On Sunday 8th August at Beaumont Leys School, Anstey Lane, Leicester LE4 0FL, the Leicestershire Foxes Power-chair Football Club is holding taster sessions to introduce new players to the game of Power-chair Football.
Power-chair Football provides a great opportunity for all those potential players who want to play our great game of football who have a physical disability and use a power-chair or wheelchair for mobility. It is a game where males and females can compete together in the same team and players of all ages can be involved, players from the age of 8 years up to adults, both males and females are invited to come along to the event.
A successful grant application to Sport England has enabled the LFPFC to purchase 16 specialist attachments, which are fitted to the Power-chairs of those potential players attending, which will enable us to provide regular events for schools and also offer an opportunity to play power-chair football at the weekends and play against other teams around the Midlands. The Club will eventually also apply for its own Power-chairs, for those in manual wheelchair, to enable interested players to participate as well. Manual wheelchair users can attend the event, to see what it involves and have a go too!
Power-chair Football is a very exciting, adapted game of football, which requires skill and an understanding of the game, just the same as local and league football. There is a great national competition structure in place, where teams from all over the Country come together over several weekends in the year as part of the League Fixture Programme, it is all very competitive and great to take part in and a very interested spectator sport.
The Club is also looking to gain the support of partners to sponsor the project and also volunteers and coaches to become involved.
So, if you know any potential player, who would like to come along to this or other power-chair football events, or you would like further details regarding Leicestershire Foxes Power-chair Football Club and becoming involved, please contact:
Mary Rudkin 0116 2844952 / 07752 746229
mary.rudkin@leicestershirefa.com