Blind Football Kid
Published on mar 8 2006 this is a great story about a young boy in a small town in west texas.
Blind football kid. Five players rather than 11 make up a blind football squad four blind players and a sighted goalkeeper. To trojan fans hes the platinum haired bespectacled 12 year old boy who wanted nothing more than to watch the football team play one last time before cancer rendered him blind. Blind football is also sometimes known as b1 football or football five a side. A blind football player a child abuse activist and a girl with a glitter shooting arm are part of the disney non scripted series.
Tommy douglas is granted his wish to score a touchdown for the los angeles traffic follow me. To facilitate the running of the game there is boarding placed along the length of pitch to keep the ball in play and provide a reference point for the players when they are on the pitch. The ball contains loose ball bearings so it rattles when it moves allowing the players to locate it as they play. Outfield players must be registered as b1 completely blind although the goalkeepers can be either sighted or partially sighted.
Now a towering 6 foot 4 olson is an 18 year old freshman at usc majoring in business. He is blind but is able to play football. To be a hero one doesnt necessarily have to wield a mythical. Jake olsonhas grown up.
Blind teen scores 2 touchdowns in high school football game more adonis watt 14 has a rare condition but that doesnt stop him from his dream of being a freshman running back.