US Soccer set to ban headers at underage level amid concussion fears

The Football Association of Ireland are set to explore new research after the US Soccer Federation said it is hoping to ban headers in fixtures involving players aged 10 and under.

US Soccer said they planned to “eliminate heading for children 10 and under and limit heading in practice for children between the ages of 11 and 13”.

This arose from litigation by a group of players and parents who claim there were 50,000 concussion incidents a year in American junior soccer.