Albion disability teams in action
The Foundation’s disability football sides have been busy in recent weeks. Hundreds of people are part of the Foundation’s disability football programme, and within that there are several disability-specific teams competing regionally and nationally. The Foundation cerebral palsy (CP) team is approaching the end of another competitive league season. They will round off the year
Terry – “To say this has been life-changing is an understatement”
Since joining our disability football programme about a year ago, Terry has gone from strength to strength. Terry, from Eastbourne, was born without feet 40 years ago. He grew up in East Sussex and quickly fell in love with football, even though he only had the chance to play mainstream football against fully-abled people. “I’ve
Foundation’s para talent hub named “one of the best”
The BHAFC Foundation’s para talent hub has been named as one of the best in the UK. Dozens of players benefit from the para talent hub, which provides a platform for talented disability football players to improve their skills and push themselves to perform at a high level. Sessions take place at the American Express
Albion stars meet players at disability camp
Four stars from the Albion men’s first team made a surprise visit to a BHAFC Foundation disability football camp in Lancing earlier this week. Joel Veltman, Matt O’Riley, Yasin Ayari, and Brajan Gruda all came to meet players at one of the Foundation’s elite disability camps on the community pitch at the club’s Lancing training
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