NEW weekly walking football sessions for people living with Parkinson’s have been launched by Alvechurch Football Club’s community foundation, writes Isabel Matthews.
The club has introduced the new Parkinson’s walking football centre in partnership with the Northfield Network scheme and is aiming to provide fun, inclusive and low impact walking football sessions, run by FA qualified coaches.
The sessions – for people living with Parkinson’s disease – take place from 4pm to 5pm every Monday at The Hayes, Redhill Road, Kings Norton.
Parkinson’s walking football centre
The foundation ambassador for the Parkinson’s programme and former England U21 manager, Aidy Boothroyd, will be at the sessions across the year to help out with coaching and playing. Aidy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in November 2021 making this cause important to him
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The scheme’s slogan is: “Sport for strength, movement for life”.
Sessions are free and contain a warm-up, technical play and fitness and non-contact matches which attempt to benefit and improve fitness, boosting social, physical and mental wellbeing.
Email Kev@Alvechurchfc.co.uk for more information.
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