07-13-2017, 10:36 AM
(07-12-2017, 08:28 PM)washingtonismoney link Wrote:Apparently the media has started to pick up on the possibility of CTE in soccer players of late. Again, this seems logical -- getting a soccer ball hit into your head at 30-40 mph multiple times a game doesn't seem wonderful for your health.
Last year AYSO instituted a rule prohibiting deliberate heading for players 11 years old and younger (12 years old if your league's age bracket goes from U-10 to U-12, i.e. no U-11). This is an extension of the old rule that prohibited deliberate heading for U-10. The penalty is an indirect free kick for the other side. Kids who play club soccer sometimes have a hard time adjusting, but adjust they do after their goals are disallowed. There are restrictions on heading for older kids as well, although I haven't had to learn them yet since my son will be playing U-11 this fall.
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