Have you ever heard of practice makes perfect? Or coaches saying, “practice like you would play in a game.” Well, in 2015 U.S. Soccer program banned kids from 10 years old or younger from heading the ball in games and practices. The main concern from heading the soccer ball is the amount of concussion it has triggered over the last couple years. Even though, the banning of heading the ball will stop concussions, temporally for now, but what about when the youth players turn 11 and can start heading the ball? At that time, the youth players will not have much experience, since practice makes perfect. Since youth players can’t head the ball now, it will affect their game when they proceed to select ball or even college ball. If we can
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Soccer has banned heading for ages 10 and younger for safety reasons. What they didn’t take into account was the future for these athletes. The number one thing college coaches look for in players is their ability to play in the air. When the youth players don’t learn the right techniques early for heading the ball, it might bite them in the future. Holding off heading till the youth players are 11 sets them back 5 years of practicing a technique that’s very important in the game. We also have to take into account that 10-year old’s don’t play the game at a high consistency pace that will cause much concussions unlike for when they get to the age 13 or older. The development of what the youth soccer players are doing now, has a huge impact on their future soccer experience and …show more content…
There is only one reason why they banned heading. It is an important factor, and we want all the youth athletes to be safe while playing the sport they enjoy. Over the years, concussions have increased a lot in sports. Not just soccer in general, but all the sports combined. U.S. soccer believes banning heading will decrease the amount of concussions over the years. There isn’t much of defense on the side of banning heading besides the fact of the sufficient amount of concussions heading might cause. Instead, if U.S. soccer wanted to ban heading they should have banned it to age 13 or 14 and then allow heading in practices. So, these athletes can still protect their developing brains, but then also have experience in heading for when they can start heading the balls in
Soccer has banned heading for ages 10 and younger for safety reasons. What they didn’t take into account was the future for these athletes. The number one thing college coaches look for in players is their ability to play in the air. When the youth players don’t learn the right techniques early for heading the ball, it might bite them in the future. Holding off heading till the youth players are 11 sets them back 5 years of practicing a technique that’s very important in the game. We also have to take into account that 10-year old’s don’t play the game at a high consistency pace that will cause much concussions unlike for when they get to the age 13 or older. The development of what the youth soccer players are doing now, has a huge impact on their future soccer experience and …show more content…
There is only one reason why they banned heading. It is an important factor, and we want all the youth athletes to be safe while playing the sport they enjoy. Over the years, concussions have increased a lot in sports. Not just soccer in general, but all the sports combined. U.S. soccer believes banning heading will decrease the amount of concussions over the years. There isn’t much of defense on the side of banning heading besides the fact of the sufficient amount of concussions heading might cause. Instead, if U.S. soccer wanted to ban heading they should have banned it to age 13 or 14 and then allow heading in practices. So, these athletes can still protect their developing brains, but then also have experience in heading for when they can start heading the balls in