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Doncaster Deaf College Players to meet Young Lions
02 Mar 2010
Players from the Doncaster Deaf College disability teams will be making a special visit to the Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday (2nd March) to watch Stuart Pearce lead a training session with his Young Lions before the 2011 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualification match against Greece on Wednesday evening.
Doncaster Deaf College team players compete in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Ability Counts League. The college has three adult male teams and one adult female team. The female team will represent Sheffield & Hallamshire FA in the National Ability Counts competition.
For season 09/10 the League has undergone a significant overhaul and provides a pan-disability football fixture programme for a range of football ability levels. They have set up a new website using The FA Full Time League administration system and have developed a new League logo.
Despite the League having a focus on the Sheffield & Hallamshire region the new format has obviously hit the right chord as teams from Gainsborough (Giants) and York (Copmanthorpe) have entered the League alongside South Yorkshire sides Barnsley Tykes, Doncaster Deaf College, Rotherham Dynamoes, Sheffield Wednesday Ability Counts, and CP Sheffield FC.
Doncaster Deaf College have been involved with the football development programme within the County FA region for many years. Their Futsal team won the FA National Futsal Cup back in 2005 and went on to represent England in the UEFA European Futsal Cup. In addition they regularly host coach education courses and County FA events at their venue.
Christopher Bly, Senior Football Development Officer from Sheffield & Hallamshire FA said: “I would like to thank Stuart Pearce and the squad for inviting the Doncaster Deaf College players to the training session. Players of all ages and abilities look up to our young internationals. This provides them with inspiration with their own participation, performance and dedication to the game.
This experience is a reward for all the players’ hard work this season; they have been exceptional in all League sessions and have helped to build the reputation and quality of the League. Sheffield & Hallamshire are looking to further develop and grow the League so there are more opportunities for pan disability players to play football, and are working towards achieving their Charter Standard League status.