The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 13 - Scoring a Goal with Ohio Blind Soccer

In Episode 13 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Katie Atkinson and Noah Beckman of Ohio Blind Soccer join the conversation to talk about:

• Their backgrounds and how each got involved in blind sports
• Atkinson’s educational and professional background in working with blind individuals
• Beckman’s childhood and sports he played growing up being visually impaired
• Why Atkinson started Ohio Blind Soccer and her role as a coach
• Beckman’s introduction to blind soccer and what he enjoys most about playing this adapted sport
• The rules of blind soccer, a.k.a. five-aside soccer or blind football
• The benefits of playing blind soccer and other sports for blind and visually impaired individuals

Learn more about Ohio Blind Soccer at https://ohioblindsoccer.weebly.com/. Follow Ohio Blind Soccer on Facebook at http://facebook.com/ohioblindsoccer and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/blindohio.

Check out some of Katie Atkinson’s blind soccer training videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFvZ-GuHU1A2vdzTCy2xkmw?view_as=subscriber