Think Head Safe: Reduce Heading In Training
Our vision is a future where football is safe for all, free from avoidable brain damage, and where every player at every level can enjoy the game without risking long term brain disease. Our mission is to reduce heading in training and make football safer for every generation.
WE EDUCATE
Our internationally acclaimed HeadSAFE programme equips coaches, players and parents with the knowledge to protect brain health in football.
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WE ADVOCATE
We champion the need to safeguard every player, and our message is reaching audiences around the world.
Media Highlights
BBC Breakfast TV
6.5 million viewers
Sky TV
1.5 million subscribers
The Telegraph
1.3 million readers
GQ Magazine
2 million readers
The Guardian:
23 million readers
The Sunday Times
5.9 million readers
Collaborating across Footballing Communities
Our tailored programs address the specific needs of different levels of play, from young children just starting in the sport to professional athletes. This ensures that all players receive the appropriate guidance and protection.
Our educational efforts are comprehensive, covering the latest research on the impacts of heading, best practices for safe play, and strategies for coaches and organisations to implement our recommendations. We also provide ongoing support to help clubs and teams adapt to these changes and maintain a high standard of player safety.
All of our Head Safe Football work is supported by the FA and Premier League Guidelines that has banned heading in games for U12 players and recommends extremely limited heading for all age groups in training.
“Female footballers often experiencing higher concussion rates and different symptoms, like prolonged headaches and fatigue, compared to men, potentially due to physiological factors like neck strength and hormonal cycles. Recovery can also be slower, with symptoms lingering longer, and neck pain can be a delayed indicator, requiring immediate removal from play and medical assessment for any suspected injury to ensure proper diagnosis and management.”
Head Safe Football Founder and Wife of Bill Gates
Dr Judith Gates
Did you know?
50% of the England World Cup winning team 1966 died suffering from brain disease most likely caused by heading a football.
Today’s football weighs exactly the same as the 1966 ball and travels faster through the air!!
Safeguarding the next generation of players
The average 16 year old grassroots footballer has headed the ball 15,000 times in training and games. Today’s young players play more organised football than young players of the 60’s and 70’s making them more likely to suffer from long term brain injury and disease.
Help us to create a safer environment for youth in football
Whether you’re a coach, school, parent, player or advocate, we need your help. From awareness raising, donations, and distribution of educational materials, to collaborative partnerships, advocacy and becoming a Trailblazer, your help will enable us to create a safer environment for more youth in football.
Contact hello@headsafefootball and learn how your club could become HeadSAFE educated. If you are a coach, learn how you can become a HeadSAFE educated coach using the world’s only online HeadSAFE classroom.