Brandi says ban heading younger than U14.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/chastain/
I find this position a predictably well-intended, logically flawed approach to solving a problem where doesn't exist.
In more than a decade I've had one player, one, U12 or younger that was a confident, eager header of the ball. The notion that a player's own physical maturity and emotional confidence, along with and mostly a function of proper training, isn't a sufficient regulator in how a player progresses with heading in the game lacks foundation.
Beyond that, there isn't a head injury problem Ruth ages younger than U14. The ban crowd with their idea to ban would be doing absolutely nothing beyond a wild stab in the dark at moving the needle on occurrences of head injuries where they are happening in alarming numbers.
And oh by the way, there's no scientific data showing corollary, never mind causation, with heading a soccer ball.
Do I agree with Brandi on the technical points? Do I watch high school and think, why all this heading? Why not trap and possess? Absolutely.
But banning heading under high school ages will have zero impact.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/chastain/
I find this position a predictably well-intended, logically flawed approach to solving a problem where doesn't exist.
In more than a decade I've had one player, one, U12 or younger that was a confident, eager header of the ball. The notion that a player's own physical maturity and emotional confidence, along with and mostly a function of proper training, isn't a sufficient regulator in how a player progresses with heading in the game lacks foundation.
Beyond that, there isn't a head injury problem Ruth ages younger than U14. The ban crowd with their idea to ban would be doing absolutely nothing beyond a wild stab in the dark at moving the needle on occurrences of head injuries where they are happening in alarming numbers.
And oh by the way, there's no scientific data showing corollary, never mind causation, with heading a soccer ball.
Do I agree with Brandi on the technical points? Do I watch high school and think, why all this heading? Why not trap and possess? Absolutely.
But banning heading under high school ages will have zero impact.
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