Charlie

Charlie greatest passion is wheelchair basketball, and he has ambitions of becoming a professional player. He has Athrogryposis, which means his ankle and wrist joints cannot rotate at all, putting a strain on his muscles. He is able to walk very short distance before his muscle tire and hurt, so he needs to use a wheelchair daily. His confidence has grown hugely since he started playing wheelchair basketball. He finds the sport fun, but it also enables him to socialise with his peers while providing a sense of achievement and focus. As a Variety Young Ambassador, he inspires other children and young people to fulfil their sporting dreams.

Variety agreed to fund a new basketball wheelchair for Charlie in 2019, in order to increase his speed and mobility on court and generally help him perform better. As it’s a made to measure chair with straps, it also improves his safety.

Charlie is an active player for Ace Wheelchair Club’s Junior Team, an organisation that has prepared many wheelchair basketball players to represent their country at the Paralympics. He is most proud of winning Gold in 2017 for the South East Region in the British Junior Team Championships. In recognition of his Paralympics potential, Charlie was recently selected to play for the GB under 21s selection camp. He was also chosen to compete at the 2021 School Games National Finals.

Charlie was made a Variety Young Ambassador in June 2019. Read more about him here.

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Charlie