A leading Yorkshire law firm is teaming up with the Yorkshire Powerchair Football Federation to support the highly inclusive and fast-paced sport for powered wheelchair users, powerchair football. Switalskis Solicitors launched their three-year partn
Commenting on the formation of the new Switalskis Yorkshire Powerchair Football League, Suzanne Munroe, a director at Switalskis, said: “We are extremely proud to be working with the Yorkshire Powerchair Football Federation in order to provide more players with the opportunity to take part in this fantastic sport.”
“As a Solicitor who has worked in the field of clinical negligence for many years, I have seen firsthand the real positive impact such sports can have on our clients.”
Backed by the Wheelchair Football Association, powerchair football offers players of all ages the opportunity to compete in four-a-side games using electric wheelchairs and a unique 33cm diameter football. The sport requires a high level of skill and sharp reflexes as players send the ball speeding across the pitch with incredible precision.
Usually hosted at the Edge sports centre at Leeds University, the Switalskis Yorkshire Powerchair League will be holding at least four events across the season.
Switalskis Solicitors has been involved with powerchair football for around three years, after a coach at Leeds Powerchair Football Club and father of one of their clients approached the firm with a proposal to fund his club’s uniforms. The young client, who was born with cerebral palsy, is represented by Switalskis’ Clinical Negligence department and is one of the club’s key players.
Following a successful partnership with Leeds PFC, Switalskis is extending its support to the Yorkshire league to enable them to develop the sport and reach ever greater numbers of players across the region.
Photographs provided courtesy of Phil Marsden Photography
