Why Do You Restrict Your Head in Youth Football, UEFA Researcher Explains What Science Says?

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Heading is one of the most characteristic movements of football and a key skill in sport both to attack and defend. However, in recent years, different clubs have begun to restrict this technical gesture in the practices of the youth categories.The reason?There is concern about the possible effects of the heading (and its repetition) on brain health in the long term.In this regard, Evert Verhagen, expert in medical research and anti-doping of th…