Playing at Wembley! – A story by Luke Chadwick
As a child it was my ultimate ambition to play at Wembley Stadium, I was encapsulated by the place! I would wait all year for FA Cup Final day where the game would be broadcast live on the TV, one of the few games that would be shown live back then and I would watch […]
Being part of a team – Insight by Ex-Manchester United player Luke Chadwick
Being part of a team is a fantastic feeling. I’ve been lucky enough to be part of many teams on my life’s journey to date, and I can honestly say I’ve loved being part of every single one. Of course there have been ups and downs and plenty of challenges along the way but working […]
Life skills before football skills – By Luke Chadwick
Football is without a doubt an incredible game, for many of us it encapsulates us at a young age and we develop a lifelong love for it, as a child I started playing the game for one reason and that was because I enjoyed it. There was no thought of becoming a professional player, it […]
The Journey so far – By Luke Chadwick
The journey of the Football Fun Factory has been quite a remarkable one to date, and despite all that has so far happened we are still really in our infancy. It’s hard to believe that it’s over 6 years ago now that James launched the programmes in Red Lodge, a small village in Suffolk, to […]
Decisions, Decisions… An Article by Luke Chadwick
We have decisions to make on a daily basis, in fact on a minute to minute basis a lot of the time, either consciously or subconsciously we’re forever making them. Some are quite simple and some are very hard. But regardless of the size of them we are forever making them, which is a good […]
Understanding Yourself – By Luke Chadwick
The most important relationship we ever build in life is with ourselves, having the understanding of ourselves is of paramount importance to make the most out of the journey of life. That’s a pretty deep start I know but let me embellish more about my journey, one that I’m still going on today! Growing up […]