In American football, the midfielder plays an important role in commanding attacks, but in California there is a team where the person in charge of this position is a blind teenager. So how did the boy play football without seeing the field or other players?

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According to CNN, this teenager named Jasen Bracy lives in Modesto, California. He was diagnosed with retinoblastoma when he was only 1 year old.

In the years that followed, although Jasen underwent many treatments but none were effective, he finally lost his sight completely at the age of 7. Jasen said that he could only distinguish between day and night.

Jasen has always loved sports, especially rugby. Even after losing his sight, he was still very passionate about this sport and determined to join the American National Football League (NFL).

When Jasen was 13 years old, his father gave him an iPhone, resulting in him secretly calling the local football team to see if the team would accept him to join or not. .

At that time, only coach David Nichols of the Modesto Raiders football team gave him the opportunity to try out.

Although David was a bit skeptical at first, Jasen’s quickness in putting on the uniform and his skillful playing skills on the soccer field despite not being able to see anything really surprised this team.

Jasen plays football by memory. He memorized the defensive positions of each team member. His father stood outside the football field to give him directions through a wireless radio so he could hear through his helmet.

Mr. David said Jasen knew where he was standing and where he had to put the ball, as well as knowing where the other players were and how to score points.

In September this year, with Jasen at the helm, this team defeated a team that refused to accept him, which proved his strength.

David said that since Jasen joined the team, he has become the focus of the team and changed the way his teammates look at life.

“He showed us that nothing is impossible, which influenced other boys.”

Jasen is very grateful to his father, teammates and coaches, he thanks them for giving him the opportunity to pursue his dream.

“I am especially grateful to my coach for giving me the opportunity to wear shoulder pads and helmets and demonstrate what I can do on the football field.”

Thanh Truc (According to Epoch Times)

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