China News Agency, London, February 24 (Reporter Zhang Ping) The oldest football association in the world, the British Football Association, the Scottish Football Association and the Irish Football Association, issued a joint statement on the 24th that primary school students or players under the age of 11 "in the basic stage of training There should be no header training. "

The "new guide" in the joint statement suggested that coaches no longer teach heading skills to children 11 and under in football training. The reason is that a new study from the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom shows that there is a possibility that the header could harm the brain. Football players are 3.5 times more likely to die of degenerative brain diseases than ordinary people, and they die of Parkinson's. The probability of symptoms is 5 times that of ordinary people.

In this study, there was no evidence of a direct link between heading and disease incidence, and the joint statement said that the "new guidelines" were issued to "reduce any potential risks."

Mark Bullingham, Chief Executive Officer of the British Football Association, said, "This updated header guide is an improvement on our current guidelines and will help coaches reduce and eliminate duplication in youth football. Unnecessary header. "

Dr. Carol Routledge, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre in the UK, believes that "limiting unnecessary headers in children's football is a feasible step that minimizes possible risks, Make sure football is as safe as possible in every form. "

Routledge called for more research "to find out any link between football and the risk of dementia. But before we learn more, make sure that the country's most popular sport is as safe as possible, which is undoubtedly A wise approach. " (Finish)