End of the head game in training in England ... The start of a revolution?

One more step towards a revolution?

Already ahead in their quest to cut heads in football with a youth ban, England could go further in their approach.

In any case, this is what

The Telegraph

reports

this Tuesday.

The British daily advance, interview and figures in support, that the English federation is campaigning to impose a limitation of the head game in training within professional teams.

Discussions are under way in this direction and could be applied very quickly to our British neighbors.

England would be the first country to put in place such a reform, in order to fight against neurodegenerative diseases, a scourge which has greatly worried, and this for several years, English decision-makers, in particular because of six 1966 world champions. who suffer from dementia, including Sir Bobby Charlton.

“We have a pretty quick schedule, but we want to gather the evidence first before we put in place any lead play guidelines.

What is certain is that there are coaches who go overboard by making their players head over and over again, for 45 minutes or more.

These training practices are clearly inappropriate. ”

Charlotte Crowe, head of the medical sector at the English Federation

Exclusive: Football's governing bodies preparing to make England the first country to formally limit heading in professional training

It comes as part of a wide-ranging strategy to tackle the national game's dementia crisis - @JWTelegraphhttps: //t.co/fton2mSwEz

- Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) February 1, 2021

Studies suggest that former footballers are 3.5 times more likely to die from these types of diseases, especially because of the many heads made during their careers.

In an attempt to stem this problem, the English football federation could even penalize technicians who are reluctant to modulate their session on the subject of aerial play.

"We have a pretty quick schedule, but we want to gather evidence first before we put in place any guidelines on the head game, plant, in the columns of the

Telegraph

, Charlotte Crowe, head of the medical sector in the FA .

What is certain is that there are coaches who go overboard by making their players head over and over again, for 45 minutes or more.

These training practices are clearly inappropriate. ”

The establishment of protocols is now being studied via a committee and should quickly unveil more concrete proposals.

Beckham, Lineker and Wenger in support

Many personalities are campaigning in this direction, such as David Beckham, Gary Lineker or even Arsène Wenger, voices that carry in Great Britain.

“This is an important problem and not at all trivial, sums up Christian Jeanpierre, very close to the legend of Arsenal who now occupies the function of director of development of world football at Fifa.

Head game is prohibited in Scotland and the United States for children under 12 years of age.

Fifa, which is hyper-responsible, takes this subject very seriously.

When you are the number 1 sport in the world you have to take into account the statistics that come out, the problems in England with six 1966 world champions suffering from dementia, including Sir Bobby Charlton.

It's a trauma there.

Yes, the head game is a real question. "

The former TF1 journalist goes even further, in a book where he mixes fiction and reality, with the ban on headgames during official matches.

“My book is fictional and I say there will be no more head games, but I'm sure responsible people have looked into the subject.

And why not ban the head game in training?

You would no longer make 200 heads a day, this is a subject that questions Fifa.

He is identified. "

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