Primary school children banned from heading in football training

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Sammy Rayner
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24 February 2020

Primary school children have been banned from heading in football training in EnglandNorthern Ireland and Scotland.

The Football Associations of each country announced the ban on Monday and said a "graduated approach" will be taken to heading in training in under-12s to under-16s football.  The “updated Heading Guidance”, drawn up in conjunction with Uefa’s medical committee, states that children between the ages of 6 and 11 should no longer be allowed to head the ball during training sessions, read more.

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