18 years ago today Ramona Serrano Y Javier Alvarez They were tired of seeing how their son was left unable to play soccer and without any alternative to continue enjoying the sport. A boy with a degree of cerebral palsy that has reduced his motor skills but overflows with the desire to play on all four sides. Football, like any other sport, breathes a force that cannot be underestimated. From that impotence a club was born.
Along with other families with children with functional diversity, they founded on October 30, 2004 the Disport FC and which had, as its first registered office, the private address of Ramona Y Xavier. Although since 2000 a group sponsored by Catalan Sports Federation of Cerebral Palsy (FECPC), the beginnings of creating a club are complicated. It was necessary to find a training camp, decent equipment, coordinate schedule, coach, material and teams to face.
believe in the project
The effort of all the families in the beginning and the support of the municipality of Palleja and the CF Palleja who believe in the project are the impulses necessary to start walking.
Later, the FECPC, the ‘La Caixa’ Welfare Projects, the Barcelona Provincial Council, the CSD, the FEDPC, the ONCE Foundation and the Cruyff Foundation added to their sponsorship.
They have managed to form two senior teams of 9 players each and a junior team of 17. Currently, there is a senior team of 15 players and a junior team of 10. A close community where all the board of directors are made up of . of athletes, fathers and mothers.
maximum competitiveness
Naa Disport Smart Group Joie, condescension is not allowed. The kids work hard, training one day a week for the kids and two for the seniors, to give their best. They are athletes and they show it in every step they take. Everyone with a disability assumes their role in the team.
For obvious reasons, to play, they must be autonomous with cerebral palsy (CP), acquired brain injury (ABI), or brain injury. When they play state or international competitions they must pass a ranking to form the teams. Experiencing competitiveness in its purest form: they want to win but they also enjoy it.
When success is the least
What these children have achieved is very important because they did not do it easily. At school they started playing with other boys but they were pushed away and this undermined their self-esteem. They are less confident in their abilities and eventually give up. Naa Disport FCas in other equipment such as AE Badalonese (Badalona), the goodbye (Pineda de Mar) and the CF Vilanova del Valles PC, feeling like they are part of a soccer team is the prize. Knowing that they are contributing something from themselves with every pass, every play, every stop, fills them with happiness. They love soccer like any other kid.
Socializing and developing a sport according to their physical abilities gives them confidence. If they have difficulty hitting the ball with one foot, they use the other. Each to their level. as a goalkeeper David Trepat who suffers from diplegia: an affectation in both legs but is fully aware of what he can do and what he cannot do. He recognizes that being on a team is amazing therapy.
Specific damages
Like any footballer, children with cerebral palsy also suffer from injuries. Although because of what they have gone through in their lives, they have proven to be stronger to endure, they suffer from certain injuries such as pain in the joints or back because of the particular way of stepping. If unable to play, the coach compensates the team with another player so that everyone feels involved in finding solutions in each game.
Calendar and competitions
Pedro Sánchez LosadaCommunications Director of Sports, tells us that the next season will start on the weekend of January 21-22, 2023. The club will be the organizer of the first two days of the three games. Then it’s time to travel in March to Madridin May until Eibar and in June and Extremadura, The playoffs and the final will be played.
The rules that apply are the FIFA rules: 7 players per team, 30 minutes per half, smaller fields and goals and no offsides. On the field of play there should always be one player of class FT1 (more affected) and only one of FT3 (less affected).
In the National League they must play against I raisedThe Eibarthe Extremadura team, the Hercules paralympic, the CD AMDThe Vallecano Ray and the CD Tenerife PC. In addition, every year the oldest competition in Europethe international trophy City of Barcelona of soccer 7PC bringing together teams from the United States, Holland, Ireland, Denmark, Japan and England, in addition to the Catalan team as host.
Susana Pérez, women’s football crack
All teams can mix and match Disport Smart Group Joieuntil last season, played Susan Perez, a true pioneer who broke barriers in this sport. In 2018 she was a member of the first women’s international friendly match during the CP World Games and this year, she played in an official match in an all-female team in the 2022 Promises Cup with other players from the FECPC Catalan Women’s. National Team. .
In May, she made her debut with the Spanish team in the first women’s World Cup, the IFCPC Women’s World Cup Salou 2022.
A growing club
After these 18 years and looking back to see what has been achieved, now is the time to face the future so that more young people can continue to enjoy football. The purpose, as well as defined Pedro Sánchez Losadacontinues to grow in the evolution of players through enjoyment, passion for sport, self-esteem and confidence, as well as improvement in the field of sports training and competition.
We congratulate all the players, coaches, fathers and mothers and members of the Disport Smart Group Joie for this anniversary full of enthusiasm and passion for football.
Source: La Verdad
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