EP27: Flashback to the Breakroom Breakdown VOL 4 with Clayton Frech
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In today’s episode, we’re going back in time to do a flashback to the Breakroom Breakdown!
Meet Clayton Frech - Co-founder of Angel City Sports, a non-profit organization for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities and visual impairments. As a valuable member of the Paralympics community, Clayton joins us to share why he entered the world of sport and disability and how every athlete in a Paralympic community has a powerful story to tell.
Inspired by his amputee son, Ezra, Clayton highlights that the acquired disability of an athlete is not a hindrance to conquering and excelling in sports! Learn through the standpoint of Clayton as an athlete, coach, & father, and discover more about Paralympics by breaking down its difference with the Olympics, its need for more appreciation with media, and how an athlete with a disability could share their potential & life stories rather than the things they can’t do!
So join in on this throwback episode and learn all about the world of Paralympics with Clayton and Kenneth today!
KEY POINTS:
- Clayton’s paralympic background and journey
- The evolution of Angel City Sports
- How disability is seen as a golden ticket in sports
- The difference between the Olympics and Paralympics
- Athlete and coach standpoint
- Ezra’s competitions and experiences in the Paralympic community
- The right light for people with disability
- Athletes with disability deserve more recognition
- Sports Saved My Life Podcast and how it shares adaptive athletes’ life stories
- Clayton’s next paralympic event
QUOTABLES:
“The unique thing about the paralympic movement is [that] athletes are organized by disability type. In Paralympic sport, you don't do age, because everyone's competing as an adult, but definitely gender. And then, disability is the other way that you're creating fairness.” – Clayton Frech
GUEST RESOURCES:
Clayton Frech
IG - @clayton.frech | www.instagram.com/clayton.frech
www.instagram.com/angelcitysports
RESOURCES:
Follow Kenneth on social media!
IG - @tiberius519 | www.instagram.com/tiberius519
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