Alan Shearer Doccumentary - Is Heading the Ball Dangerous

Please take time to watch the video below.  If you're a parent, player or coach this is must see viewing.  A fascinating doccumentary investigating the dangers of heading a football.  

Documentary in which former England international footballer Alan Shearer investigates the potentially devastating link between football and dementia. Recent scientific reports from around the world have revealed that the link between football and dementia could be a result of brain damage caused by heading the ball.

Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1JM41yF Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time top goal scorer with a total of 260 goals, 46 of which were scored with his head. With reports claiming that dementia can be caused by heading footballs, Alan joins This Morning to share his own dementia fears and to give us an insight into his investigation into the disease's links to football.

College Fellow Dr William Stewart and Alan Shearer explore the possible link between football and dementia http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09g0gzk

Ex professional footballer Mickey Ambrose debating whether heading a football leads to brain disease. Former West-Bromwich forward Jeff Astle died from this. Kay Burley interviews Mickey to get his views on this following research from Stirling University.

They're both footballing icons, one has Alzheimers, the other died from a form of brain disease. Now the families of Nobby Stiles and Jeff Astle are demanding more action over possible links between heading a ball and brain damage. A new study on a small number of players has found it could cause long-term damage.

Researchers at the University of Stirling in Scotland have studied the impact of heading a soccer ball and identified small but significant changes in brain function immediately after routine heading practice. Photo: AP.

It's a debate that's been raging all week - should parents allow their young children to head footballs? It's after a study suggested that heading the ball could be linked to dementia. Of course, hundreds of youngsters have spent at least some of their half term on football training camps this week - and Kristina Brinkley's been to one to see what the coaches think.

The United States Soccer Federation announced Monday they will ban headers for kids under 10 years old, and restrict heading for kids between 11 and 13.

Today Coach Ben breaks down the topic of heading being banned in the game of soccer. Coach Ben talks about why heading the soccer ball should not be banned in the game of soccer. What do you think about banning headers in soccer games? Go Here For Your FREE SKILLS WORKOUT: http://onlinesoccerskills.com/freetra...

Our Chief Health Editor Dr. Partha Nandi looks at if heading should been banned from youth soccer. ◂ WXYZ 7 Action News is metro Detroit's leading source for breaking news, weather warnings, award-winning investigative reports, sports and entertainment. WXYZ 7 Action News is Detroit's breaking news and weather leader.

The Current's Joy Hahn reports.

The U.S. Soccer Federation has released new rules in hopes of making soccer safer for young players. Tens of thousands of kids get concussions playing soccer every year, and heading the ball is considered a main culprit of the injury. Now children age 10 and under will be prohibited from headers, with other restrictions for older kids.

Former U.S. Soccer Goalkeeper Briana Scurry on the U.S. Soccer Federation banning headers for children under the age of 10. Watch Ashley Webster, Liz Macdonald, and Stuart Varney talk about Sports on Varney.

The US Soccer Federation says kids under 10 years old shouldn't be heading at all, and it should be limited up to age 13.

The United States Soccer Federation is taking the issue of concussions head on. Subscribe to WLKY on YouTube for more: http://bit.ly/1e5KyMO Get more Louisville news: http://www.wlky.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wlkynews Follow us: http://twitter.com/WLKY Google+: http://plus.google.com/+wlky