Exactly, it would change the game completely.If you ban heading the whole concept of the game changes completely.
Could we feasibly see the day when footballers wear helmets akin to those worn in American football?
If a case is proven and the risk is more than minimal something has to be done and of course it would be drastic.
Can you imagine a game with no headers?
They have cushioned helmets in American football.Exactly, it would change the game completely.
But once a cause and effect is definitely determined, something will have to be done otherwise there will be legal consequences.
I'm not sure helmets would provide protection, you'd still have the jarring inside the helmet.
Does catching a ball a lot for a goalkeeper mean more chance of arthritis in the arms and shoulders? Does kicking a ball mean more chance of knees and hips going in later life?
At what point do we ban everything just in case?
Yeah, dementia is fatal brain failure. A lot harder to die from arthritis.I'm not sure dementia and arthritis are on a parallel.
From watching youth football (my son plays) there are very very few kids that actively try and head the ball, especially at U11 and below, so I don't see a ban having a impact there.What is your opinion on what should be done?
It's already banned for kids under certain ages in some countries.
The football authorities have been very slow to react up to this point.
Alan Shearer: Making my documentary Dementia, Football and Me
Isn't it true though that every time you head a ball it kills brain cells? Sure I read that somewhere.Watching it now
Won't the advanced technology around footballs also help too? They aren't the big massive thick leather things like in the olden days now.
They are pretty light compared to even 10 years ago.
Yep it’s in line with walking under laddersIsn't it true though that every time you head a ball it kills brain cells? Sure I read that somewhere.
Think you're getting confused with electricity pylons.Yep it’s in line with walking under ladders
Any type of running does in your knees, that's a pretty well known fact.Does catching a ball a lot for a goalkeeper mean more chance of arthritis in the arms and shoulders? Does kicking a ball mean more chance of knees and hips going in later life?
At what point do we ban everything just in case?
Unless football ban it completely which would be daft. I wonder if you would get a yellow card if you headed the ball if it was?Once upon a time smoking was encouraged because it promoted relaxation & was generally accepted as cool.
Since then it has been shown to be a major factor in many disease areas & a massive drain on NHS funds treating the said diseases.
And d'you know what? Millions still a. Smoke or b. Begin smoking each year.
Vapes are the latest thing - promoted as trendy & available in every convenience store as well as multiple Vape-shops in every high street...& most of the Vapes are made/owned by the tobacco companies. 'Catch 'em early & keep them for life' is the principle.
Steer anyone you know away from tobacco or vapes. I predict in 20yrs we will see a major epidemic of Vape related conditions!
The ultimate point is that if you have a real specific interest & get real specific pleasure from it...I guess you will do it anyway.
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Jordan Willis can't head the ball properly anyway. Are our saying it's deliberate?I agree with restricting it for kids but I don't think anything needs to be done at senior level or from a certain age onwards, just make sure any risks are made completely clear.
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