The Football Association will introduce a new rule to phase out deliberate heading in grassroots youth matches in England.
The Football Association is to introduce a new rule to phase out deliberate heading in grassroots youth matches across England.
It will cover all leagues, clubs and any affiliated school matches, and will phase heading out for all games at under-11 level and below over the next three seasons.It will cover all under-seven to under-nine matches from the 2024-25 campaign, before expanding to include under-10 level from 2025-26 and under-11s the following season.Deliberately heading the ball will result in an indirect free-kick being awarded to the opposing team.
The indirect free-kick will be taken at the point where the ball was deliberately headed, or, if deliberately headed in the penalty area, the game will restart from the nearest sideline of the penalty area."Our aim is to also create more technical opportunities for players with the ball at their feet, allow for more effective playing time, and to reduce the amount of time the ball is in the air during a match," the FA said.Go behind the scenes...
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Football Association names Sue Day as new director of women’s footballDay joins from the Rugby Football Union, where she has worked as a board member, chief operations officer and chief financial officer.
Read more »
Football Association names Sue Day as new director of women’s footballDay joins from the Rugby Football Union, where she has worked as a board member, chief operations officer and chief financial officer.
Read more »
FA bans deliberate heading in youth footballThe rule will be phased in after a two-year trial
Read more »
Luis Rubiales: Former Spanish Football Association president to stand trial for kissing player Jenni HermosoLuis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish football federation, will stand trial for kissing a female player after Spain won the Women's World Cup.
Read more »
Football news and latest headlines: Everton takeover labelled a 'farce' by club's shareholders' associationThe latest news in brief...
Read more »
Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw win Football Writers' Association prizesManchester City duo Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw are each named footballers of the year by the Football Writers' Association.
Read more »