| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... 10:23 - Jul 28 with 2540 views | Bloots |
....to a maximum of 10 "high force" headers a week.
This includes headers from corners and crosses.
Sensible move or "thin end of the wedge"? [Post edited 28 Jul 2021 10:25]
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 13:00 - Jul 28 with 477 views | chicoazul |
| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 11:39 - Jul 28 by Bluefish |
That would ruin Burley's sessions
I don't understand it, the ball is so different to how it was 20+ years ago and the game also involves less heading now. Heading was one of my specialities in the game so I loved it. Actually best not to use me as a test case or it will definitely be banned |
Believe the ball travels a lot quicker now though which may offset the fact they aren’t basically lumps of leather with stitching anymore. |  |
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 13:04 - Jul 28 with 469 views | Bluefish |
| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 13:00 - Jul 28 by chicoazul |
Believe the ball travels a lot quicker now though which may offset the fact they aren’t basically lumps of leather with stitching anymore. |
Not generally an issue for heading though. The balls move quicker when shooting etc but you don't generally stick you nut on them. The old balls were a very different beast |  |
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| I mean, we joke, but..... on 13:09 - Jul 28 with 447 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| I mean, we joke, but..... on 12:37 - Jul 28 by Keno |
Yes it does and makes you wonder what the long term answer for a lot of sports will be.
Rugby does have a good head injury protocol in place, which I think football could learn from |
This.
We've got to get our head injury protocols correct first and foremost as in football, they might as well not exist at all.
Head injury substitutions would seem to be the way to allow proper monitoring of players after a head injury, as opposed to physio on, player stands up, walks to touchline and then has to wait 10 seconds before coming back on. I think its a matter of time until we run into trouble with what we do now.
Also we need to look are restricting headers in the youth game, brains are most at risk from concussion type injuries whilst they are still developing, it would make good sense to see some form of restriction at U14 levels, in the same way rugby adopted 'touch rugby' to avoid serious injury in their kids. |  |
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| Alternatively we could..... on 13:28 - Jul 28 with 426 views | MerseyBlue |
| Alternatively we could..... on 12:58 - Jul 28 by Bloots |
....look into bringing back the Cranial Screw Top Technique that was championed by Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr in the early 80's.
We could then remove the top of the skull with the minimum of fuss and fill the gaps in the head with expanding foam, thus reducing the amount of brain movement when heading the ball.
It's worth further investigation if you ask me. |
Wish they'd brought that in last season, could have drastically improved a lot of our side. |  |
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 19:39 - Jul 28 with 364 views | Trequartista |
Surely if we are to apply the same standards to all sports, then boxing has to ban punches to the head? |  |
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| Alternatively we could..... on 22:47 - Jul 28 with 335 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Alternatively we could..... on 12:58 - Jul 28 by Bloots |
....look into bringing back the Cranial Screw Top Technique that was championed by Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr in the early 80's.
We could then remove the top of the skull with the minimum of fuss and fill the gaps in the head with expanding foam, thus reducing the amount of brain movement when heading the ball.
It's worth further investigation if you ask me. |
Fix and Fill Jagielka for Centre half, anyone? |  | | |
| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 23:18 - Jul 28 with 331 views | vilanovablue |
The issue here is most of the research is based on quite old data. As with any sport involving the head we do need caution, I do wonder if advances in ball technology may have made the situation less dangerous. I have no science or data to back this up. [Post edited 28 Jul 2021 23:20]
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 00:00 - Jul 29 with 308 views | Kropotkin123 |
I think heading should be banned. I realise I'm in the minority on this one though.
I think in years to come, this generation will also have brain injuries further down the line. Hard to prove this until case studies appear 20-30 years down the line with modern footballs. |  |
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 06:00 - Jul 29 with 283 views | BryanPlug |
| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 11:39 - Jul 28 by Bluefish |
That would ruin Burley's sessions
I don't understand it, the ball is so different to how it was 20+ years ago and the game also involves less heading now. Heading was one of my specialities in the game so I loved it. Actually best not to use me as a test case or it will definitely be banned |
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| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 07:06 - Jul 29 with 273 views | Plums |
| "Heading" to be limited in training sessions..... on 00:00 - Jul 29 by Kropotkin123 |
I think heading should be banned. I realise I'm in the minority on this one though.
I think in years to come, this generation will also have brain injuries further down the line. Hard to prove this until case studies appear 20-30 years down the line with modern footballs. |
I’m inclined to agree. It is foot ball after all. |  |
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