I wanted to be a pro football player?

Question

but now im in a wheelchair for life. My dream is over. What do i do?

Answer 1

You can still play football. How many people make the dream of being a pro anyway? Perhaps if your motivation and skill-level is high you can become a pro-wheelchair football player.



http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/Football.htm



United Giants Wheelchair Football blog

http://www.unitedspinal.org/category/sports/



Rules of Wheelchair Football

http://www.rwc.uc.edu/kraimer/PAGE1.HTM



Competitive Sport: Wheelchair Football (American)

http://www.ncpad.org/competitive/fact_sheet.php?sheet=28&view=all



Wheelchair Sports Federation

http://www.wheelchairsportsfederation.org/Wheelchair_Football.html



Wheelchair Football Assoc. (UK)

http://www.thewfa.org.uk/coach.php?coach=1

Answer 2

Such demanding sports as basketball, rugby, soccer, tennis, sled hockey, and track and field are among the sports disabled individuals have not only tackled, but also competed at nationally through organized leagues and club.



Perhaps the fastest growing and most popular sport, however, is wheelchair football. What is unique about wheelchair football, according to the Universal Wheelchair Football Association, is that it is the most inclusive of all sports. The rules accommodate individuals with paraplegia, quadriplegia, amputation, visual impairment, and hearing impairment, and even individuals without disabilities



Unlike other, less publicly accessible sports, wheelchair football not only offers individuals with disabilities opportunities for greater independence, teamwork, and strength building, but can also educate and alter the perceptions of individuals without disabilities. The inclusive nature of the game creates stronger communities and relationships on campus. Since wheelchair football allows for the nondisabled individuals to participate (one must simply use a wheelchair to play), a greater sense of respect and understanding is possible

Answer 3

You channel your energies into another field, another direction. You dream may be over, but you can create another dream, which may be entirely different from the one you previously had. Perhaps, you can inspire young football players, by being their coach. Perhaps, you can become an artist, or a singer, or a writer. It's all within YOUR reach. If you were bold enough to be a pro football player, you can be a PRO in many other things. It's up to you. Your future may no longer be in your feet or in your legs ; its in your hands.

Answer 4

Watch the movie "Murderball". It should be available at good video stores.



Google "Mark Zupan".



Depending on the nature and extent of your paralysis you could play either basketball or wheelchair rugby. Unlike wheelchair football, both wheelchair basketball and rugby are fully recognized Paralympic sports and are also played (semi)professionally.

Answer 5

sit on the sidelines and watch