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
Charlie – “I want to be the best amputee footballer in the world”
Charlie Hewson has loved football for as long as he can remember. Charlie is part of the BHAFC Foundation’s disability football programme, and every Monday he trains with Albion’s amputee football team at the club’s training ground in Lancing. At just 13 years old he’s by far the youngest player on the pitch – the
Rudi’s story – “He truly believes he can do anything”
Rudi, is 7 years old, he’s deaf, and he’s mad about football. But he started finding it harder and harder to enjoy the game he loves. Rudi’s mum, Eva, says that it became difficult for her son to play in mainstream football as he got older. “Rudi’s football experience before the Foundation started off okay