Harry and Bobby – finding a voice and living the dream
For two young brothers from Eastbourne, football is absolutely everything. Harry, 7, and his 12-year-old brother Bobby are part of the Foundation’s pan-disability football group in Eastbourne. “Football has been massively important to both of them throughout their lives,” says mum Katie. She’s seen her sons grow and develop in ways she never expected when
The making of Nathan Bowen
Nathan Bowen, Director of Football at Worthing FC, reflects on a coaching career that started on a Brighton estate more than 20 years ago. Nathan looks out onto the pitch at Woodside Road, where a couple of dozen Under-14s are training ahead of their fixtures that weekend. It’s a talented group, and Nathan has high
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
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