HEADING SCOTTA GO

SCOTTISH clubs are to be told players should not head the ball in the days immediately before and after games.

The new guidelines also recommend that training exercises involving repeated heading should be limited to once per week.

Clubs should also plan and monitor heading activity to ensure it is reduced.

The SFA introduced guidelines limiting heading in children’s and youth football in 2020 following research from the University of Glasgow.

The latest guidelines are being issued to all adult clubs following studies by the SFA and Hampden Sports Clinic.