We are delighted to partner with the Rotherham United Community Sports Trust and Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association to introduce powerchair football opportunities to the area. 

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is a dynamic and fast-paced version of football adapted for electric wheelchair (powerchair) users. It is typically played on a 30m x 18m basketball court. Two teams of four players (including the goalkeeper) pass, dribble, and spin-kick an oversized football as they try to score more goals than the opposing team.

Players compete in specially designed powerchairs for the sport of powerchair football. Metal foot guards are attached to the front of the powerchairs, allowing players to kick the ball. Players’ spin’ to generate power, striking the ball with the side of the guard for the strongest hits, although often using the front bars of the guard results in a more accurate impact.

Should you be interested in attending powerchair football sessions in Rotherham, please complete the short expression of interest form via the link below. 

If you have any questions or want to discuss anything further, please contact Rotherham United Community Sports Trust’s Colan Leung at  cleung@rotherhamunited.net

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We are delighted to partner with Leicester City in the Community to introduce powerchair football opportunities to the county. 

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is a dynamic and fast-paced version of football adapted for electric wheelchair (powerchair) users. It is typically played on a 30m x 18m basketball court. Two teams of four players (including the goalkeeper) pass, dribble, and spin-kick an oversized football as they try to score more goals than the opposing team.

Players compete in specially designed powerchairs for the sport of powerchair football. Metal foot guards are attached to the front of the powerchairs, allowing players to kick the ball. Players’ spin’ to generate power, striking the ball with the side of the guard for the strongest hits, although often using the front bars of the guard results in a more accurate impact.

Should you be interested in attending powerchair football sessions in Leicestershire, please complete the short expression of interest form via the link below. 

If you have any questions or want to discuss anything further, please contact Leicester City in the Comminty’s Community Coordinator, Luke Miller, at Luke.Miller@lcfc.co.uk

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We are delighted to partner with the Lincolnshire County Football Association to introduce powerchair football opportunities to the county. 

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is a dynamic and fast-paced version of football adapted for electric wheelchair (powerchair) users. It is typically played on a 30m x 18m basketball court. Two teams of four players (including the goalkeeper) pass, dribble, and spin-kick an oversized football as they try to score more goals than the opposing team.

Players compete in specially designed powerchairs for the sport of powerchair football. Metal foot guards are attached to the front of the powerchairs, allowing players to kick the ball. Players’ spin’ to generate power, striking the ball with the side of the guard for the strongest hits, although often using the front bars of the guard results in a more accurate impact.

Should you be interested in attending powerchair football sessions in Lincolnshire, please complete the short expression of interest form via the link below. 

If you have any questions or want to discuss anything further, please contact Lincolnshire FA Football Development Officer (Disability and Inclusion), Jordan Mason at jordan.mason@lincolnshirefa.com.

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We are delighted to partner with Huntingdonshire County Football Association to provide powerchair football opportunities within the county. 

• Address: Sawtry Village Academy, Fen Lane, Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, PE28 5TQ.
• Date: Friday, August 11th
• Time: 17:30 – 18:30

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access the game of football. It is a dynamic and fast-paced version of football adapted for electric wheelchair (powerchair) users. It is typically played on a 30m x 18m basketball court. Two teams of four players (including the goalkeeper) pass, dribble, and spin-kick an oversized football as they try to score more goals than the opposing team.

Players compete in specially designed powerchairs for the sport of powerchair football. Metal foot guards are attached to the front of the powerchairs, allowing players to kick the ball. Players’ spin’ to generate power, striking the ball with the side of the guard for the strongest hits, although often using the front bars of the guard results in a more accurate impact.

This project is proudly supported by The National Lottery, Mick George Community Fund, Sawtry Village Academy, Peterborough & District Football League and more. 

Should you be interested in attending this upcoming taster session, please complete the short expression of interest form via the link below. 

If you have any questions or want to discuss anything further, please contact Hunts FA Football Development Officer Ryan Kay at Ryan.kay@cambridgeshirefa.com.   

