The ban is … Other rules for children's football in Wales include discouraging heading the ball, making sure both teams have the same number of players, and making sure everyone has a go in each position. It added that the policy would also protect children from exposure to second-hand smoke. Watch full Wales football matches online on Footballia. About Footballia. It follows on from a pilot scheme rolled out across the Rhondda and District Football League's mini and junior games, as well as the South Wales Women’s and Girl’s League junior matches. “When children witness adults lighting up in everyday settings such as football pitches, they come to see smoking as a normal lifestyle choice, rather than the deadly addiction that it is. “This policy will make a big difference to children’s perception of smoking and we very much hope that this will prevent many of them from taking up the habit in later life.”. "Children with a parent who smokes are 70% more likely to smoke themselves in Wales.". Our. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Wales scores, results and fixtures on BBC Sport, including live football scores, goals and goal scorers. Wales has become the first country in the UK to ban smoking at kids football matches, When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. File pic, The ban will be in effect for under-11s, before being extended to cover under-13s by 2022-2023. The Welsh parliament's health minister Vaughan Gething said: "I welcome the work undertaken by the FAW to ban smoking on the sidelines of all small-sided football games in Wales. International Challenge Match England v Wales Thursday 8 October 2020 \ 20:00 \ Wembley Stadium, London UEFA Nations League Ireland v Wales Sunday 11 October 2020 \ 14:00 \ TBC Founded 1876 Address 11 / 12 Neptune Court Vanguard Way CF24 5PJ Cardiff Country Wales Phone +44 (29) 2043 5830 Fax +44 (29) 2049 6953 E-mail info@faw.co.uk An FAW statement said: "The smoke-free sidelines measure makes FAW part of a small, but growing number of UEFA member associations to adopt and enforce no smoking policies at small-sided football games. A trial of the policy was carried out in Rhondda & District Football League's mini and junior football games, as well the South Wales Women's and Girl's League junior matches. Research suggests that children whose parents are smokers are 70 per cent more likely to smoke themsleves. According to research from Action on Smoking and Health Wales, 82% of Welsh adults support banning smoking on the sidelines. Get a report of the England vs. Wales 2020 International Friendly football match. The move, which has been welcomed by anti-smoking campaigners, has been introduced by the FAW and FAW Trust and comes as part of a wider drive to 'de-normalise' smoking in public places around young children across Wales. He added: “I remain committed to take further action to de-normalise smoking in more public places, particularly those where children are likely to be present and plan to introduce a ban on smoking in outdoor care settings for children, school grounds, hospital grounds and public playgrounds on 1 March 2021. The trio will now miss tomorrow's game against Wales at Wembley, but are in contention for Nations League matches against Belgium and Denmark provided all test results returned are negative. This latest measure is first grass-roots country-wide initiative of its kind in the UK, and will apply to all 522 junior clubs during games and training sessions involving players aged 5-11-years old. A post-mortem examination said the little boy's cause of death was unascertained. "Research has shown that children are highly influenced by the behaviour of adults in their lives, including parents and sports coaches. 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