Concerns about the link between soccer and dementia have prompted the Football Association of Scotland to consider adopting a preventive step by preventing vertical strikes on children under the age of 12.
The BBC reported that the Scottish Confederation was seeking to be a first at the European level, after a report stated that former players were more likely to die from dementia.
The network expected the federation to announce a ban on hitting children under the age of 12 with the ball with their heads during training, later this month.
The debate has grown over the issue since the publication of a study last October that found a link between cases of former players and brain diseases that worsened over time.
Scottish Physician John MacLean participated in the team that concluded that former footballers were three and a half times more likely to die from dementia than others.
Although there is no strong evidence linking ball hitting and dementia, McLean believes that restrictions on touching the ball head do make sense.
"We cannot wait for evidence to emerge in one way or another ... We must take practical and logical steps at the present time, and what we seek is to try to reduce the burden, and the time when the kids touch the ball with their heads, especially since the use of headstrokes is more common during training than it is," he said. In games. "
Football decision-makers see the decision as a progressive step, and former goalscorer for the Welsh, Arsenal and Celtic clubs John Hartson praised the Scottish Football Association for being a frontrunner in this matter.
"Header strikes were a big part of the game ... The coaches bought me because of my header skills ... There were dangerous situations in which players lost their lives, and legendary players suffered from dementia, so I am happy that the Scottish Federation led the march and took a practical step towards the subject," Hartson said. .