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Sawtry Village Academy

• Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
• Time: 11:00 – 17:00
• Address: Middlesbrough Sports Village, Alan Peacock Way, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AE

Provisional schedule for our Female Powerchair Football Festival:

• 10:30 – 11:00 Arrival
• 11:00 – 13:00 – First Football Session
• 13:00 – 14:00 –  Lunch
• 14:00 – 15:00 – Speakers
• 15:00 – 17:00 – Second Football Session 

If you wish to attend, please fill out the short registration form below: 

https://forms.office.com/r/Jngaa3xyYg

This event will be taking place on Tuesday, February 22 from 09:30-12:30 at the University of Manchester Armitage Sports Centre.

Location: Armitage Sports Centre, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6PA

We’re delighted to be supporting our partners, Level Playing Field, with some upcoming virtual events for the Powerchair Football community.

On Wednesday, August 25 at 2:00 pm, Level Playing Field are hosting a Youth Council session for players aged 25 and under to hear about their experiences attending live sport or why they don’t.

The Wheelchair Football Association is committed to supporting Level Play Field to improve access and inclusion to participatory and spectator sports.

The Wheelchair Football Association, supported by the Shots Foundation and Surrey FA, is pleased to announce details of a Powerchair Football Festival in Surrey, which is to take place on Saturday, July 24.

Do you have a physical disability and live in Surrey or surrounding areas? If so, and you want to play football, why not come along and try Powerchair Football?

Powerchair Football is a unique sport that provides opportunities for people with a high level of impairment to access football.  It is the only active team participation sport for people who use electric wheelchairs.

The sport is fast-paced, dynamic and very enjoyable to watch.  Due to the unique nature of Powerchair Football, it allows all ages, disabilities and both genders to compete together. 

Powerchair Football enables disabled people to participate in regular activity and provides them with competition – something that the majority will never have, or rarely, experienced before due to their impairment. 

The session is open to all ages. Equipment is provided but is limited – your registration provides us with information to help and contact you once the festival has taken place.

Please complete the short registration form below to attend the Powerchair Football festival.

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Amesbury School

Due to COVID compliance, we have limited the spots available at our Surrey Powerchair Football Festival. We have now closed registration for our July 24 event.

If you still wish to be contacted regarding future Surrey-based events, please fill out the expression of interest form below:

On Wednesday, April 21st at 7:00 pm, we will be hosting a ‘Return to Football Question and Answer’ workshop to assist clubs, coaches, players and parents with their respective return to training. 

We have provided two separate forms (below); the first is a registration form to attend the Q&A, the second is a form to submit your questions and queries for consideration before the meeting. We encourage all participants to submit their questions beforehand.

Current government guidance means that, theoretically, we can permit activity up to Stage 3 of our roadmap (attached beside) at this time. This is due to the current government exemption on the number of people able to participate in an indoor disability sporting activity and exemption on social contact limits. However, we are advising clubs to deliver activity at Stage 1 of our roadmap at this initial return. This is due to the following reasons:

• The is our first return to activity since March 2020
• Understanding the needs of our community
• Listening to the feedback provided from members on an initial return to play

We encourage all coaches, team staff, COVID-19 officers and club volunteers to complete the free ReActivate COVID-19 awareness training. Funded by Sport England and CIMPSA accredited, ReActivate training provides you with the skills and knowledge to return to activity: https://cimspa-reactivate.uk/reactivatetrain.

This Q&A is available for all members of the WFA community. Registration closes at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, April 21st.

The Roadmap has been developed with anticipated changes in social distancing and relaxation in regulations of indoor facilities. Therefore it is constantly under review and is subject to change.

This session aims to give the players a way to mentally rehearse their skills and prepare for returning to training, whilst developing a technique that can be used as part of their training and match preparations once they return to the sport.

Available for members of the WFA community, this session will take place on Tuesday, 27th April and will last for about an hour. 

Please Note: If you are under 18, we advise you to attend the session with a parent.

Registration for this session closes at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 27th April.