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Time To Ban The Header

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Boom_70, Mar 21, 2013.

  1. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Deflate the ball a bit and make these mandatory:

    <img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2004/11/27/sports/27soccer.1844.jpg">

    Not that I am in favor, but those are suggestions.
     
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Agreed on football and soccer. Making it mandatory for every school district to have a very specific protocol for dealing with concussions, and to have minimum requirements for those plans, is also important. New York already has that, but I'm not sure what other states do it.
     
  3. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    I have had one concussion in my life, and it was from heading a soccer ball. It was my fault. It was January, and the ball was hard as a rock. I was playing in the back, and a long ball out of midfield came into the box. I jumped straight up to meet the ball with the top of my head instead of my forehead. I rung my bell at the time, and for the next 4-5 days it felt like someone was driving a spike through my head.

    That doesn't mean I'm for or against banning headers, and I'm sure as hell not in favor of those stupid headband helmet things. I'm just saying it can happen.
     
  4. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    I played for years. In all that time, I only knew of two or three people suffering concussions while playing. Every single one was from running into the post.
     
  5. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    I, too, have suffered only one lifetime concussion -- running full speed across the back yard to catch a football, I stepped on a hoe and took the handle right between the eyes. Good night, Irene.

    Football is dangerous. :-}
     
  6. fossywriter8

    fossywriter8 Well-Known Member

    I was told I tried to ice skate off the front porch when I was in junior high.
    I remember saying I would, then I remember waking up -- in between is just a blank.
     
  7. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    The bigger danger from headers is from bumping noggins with an opponent when going after a 50-50 ball.
     
  8. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty New Member


    yeah, that topic only is like two years old, but good work:


    http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/16/heading-taking-lot-blame-concussions-increase-socc/
     
  9. RonClements

    RonClements Well-Known Member

    I think they tried that once and the person whose brain was banned came up with this idea.
     
  10. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

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