams; and similarly for the 'select' teams. Certainly, my own teams wupped all the UK (and German) select teams that came over to visit. The expressions on the coach's faces were always a sight to behold. Watch the US men's team in the next few WC's. You may be surprised. The US women, of course, are the current world champions.
It looks like from what I can find on google that its banned in U10s and sometimes allowed in U12s depending on the individual leagues rules.
