Show notes: Podcast 235

Sound of Football Podcast 235 - Banning headers

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In what could prove to be a landmark decision, football chiefs in the USA have decided to ban headers from games for under 10s and restrict them for U13s. What would be the repercussions if this ruling was spread amongst the wider game? We discuss the results of recent studies as well as the wider issue of concussion in football.

With Graham Sibley, Jan Bilton and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 29.32 | Filesize: 27.1MB (MP3)

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Links

• NBC: US Soccer bans headers for children under age 10
• Independent: FA have no plans to copy US ban on headers
• Guardian: Research reveals footballers are still heading for serious trouble
• The Jeff Astle Foundation

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