My Powerchair Football journey

Updated: Aug 4, 2023

Hi everyone,

Today i am going to be talking about my Powerchair football journey so far.

I started playing at my school in 2016 due to not being able to sit in a stardard chair i had to use my day chair which we attached a barrier onto for a while, this meant i couldn't play fully as my chair was a lot slower and less powerful then a football chair.

In early 2017 i was lucky enough to be given a Storm football chair which had a backrest that supported me, it was given to me by a ex-england player which i was extremely greatful for, this helped me to move forwards with my football and join in more. The week my chair arrived i was able to participate in my schools inter-house football which my team won. I continued to use this chair throughout the year then in late 2017 i was given the opportunity to join my local Powerchair Football team Sevenoaks PFC by doing this i met some some people who are now my really good friends. I trained with them throughout the summer then in september i joined the regional league with Sevenoaks development squad we had a very good season participating in 10 league games winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 4 game. We came 2nd in our league which means we have been promoted to from league 2 to league 1 which was a massive achievement for all of us. For my first season i managed to get lots of game time and scored 6 goals which i was very proud of. Towards the end of the season i was lucky enough to get the newest football chair Strike Force i wasn't able to play in it as it didn't arrive until the season ended. I am currently getting used to it now as its very different to my old chair, but it has given me so much more confidence as i am able to reach my full potential in it. I am now doing pre season and looking forward for next season to start.

Our club has a age range of 6 to 29 and we have a wide range of disabilities so whatever condition you have you can get involved in the sport. We do training on most Sundays.