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Footballs that last longer than 10 minutes

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GrandmaCornwall Sun 22-Jan-23 12:29:05

Help! My grandson gets through footballs like they were made of paper. We play football on concrete, but after one or two games they burst. The location of what pops them is a mystery, I bought one leather one which also burst and I would like to avoid any heavy weight ones as he like to do headers. Please can anyone recommend a good football to avoid any more plastic waste?

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NotSpaghetti Sun 22-Jan-23 13:07:33

I would definitely discourage headers irrespective of the ball. The research on this is pretty conclusive now.

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GrandmaCornwall Sun 22-Jan-23 13:10:51

Thanks,NotSpaghetti. Heading is discouraged but the occasional lapse happens.

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MawtheMerrier Sun 22-Jan-23 13:16:02

How old is he? You might be interested in this
New FA Guidelines means children will no longer head footballs during training. Heading guidance cover training for all age groups between under-six and under-18. No heading in training in foundation phase. (Aged 11 or under.)
Even over 11 it is discouraged.

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Jaxjacky Sun 22-Jan-23 13:53:17

This one GrandmaCornwallapparently never goes down.

www.amazon.co.uk/One-World-Play-Project-Ultra-Durable/dp/B01AGFETY6?tag=gransnetforum-21

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NotSpaghetti Sun 22-Jan-23 15:14:16

I was really responding to your he likes to do headers comment GrandmaCornwall which seemed to imply more than a "lapse".

I do hope you find a suitable ball though! 🤞

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Shelflife Sun 22-Jan-23 15:50:49

Heading the ball is a very definite NO NO .

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GrandmaCornwall Mon 23-Jan-23 21:01:20

Thanks everyone for your comments, much as we love him £82 is a lot of money especially he has just had a birthday and Christmas.
I like the idea of the One World Futbol as it gives disadvantaged children the opportunity to play even in very rough situations.
The heading is definitely discouraged, the game ends if he heads the ball. His football club don’t allow heading either.

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