A leading campaigner on head injuries in sport has called for a ban on children heading the ball when playing football.
Chris Nowinski is a former professional wrestler and suffered from concussion because of regular blows to the head when playing college American football.
Nowinski told BBC Radio 5 live: "In football, introduce heading at a later age."
He also said that children should not be allowed to play contact sports.
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I'd partially disagree because kids at a younger age don't head with the normal sized footballs. They play with smaller lighter balls and they don't head the ball between 3-400 times a year. That just sounds fear-mongering.
I understand and admire and agree with the awareness of concussion but think he's jumping the gun abit on soccer.
Banning contact sports at an early age is misleading because if those kids go to higher levels, they'll fall behind when they realise that the game is alot more physical than they were taught at a younger age group.
