Sport is a universal language. You don’t have to speak the same dialect to understand the goal of winning. Flavio Cardoso is a coach and sports organizer in Angola. He joins several of these other coaches who coach athletes with disabilities in African countries like Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe. “It was very, very good,” Cardoso said. He’s at the Lakeshore Foundation facility in Homewood and is keen to learn how he can bring sports like wheelchair rugby and air rifle back to his home country. “It’s going to have a big impact on our lives.” “It’s about taking care of each other. It’s about taking care of the people who are left behind,” Cardoso said. Evan Campbell works with Family Health International 360. She called the Lakeshore Foundation because their facility caters to people with disabilities. “These programs are really important because they come from places that don’t have the same resources that we have here in the United States, especially in the United States.” “They can strengthen the sports community,” Campbell said. Lakeshore staff explain to these coaches how, with the resources at their disposal, they can develop a game like bocce ball in their country. “They can go home, create a ripple effect, and share what they’ve learned with their own communities and inspire them to do more change,” Campbell said. Coach Flavio is looking forward to making changes when he returns to Angola. “We don’t just look at the competitive sport aspect, we also look at the social part of it, the interaction part of it,” he said.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama –
Sport is a universal language. You don’t have to speak the same dialect to understand the goal of winning.
Flavio Cardoso is a coach and sports organizer in Angola. He joins several of these other coaches who coach athletes with disabilities in African countries like Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe.
“It was very, very good,” Cardoso said.
He’s at the Lakeshore Foundation facility in Homewood and is keen to learn how he can bring sports like wheelchair rugby and air rifle back to his home country.
“It will have a tremendous impact on our life in our community and everyday society, and on the unity of our people. So that’s what motivated us more to be here. It’s about taking care of each other. It’s about taking care of the people who are left behind,” Cardoso said.
Evan Campbell works with Family Health International 360. She called the Lakeshore Foundation because their facility caters to people with disabilities.
“These programs are really important because they come from places that don’t have the same resources that we have here in the United States, especially in the sports community,” Campbell said.
Lakeshore staff explain to these coaches how, with the resources at their disposal, they can bring a game like bocce ball to their country.
“They can come back home and make a positive impact and share what they’ve learned with their own communities and inspire more change there,” Campbell said.
Coach Flavio is looking forward to making changes when he returns to Angola.
“We’re not just looking at the competitive sport aspect, we’re also looking at the social part of it, the interaction part of it,” he said.
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