Powerchair Football
For powered wheelchair users, a sporting activity they can take part
in is something of a rarity. So a new powerchair football club
in the city is proving popular for members already. However, the Norwich
City Powerchair Football Club is in desperate need
of sponsorship and funding to help with the high cost of the equipment
they need to take part in national competitions.
The team have been meeting since January to train at UEA’s Sportspark
on a normal five-a-side indoor pitch with similar rules to the non-disabled
version. The main differences are that a larger ball is used, the
teams are four-a-side, the goals are six metres wide and they have push-ins
rather than throw-ins
when the ball goes out of play.
More information about the club is available
at www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ncpfc/
Full
story on the Evening News
Published: June 29, 2007
Video journalist: Kim Briscoe