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Milton Resident Practices with New England Revolution Players at a Clinic for Children with Disabilities

Those who attended the clinic were able to build confidence and practice their soccer skills with four professional soccer players.

From New England Revolution: Orobosa ‘Roby’ Erhabor, 2, from Milton, MA, attended the “Spaulding & Mass General Hospital Co-Clinic” for children with disabilities, in partnership with the New England Revolution on August 22 at Empower Field in Foxboro, MA. Roby, who has spina bifida, practiced penalty kicks and effective dribbling with Revolution goalkeeper Cody Cropper and other New England Revolution players throughout the day. Those who attended the clinic were able to build confidence and practice their soccer skills with four professional soccer players from the Revolution. The clinic and soccer-related exercises were run by the coaches of the Revolution Academy and the New England Revolution players.

Orobosa ‘Roby’ Erhabor, age 2 of Milton, MA practiced with New England Revolution goalkeeper Cody Cropper on a soccer drill during the “Spaulding & Mass General Hospital Co-Clinic” for children with disabilities.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Center and the New England Revolution partner yearly to provide kids with disabilities the opportunity to learn how to play the sport. Now over a decade old, this annual clinic had more than 100 kids participating in the event.

Photo courtesy of New England Evolution

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