Reasons For The Banning Of Youth Soccer

Ban Heading in Youth Soccer?

Should heading in soccer continue to be allowed in youth soccer despite the higher risk of injury in younger athletes? Although going up for headers is a major part of the game and has been since the start, there is a growing group of coaches and parents who want this to be removed from youth soccer because of concern that their children playing the sport could get severe and long term brain injuries. There are different sites to this debate, those who are for the banning of heading in youth soccer and those who belief this would alter and change the traditional game.

The major argument of those who are for the banning is the concern is that these young athletes could grow up and have neurodegenerative problems.