Jeff Astle

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could be A ban on child Position of The Ball in Scotland in a matter of weeks, due to fears about the links between football and dementia.

Bbc Scotland has learned the Scottish FA wants to run in the trails, on the question of the former players are more At Risk of dying from the disease.

The Board of Directors is expected to announce a ban on under-12s Position of The Ball in training this month.

A similar ban was in place in the US for 2015.

But Scotland would be one of The First European countries to impose a restriction to the Head .

discussions have been ongoing since The First connections between former players and the degenerative disease of the brain.

The Scottish FA doctor, John MacLean, was part of The Team , stressed That the former players are three-and-die-a-half times more likely to dementia.

There is no solid evidence That the title refers to The Ball of the disease, but Dr. MacLean, a limitation of Head contact is Common Sense .

He said: "We can't wait on The Evidence One Way or The Other on the header.

"We need to take, some reasonable, pragmatic steps at the moment, and this is largely going to try to reduce the total load, the total time That the young player's Head and heading into the training very much more frequently than in games.

"The study was not designed, and could not identify why. But I think Most People would say, quite pragmatically, That it would be a Head injury, or a designation, in any combination. "

neuro-surgeon said the former England striker Jeff Astle died from a disease of the brain normally associated with boxers rather than Alzheimer's disease

Gordon Smith , former chief executive of the Scottish FA, welcomed the proposed ban, and told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme That the young players could be taught techniques heading for sure, if they used lighter balls.

"We should, with plastic balls, so the young players could get the technology without the Head The Ball ," he said. "You will be told, the headline is part of The Game , as you are going through, but you don't have to the way the great balls immediately.

"they are better [off] with a softball, so you can actually develop the technology, but there is no impact on you for later days. "

'We have a responsibility to our players Giffnock soccer centre has already welcomed the heading banned on its smaller-sided teams

Glasgow is the largest youth football club to change That the Scottish FA proposals three months, according to their own policy.

Giffnock soccer centre has heading banned on its smaller-sided teams up to and including the 7-a-side teams.

Club President Craig Inglis said: "As a community club, we parents are The First and coach second. In the light of the available medical evidence, we feel a responsibility for securing The Future of the health of our youngest players.

"to report Although some of the current scientific studies, there is a growing consensus in the medical community That the heading of the football helps the players in the development of dementia and other brain conditions later in life.

"We have a responsibility to our players and would rather give families clear direction on this Problem. Our football development work is focused on building skills, with the feet 'on deck' and That 's what we focus on. "

The Scottish FA move to ban under-12s heading balls raises questions for the national federations around The World , if the plans become a reality.

The Football Association in England said the BBC, whose position remains Unchanged - That there is "no evidence to suggest That the heading should be banned in youth soccer," and That it "significantly less frequently in the games of children, as people often think".

The Scottish FA relocation, also a relief for Dr Willie Stewart, who led the study, found That The Link in the First Place .

He said: "I am thrilled. I think That , while there was a lot of open questions, through our report, I think, the only thing That came through, is That football itself must change in some way.

"We can't go on the search for a risk for three-and-a-half times higher neuro do generative diseases in the footballer-and not something about it, That 's great. "

'Leading the rest of football -"

It is also seen as a progressive movement by those who have played The Game .

the Former Wales, Arsenal and Celtic striker John Hartson says the Scottish FA should be applauded for the way That something That seems obvious.

He said: "Headline was a big part of my game. Manager bought me because I was able to Head The Ball .

"There have been some serious situations in which players have lost their lives, and ex-legends who suffers from dementia, so I'm glad That the SFA will lead the rest of the football and Do Something about it. "

The ban is expected to be confirmed by the Scottish FA in the next few weeks, if all parties have signed on to The Plan .

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Source of news: bbc.com