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Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:49 pmby fan_of_mulligan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p025lk3gFormer West Bromich Albion Striker Jeff Astle died at the age of 59 in 2002, and Jeff Astle's daughter Dawn Astle, is trying to find the link between repetitive blows to the head from headering the ball to Alzheimer's or dementia type symptoms.
So does headering the ball repetitively cause Brian Damage ???
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:22 pmby lidbid46
A little pedantic I know but 'headering?' I can't let that go unchallenged! Heading the ball is just about ok but please no more 'headering!!' Sorry to be annoying, just a pet hate.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:35 pmby gillsfan1066
Yes I think it does some sort of damage , how much I would not like to say.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:55 amby Kent_UckyFriedGills
Well heading a ball surely does not do you any good.The ball is quite hard,but not as hard as it was in the 60`s.If you`re a CB then you`re probably heading the ball about 30-40 times a game,if you add that up over 10+ years that is a lot of power hitting your head over a number of years.I think there could be a link to brain damage.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:35 amby Garawa
Sounds like yet another unjustified compensation claim to me. I don't see how it could be. Builders probably get several whacks which is why they wear helmets. Everyone in all walks of life will get them. I probably did at least twice a day which amounts to the same amount during 2 football matches a week. This should all be stopped.
Lol Lidbid about pet hates. I am the same with mis-queue. They all say it and its fine if I'm watching snooker otherwise its a mis-kick! Clue is there, not hard really!
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:17 pmby shoutingman
Queue? Or Cue?
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:03 pmby Elgrande
If the anti sport brigade have their way all contact in sport will be stopped. Heading the ball may, in some people cause some damage, but so did going to the pub every day after training! Next it will be body armour in amateur boxing. Tennis balls used in cricket and international tap Rugby!
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:19 amby gillsfan1066
Yes I think it does some sort of damage ,but how much I would not like to say.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:28 amby CadburyMan
In principle it is no different to "vibration white knuckle" which is not uncommon to miners or hearing defects caused by prolonged exposure to noise but are these hazards any worse than bar workers being continually exposed to second-hand cigarette fumes ?
We saw sense and banned smoking in such establishments which has had the effect of making them far more inviting and dare I say popular.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:58 amby Elgrande
They seem more popular because hundreds of pubs closed after the smoking ban. When the ban was brought in it was done in such a Draconian way it was ridiculous. Outside areas started to spring up so they then regulated the design of those. Before the ban CAMRA opened 12 no smoking pubs, 10 shut within 6 months because they were empty.
As for the heading thing, I am sure there could be a link to brain damage in some people, but it didn't seem to effect lots of others so it seems that it might be more related to the individual than actual heading.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:14 pmby Garawa
shoutingman wrote:Queue? Or Cue?
Definitely mis-queue. When you have spent ages in a line busting for a pee only to realise you have been standing in the ladies line, ha ha!!!! I did mean cue, almost made my own pet hate pointless!!!
As for Elgrande's point I think he is spot on when you think of some recent players who have passed at a grand age (and others still living at an even riper one). They played when the ball was hardest without any effect it seems and this seems to be an isolated case. It cannot stand.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:29 pmby CadburyMan
But do we not now live in a much more enlightened society; we have the power to not make the perceived mistakes of the past. I would agree that the research is far from complete but surely once a risk is identified it is negligent to not take steps to eradicate it.
As for the smoking ban in pubs I can say that I know far more people who now pay visits than in the pre-ban days. Brewing industry has been found out for the high prices charged and have looked for a for a way out and so many people have been so stupid as to fall for the smoking argument.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:50 pmby fan_of_mulligan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30303721Dr Ann McKee is a Neuropathologist at Boston University and she has warned that children's brains can be damaged by heading footballs at an early age.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:01 pmby Kent_UckyFriedGills
Children`s brains are still developing,so I can see why she says that.
Re: Does headering the ball cause brain damage?
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Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:01 pmby fan_of_mulligan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34790614?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_match_of_the_day&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sportScotland's team doctor believes football authorities should look at changing the rules of the game to prevent concussion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34780549The United States Soccer Federation has outlined plans to stop children aged 10 and under heading footballs.