Deliberate heading is to be banned in matches at under-11 level and below in England, the Football Association has confirmed, as it continues a process of “reviewing and improving the safety of our game”.
Heading will be phased out from games involving children of primary school age over the next three years, a move that follows a two-year trial period. Deliberate headers will become an offence punishable with a free-kick and there will also be an end to throw-ins, with the traditional restart replaced by “pass-in/dribble-ins”.
