Previously I worked for 14 years with another organisation providing sports opportunities for visually impaired people of all ages.

As one of the only guys in the team who is visually impaired, I think that the children have a special trust with me because they know I won't put them in dangerous situations. However, as a visually impaired person, I know the world can be cruel and you have to have confidence to take the bumps and bangs. Sport provides great benefits in terms of building confidence and self-esteem, improving social skills and independence.

Parents of visually impaired children can tend to wrap them up in cotton wool. I will see young boys of 14 who have never kicked a football, even though they have siblings who have perfect sight. We try to show them that children can take part and enjoy the process.

There is so much evidence that sport for children can be hugely rewarding. Even just meeting others and finding out they face the same challenges has its benefits. We always set the level of provision to the needs of the child. We also have children who may be in wheelchairs, so we cater for them too.

I helped set up the first Welsh club in Cwmbran and am now helping to open other clubs. This involves assessing venues for suitability in terms of accessibility, health and safety and light levels. I also identify and recruit coaches, club co-ordinators and volunteers for the clubs. Although sports coaches have qualifications, they don't usually have qualifications in working with visually impaired children, so I've developed a programme to train them.