dandydunn Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 What next??? Americans are weird. http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2587868-us-soccer-recommends-ban-on-heading-the-ball-for-children-aged-10-and-under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 What next??? Americans are weird. http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2587868-us-soccer-recommends-ban-on-heading-the-ball-for-children-aged-10-and-under at least we can agree on this one DD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 They'd be playing with a smaller football anyway at that age... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 They'd be playing with a smaller football anyway at that age... size 3's ours use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 size 3's ours use. With even u13 kids using a 4. I could understand the Americans point if the kids of the age they are discussing here were being made to play with a full size ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 at least we can agree on this one DD! Nothing to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 With even u13 kids using a 4. I could understand the Americans point if the kids of the age they are discussing here were being made to play with a full size ball. My loon was using 3's and 4's for 2008's. Scared to get sued,it's an American thing. Be here soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Nothing to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 WTF is it with bairns today? I'm sure we all had to treck into the dressing room with half a face, nae arms and bawz booted inside your stomach after a game on red ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 WTF is it with bairns today? I'm sure we all had to treck into the dressing room with half a face, nae arms and bawz booted inside your stomach after a game on red ash. The "bairns" aren't doing anything. Folk are looking out for them, i assume based on scientific evidence. This seems a bit extreme to me but i assume there has been research done on the effects of heading a football by children whos brains are still developing? It'll probably make better footballers and improve their ball control and skill level. The ball will hardly leave the ground and their touch, passing and close control will be improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It's not the size of the ball so much as how much air is in it I'd think. I don't think you should overdo heading with under 11s. By all means give them a bit of a shot, but it should be on the ground anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No throw ins until age 10 with our lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The "bairns" aren't doing anything. Folk are looking out for them, i assume based on scientific evidence. This seems a bit extreme to me but i assume there has been research done on the effects of heading a football by children whos brains are still developing? It'll probably make better footballers and improve their ball control and skill level. The ball will hardly leave the ground and their touch, passing and close control will be improved. It doesn't seem to have harmed 'bairns' for centuries (including far heavier balls). Why now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It doesn't seem to have harmed 'bairns' for centuries (including far heavier balls). Why now? How do we know that it hasn't harmed anyone? We'll only know that with further research. We don't know that concussions don't increase the likelihood of mental illness, for example. If heading has been responsible for causing concussions as claimed (which i think is unlikely), then i'd definitely advocate anything which reduces the likelihood of that happening to a child. There's so much worrying information coming out regarding concussions in the NFL and their long term effects, that it's not worth risking the well-being of kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 How do we know that it hasn't harmed anyone? We'll only know that with further research. We don't know that concussions don't increase the likelihood of mental illness, for example. If heading has been responsible for causing concussions as claimed (which i think is unlikely), then i'd definitely advocate anything which reduces the likelihood of that happening to a child. There's so much worrying information coming out regarding concussions in the NFL and their long term effects, that it's not worth risking the well-being of kids. agreed, i mean when we see the contributions from ex-pros on tv on for example sportscene - who can say damage hasnt been done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajin Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) No idea how badly repeatedly heading the ball can be for you, as I haven't read any real scientific findings on it. But even if the effects are negligible, it still seems like a good idea for kids not to be heading the ball and instead concentrate on skills that will make them decent footballers. Every time Scotland fail yet again to qualify for a tournament everyone is up in arms about how we need to change the way we train kids. Too much emphasis on hoofball, no close control, etc, etc. And then when you hear a story like this, the reaction is to suck it up you pussy Americans, we trained on fields covered in glass when I were a lad, came home with at least two broken legs, never did me any harm, ... Edited November 10, 2015 by bajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 size 3's ours use. Cheers Yoda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Cheers Yoda. ?? Edited November 10, 2015 by ShedTA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 A Mitre 5 on a February morning was like heading a roughcast wall didn't do me any harm ???now I'm off to water the hedgehogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 A Mitre 5 on a February morning was like heading a roughcast wall didn't do me any harm now I'm off to water the hedgehogs I agree, and so does my goldfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcoolJ Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I used to head the ball a lot as a youngster, never did me any helicopter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I think the important thing is they ban heading the ball but as long as they are allowed to keep their guns, their children will be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I think the important thing is they ban heading the ball but as long as they are allowed to keep their guns, their children will be safe.jeez never even thought of it that way.is there nothing in the constitution about the right to head a ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I think the important thing is they ban heading the ball but as long as they are allowed to keep their guns, their children will be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I used to head the ball a lot as a youngster, never did me any helicopter. I agree. Half past seven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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