👍 Protecting players’ health is the top priority; 🟢 Innovation and initiative are completely right in youth football

AC Como has banned this move for its young academy players due to potential and long-term risks of head impacts for players, especially at younger ages.

🟡 Under 10: Full ban on heading 🟡 Under 11: Full ban on heading, with the exception of the end of the season, when training is done with lightweight balls 🟡 Under 12: A maximum of one training session with heading per month, and a maximum of five headers 🟡 Under 13: Heading is allowed, but only once per week (maximum five headers), with a full ban in matches

📌 The idea was personally proposed by Raphaël Varane, one of the members of Como’s board.

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