I coach an under 12s football team

I don't know any youth football coaches who will practice heading during training sessions. I certainly don't set up heading drills.

In matches there are only a handful of headers, maybe 6 headers during the whole game so I can't see any ban making any difference.

As the kids get older heading becomes much more part of the game. My 16 year is a centre half who is decent in the air. I recon he'll head the ball 10 or more times during a match. Should I be concerned? I don't think so, the balls used these days are so much lighter and the ball spends less time in the air than when I played in the 80's.

Posted By: strap_on sally on January 16th 2020 at 11:44:48

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Sponge footballs? (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 16, 10:46:51
- I coach an under 12s football team (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 11:44:48
  - until they develop the neck muscles and bone strength they won't header it (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 16, 12:25:45
  - Yes I help coach U7's and we don;t do any heading. I don;t really think it (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 16, 12:04:18
    - you coach? (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 12:14:46
      - he shouts loudly (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jan 16, 12:22:16
        
        MAN ON! MAN ON!!!!!!!!!!!! (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 16, 12:36:28
      - Only help out really with coaching my son's team but our defending from set plays is (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 16, 12:17:18
        
        lol. thumbs up (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 12:45:20
  - there was a Cambs NCFC RDC coach that got his group doing heading drills (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 16, 11:53:01
    - *shakes head* (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jan 16, 11:54:46
- meanwhile 11 and 12-yr-olds can take up boxing. (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 11:33:00
- APjnr never used to head goalkick balls, mainly cos he didn’t want to mess up his hair (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 16, 11:05:49
  - As I've said above I think defenders or forwards having to head long balls or (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 16, 12:05:54
    - does that apply through the pyramid though? (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 16, 12:09:07
      - No idea. I guess at lower league level its still more prominant but I'm (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 16, 12:11:46
- Spongebob Footballs (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jan 16, 10:48:59

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