The curtain was brought down on Riverside FC Powerchair team’s superb first season on Saturday at the Scottish Powerchair Football Association (SPFA) Annual Awards night at Hampden when Scott McIntyre was awarded the SPFA Breakthrough Player of the Year Award. Well done to Scott – a thoroughly well deserved award.
The team was formed last August when one player turned up at the first training session at Wallace HS. Numbers expanded rapidly and the team now has 10 players who attend training sessions at The Peak on a Monday night at 7.30 – 9pm.
The team plays in the MDUK National Championship and has won a number of matches. This is particularly impressive as the team all use NHS powerchairs and very often they played against teams using top of the range sports powerchairs. It can seem like trying to run against Usain Bolt at times as the sports chairs are so much faster, but the commitment and will to win and compete are second to none.
The team also got a mention in the Scottish Parliament recently when Bruce Crawford MSP gave them a namecheck on a discussion about powerchair football.
The team would like express their thanks the support and help it has received from Scottish Disability Sport, Active Stirling, Scottish Football Association and everyone at the SPFA. It really is very much appreciated and without it there is no doubt the team would not be thriving the way that it is.
If you or anyone you know is interested in taking up the sport please contact Ian Anderson on 0779 230 7175.