DAMAGE WOULD BE RECOVERD: FOOTBALL HEADERS
According to Scientists headers may be linked to long-term brain damage.
Here, players and coaches share their reactions
‘Alzheimer has it’s roots inside 6 of my teammates brain’
Ian St John (left) and his Liverpool teammates celebrate their FA Cup Final victory in 1965
Ian St John, Who Played for Liverpool between 1961-71, states six of his teammates- within the group of about 16 players have been diagonosed with Alzheimer’s.[ A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.]
"I don't know about today's light ball, but in our era, heading that heavy ball day in and day out - not just at matches but training as well - the lads know at this stage of their lives we're either dying or have dementia.
‘It was scary at times’
Former striker Kevin Davies says he may have performed up to 50,000 headers during his career
Former England striker Kevin Davies says contact sportsmen know there's always going to be a risk, but more research needs to be done.
if you look at my career, 800 career games, and then you take into training, the numbers start to stack up and it could be anywhere between 10,000 and 50,000 times that you're heading the ball.
‘Headers would be banned for youth’
The former SFA chief executive believes a ban on heading for under-12s will come into effect
Chief executive of former Scottish Footbaal Association,Gordon Smith, says he expects youth footbaal to ban headers.
“Certainly , I knowm, I’m an ambassador of the Scottish Youth FA in Scotland and they’re looking at it because they understand what happened in America regarding the banning of kids for heading the ball from 11 downwards.
‘Training is also a responsible factor’
Youth coach Nathan Sargeson says training sessions should limit the amount of headers in the future.
The following article was a result of a n interactive post on BBC.
