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Phasing out Heading from Football - Yay or Nay?

Should heading be phased out of football?

  • No

    Votes: 6 9.2%

  • NOOOOOOOO

    Votes: 59 90.8%
  • Total voters
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It means more teams will play the liverpool way. Punt the long ball, defenders aren't allowed to head it clear so have some fast forwards ready to pounce on them.

It really would change the entire style of game and every game will be like watching liverpool v wimbledon
 
I’d stop watching if heading was taken away. Completely different game.
I know a few old folk with dementia now and they’ve never headed anything consistently in their life. (2 of them are a couple who have both got it at the same time).

Long term health effects come into most professions nowadays.
-Tiler’s have knee problems
-Builders get arthritis
-Deep sea divers lose lung capacity.
-Footballers/boxers can have brain issues (eg. Dementia).




on the flip side
-Tiler’s get dementia sometimes
-Footballers/boxers get arthritis.
-Etc

So should Tiler’s no longer kneel down, or builders only work when it’s warm and not lift heavy objects, or deep sea divers only work in shallow water?

The profession you have been doing for 40 years can obviously accelerate any health issue. Top footballers however are paid very very handsomely and are now aware of the risks. They can choose to minimise that risk of dementia and become an IT project manager if they wish instead, and minimise the risk of dementia. It’s an individuals choice, and something maybe lower tier footballers should consider.

I’d choose football as I’m probably likely to get some health issue in my later years anyway as a side effect of my working life.

long response to vote ‘keep heading’.
 

Ultimately footballers now know the risk. At younger levels it should be limited as much as possible but it's a bit like saying take dangerous corners off F1 tracks it's part of the game. If they don't want to play football they don't have to. Heading is a very important part if the game.
 
barneygumble said:
If they’ve got to, just make everyone wear head masks, like they do in Rugby.

You can’t ban heading, ridiculous.
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Yeah i can see that happening eventually, to have the game of football without heading is half the sport, the game would be so drab, it would be like watching that all conquering Spanish side who bored everyone winning 3 tournaments in a row with dour boring Tiki Taki football, so if someone headed the ball would that be a free kick though.:oops:

i don't think that Spanish team headed the ball once during those tournaments with having 80% possession every game. lol
 

If these footballers were in their 40's/50's then you could kind of understand a serious response, getting to and beyond the average life expectancy what can you do. Unfortunately we all die of something in the end.
 

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