Players from Manchester United and Wolves U18s compete for a header during an U18 Premier League match in NovemberAge-appropriate limits on the amount of heading U18s do in training are set to be introduced by the FA. Guidelines, which are still to be finalised, will place some restrictions on heading in youth football in England to address health fears concerning the impact of heading balls, according to PA Media. Dr Charlotte Cowie, the The FA's head of medicine, said in December last year that the governing body's independently-chaired task force was reviewing the guidance on heading in youth football. "And not just in football, look across all sports and think 'what could we do differently?' "And when we look at what is the common factor, exposure to head injury and head impact is the one thing that stands through.

Source: Sky sports February 06, 2020 17:26 UTC