Late Tackle

MIND YOUR HEAD

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
23 July 2020

SAFEGUARDING OUR KIDS
MICHAEL CALLANDER TAKES A LOOK AT THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUNG PLAYERS…

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IN OCTOBER, a University of Glasgow study revealed that former footballers are three-and-a-half times more likely to die from dementia caused by heading the ball.
Since then, the Scottish Football Association has moved to ban children under 12 from heading in training, with the English FA followi...

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