Normally, ‘losing that yard of pace’ spells bad news for a player’s career. However, the advent of ‘Walking Football’ has changed all that and last Wednesday the results of a five-week training programme with ‘Age and Opportunity Ireland’ were seen in the flesh with a match at Park Utd’s grounds at Brigown in Mitchelstown.
Walking Football’ is what it says on the can; football (soccer), but where sprinting, running and jogging is all outlawed. There’s also no physical contact allowed. It sounds far-fetched, but it’s not, and the progressive Park Utd have enthusiastically embraced the concept.
Last week, to celebrate the culmination of a five-week training programme with Age and Opportunity Ireland, the team played a match and were awarded their certificates from the organisation…
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