The Fa @FA: Our Chair Debbie Hewitt made a recent visit to Liverpool to meet members of Northern Lights, a walking football team for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Debbie Hewitt made the trip to Liverpool in January to meet members of the team
I recently spent the most uplifting afternoon at the Liverpool County Football Association, meeting with members of the Northern Lights Parkinson’s walking football team.
This is a group who share the common challenge of having Parkinson’s Disease, the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, and who belong to a walking football group.
The group is a self-funded, voluntary organisation with a mission to “put a smile back on the face of people with Parkinson’s.”
Walking football is a version of the game in which players are not allowed to run or head the ball. It allows people to play despite age or mobility restrictions. I’d already met the co-founder of this group, John Roche, a former semi-professional footballer, who now plays for the England walking football team, alongside others impacted by Parkinson’s (the oldest of which is 72)…
Debbie Hewitt’s FULL account from the trip HERE: https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/feb/16/fa-chair-debbie-hewitt-visits-northern-lights-walking-football-team-in-liverpool-20241602
Original source: https://twitter.com/FA/status/1758546491369554212?s=20
Author: The Walking Football
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