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Set Ball. The Powerchair Podcast
Episode 7. Sale Utd/Manchester Utd PFC
Season 1, Ep. 7
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Set Ball; The Powerchair Podcast explores all things powerchair football.
Presented by Chair of the Wheelchair Football Association (WFA) Dave Lewis and football novice Siobhán Stevenson, this podcast is for anyone interested to learn more about powerchair football.
This week's episode is a family affair as we talk to Paul Kelly Head Coach of Manchester Utd PFC, son Patrick Kelly who plays for the team and Helen Musson Chairperson of Sale Utd who also happens to be Paul's wife and Patrick's Mum.
Helen explains the relationship between the Sale and Manchester Utd teams and how infrastructure is key to the smooth running of both, along with the help and support of the 'hidden heroes' of the game including all the parents and volunteers. Patrick tells us about getting involved in powerchair football at the age of 3, how the game has developed since and what growing up with the team has meant to him while Paul talks about the skill involved in powerchair football and what Manchester Utd PFC have been up to during lockdown.
They also (along with three former coaches) pay tribute to Manchester United PFC player Jordan Duke who sadly passed away during lockdown.
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