Jack’s dream to be the first deaf Premier League player
11-year-old Jack Pilcher has flourished in the BHAFC Foundation’s disability football programme, says mum Kelly. Jack, who lives in Wadhurst, travels down to Lancing every other week to play at the Foundation’s deaf talent hub sessions at the club’s training ground. Jack’s mum says he is “super obsessed” with football, having been playing regularly ever
How free football has boosted Yusra’s confidence
Yusra, 16, lives in Brighton and plays in our Premier League Kicks session at the Manor in Whitehawk. Through Premier League Kicks, we bring free football sessions to high-need communities across Sussex. Yusra has played football since she was five years old. She has played for her school teams, but never played much outside of
Alison taking the plunge into blind football
Alison, from Worthing, is a relative newcomer to the world of blind football. Alison is visually impaired and plays in the Foundation’s blind football sessions. Before joining the Foundation, she’d never managed to find a sport where she fit in. “I’ve always been visually impaired, and previously I’d only ever played in mainstream sport,” she
How football is helping Adam make friends
Adam Eke, 11, is part of the Foundation’s disability football programme, joining in with junior football sessions at Falmer every Saturday morning. He is one of hundreds of people with a disability who play football at a BHAFC Foundation session every single week. “He’s an energetic boy and he’s very interested in sport,” says dad
How Duke turned his life around – and now helps young people do the same
Duke-Harrison Hunter has dedicated himself to changing lives. Duke is the Targeted Interventions Co-ordinator at the BHAFC Foundation – his job is to co-ordinate the Reboot programme. Reboot supports young people aged ten to 17 who are at risk of being affected by serious violence and knife crime across Sussex. Our Reboot mentors work one-to-one