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New Hampshire leading way in adaptive soccer opportunities

New Hampshire leading way in adaptive soccer opportunities
INVOLVED WITH SPORTS. MIKE CRONIN HAS MORE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. THAT’S THE IDEA EATON COLLIER IS TAKING BACK HIS MOBILITY ON THE SOCCER FIELD. IT’S PRETTY COOL TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE LIKE ME, LIKE PLAYING SOCCER AND PLAYING ALL THOSE SPORTS. WHEN THE YOUNGSTER FROM MERRIMACK HAD TO HAVE HIS LEG AMPUTATED, HE WASN’T SURE HE’D EVER PLAY AGAIN. I WAS AFRAID TO TRY SPORTS, BUT THEN I LEARNED ABOUT, LIKE OTHER PEOPLE, LIKE DOING SPORTS. AIDEN IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMPUTEES IN THE GRANITE STATE, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCCER ASSOCIATION RAN A CLINIC FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS WITH A FOCUS ON BLIND AND AMPUTEE SOCCER. AT THE SPORTS DOME IN HOOKSETT FOR BLIND SOCCER. WE’RE ONE OF THE FEW STATES THAT HAS AN ACTUAL PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING NEW HAMPSHIRE IS LEADING THE WAY IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS AT THIS CLINIC, A LOCAL GIRLS SOCCER CLUB WAS LEARNING THE SKILLS THAT AMPUTEES USE ON THE FIELD. IT’S JUST ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SO MANY CHALLENGES AND SO MANY STRUGGLES AND STILL BE ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL LOVE, AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE OUT HERE. PLAYERS WORKED WITH MEMBERS OF THE MEN’S NATIONAL AMPUTEE SOCCER TEAM. COREY LAYCOCK OF SANDOWN LOST HIS ARM IN A CAR ACCIDENT 11 YEARS AGO. IT’S NICE FOR US TO BE OUT HERE TO HELP THEM, SHOW THEM THAT, HEY, YOU CAN PLAY VERY COMPETITIVE SPORTS, YOU CAN TRAVEL THE WORLD DOING THIS. YOU CAN DO THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS. YOU’RE GOING TO MEET SOME OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS PLAYING THIS SPORT, GETTING THIS OUT TO THE YOUTH POPULATION IS HUGE. AN
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New Hampshire leading way in adaptive soccer opportunities
Aiden Collyar is taking back his mobility on the soccer field.“It's pretty cool to see people like me playing soccer and playing all those sports,” Aiden, of Merrimack, said.When the youngster from Merrimack had to have his leg amputated, he wasn't sure he'd ever play again.“I was afraid to try sports, but then I learned about other people doing sports,” Aiden said.Aiden is taking advantage of the sports opportunities for amputees in the Granite State.The New Hampshire Soccer Association recently ran a clinic for adaptive sports, with a focus on blind and amputee soccer at the SportsDome in Hooksett.“For blind soccer, we're one of the few states that has an actual program up and running,” Kyle Gray, a blind soccer coach for New Hampshire Soccer, said. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<New Hampshire is leading the way in adaptive sports. At this clinic, a local girls soccer club was learning the skills that amputees use on the field.“It's just absolutely wonderful to see people who have had so many challenges and so many struggles and still be able to play the game that we all love and that's why we're out here,” Alex Benson, a Derryfield soccer player, said.Players also worked with members of the U.S. men's national Amputee Soccer Team. Corey Laycock, of Sandown, lost his arm in a car crash 11 years ago. He now plays for the national team.“It's nice for us to be out here to help show them that, ‘Hey, you can play very competitive sports. You can travel the world doing this. You can do this with your friends.’ Getting this out to the youth population is huge and that's the main reason that we do all this,” Laycock said.

Aiden Collyar is taking back his mobility on the soccer field.

“It's pretty cool to see people like me playing soccer and playing all those sports,” Aiden, of Merrimack, said.

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When the youngster from Merrimack had to have his leg amputated, he wasn't sure he'd ever play again.

“I was afraid to try sports, but then I learned about other people doing sports,” Aiden said.

Aiden is taking advantage of the sports opportunities for amputees in the Granite State.

The New Hampshire Soccer Association recently ran a clinic for adaptive sports, with a focus on blind and amputee soccer at the SportsDome in Hooksett.

“For blind soccer, we're one of the few states that has an actual program up and running,” Kyle Gray, a blind soccer coach for New Hampshire Soccer, said.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

New Hampshire is leading the way in adaptive sports. At this clinic, a local girls soccer club was learning the skills that amputees use on the field.

“It's just absolutely wonderful to see people who have had so many challenges and so many struggles and still be able to play the game that we all love and that's why we're out here,” Alex Benson, a Derryfield soccer player, said.

Players also worked with members of the U.S. men's national Amputee Soccer Team.

Corey Laycock, of Sandown, lost his arm in a car crash 11 years ago. He now plays for the national team.

“It's nice for us to be out here to help show them that, ‘Hey, you can play very competitive sports. You can travel the world doing this. You can do this with your friends.’ Getting this out to the youth population is huge and that's the main reason that we do all this,” Laycock said.