Heading Pro is a specially designed football for heading training & education engineered by Deploy. The Heading Pro is a training tool that helps aid in teaching players how to head the ball correctly.
ABOUT HEADING PRO
- A ball designed specifically for head education.
- A soft & lightweight ball that is approximately 40% lighter than a standard ball.
- Soft & Responsive outer cushion & bladder.
- Designed to be as playable as close as possible to a standard football during heading drills.
The Heading Pro was developed to ensure footballers can learn correct heading technique in a safe and controlled environment that reduces head impact by up to 40%.
We know there is a lot of discussions globally around concussion, heading in youth football and the side effects.
Therefore, we have developed this training tool in order to correctly educate heading technique.
The ball is approximately 40% lighter than a standard outdoor football and uses distinctive bright colours for the eye to pick up the flight of the ball quicker.
The ball is designed to be playable and kicked as close to a standard football whilst conducting heading drills.
RESEARCH
In test conducted by the University of NSW, it was found that the Heading Pro ball can help reduce head acceleration whilst heading a ball buy up to 50%.
"Our research has shown that the Heading-Pro ball can reduce head acceleration by almost 50% in youth players when compared to a IFAB regulated match ball.”
Dr Kerry Peek | Senior Lecturer
- PhD (Behavioural Science), M Clin Sci, PG Cert (Sports Physiotherapy), BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
- Accredited Coach of Australian Strength and Conditioning Association
DISCLAIMER
The Heading Pro football is designed for heading training only and is not for use in general game play.
Even though the Heading Pro football is specifically designed for heading, and is lighter and softer than a standard football, heading the ball excessively is not recommended.
Heading training should be completed in a controlled environment using common sense in conjunction with the correct techniques to ensure player safety at all times.
WARRANTY
All Deploy Footballs come with a 12-month warranty on all stitching and bladder retention. We will replace your ball with a like quality ball.
SHIPPING
We use Australia Post for all deliveries. Select either standard shipping (2-5 days) or express shipping (1-3 days). Orders are dispatched from our Sydney warehouse.
International shipping is available.
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