blackpool Anthony Barrot created Football Therapy during the 2021 lockdown after realizing that during the over 35s there was a lack of a place to play in Blackpool and Fylde area.
He created the club and organized 9 and 11 soccer sessions that anyone could join, as long as they were not playing competitively for other teams. The group now has 125 members who train in Blackpool in stanley park twice a week and a group that trains in A.F.C. Fylde on a Thursday night.
The youngest player is 23 and the oldest 55 who now train regularly and play weekend matches against other mental health teams around the world. northwest.
The team have recently received a Communi-Tea Grant from Lancashire Tea, which has donated a sum that will be used to purchase new football shirts.
Anthony Barrot, Chairman of Football Therapy Blackpool, said: “One in four people experience a mental health problem in any year and football is a great tool to aid recovery, help manage symptoms and radically improve the quality of life. life.
“When men join our team, they are joining a brotherhood. We’re here to play football and work out, but also to talk, support each other and have a night out from time to time. It’s been amazing to see how the group has grown.”
For more information visit; www.blackpoolft.com
