Walking soccer for adults 21+ who still love the game —
but need a safer pace due to injury, disability, age, or mobility changes.
What is Walking Soccer?
No running or sprinting
low-impact, safety- first play
Competitive and social
Designed for adults returning to the game
Why Rooted FC exists
Because the desire to play never truly leaves. So instead of letting the game go - Rooted FC was created to reimagine it. To give players a way to keep playing, keep belonging, and stay rooted in the game they love… just at a different pace.
You belong here if…
You’re navigating injury, age, or mobility changes.
You miss the feeling of the ball at your feet.
You’ve been watching from the sidelines, enjoying the game, yet feeling that quiet pull to step back onto the field.
You stepped away from soccer - but the love never left.
If this sounds like you…
come back to your roots. The game has been waiting.
ROOTED IN…
Resilience:
We honor every comeback story and every new version of strength
Timeless love for the game:
The passion that defies age and circumstances.
Community:
Everyone belongs here - on and off the pitch.
Longevity:
Soccer becomes part of you. It doesn’t have to end. It just evolves.
High-Vibe positivity:
We protect the energy, the culture, the joy.
Passion with purpose:
We play hard, love deeper, and lead with heart.
Adults 21+
6-week session
1 game per week
Low-impact, walking soccer - no running
Small sided games in a relaxed environment
High-Vibe energy and positivity
How it works
Joining the interest list doesn’t commit you to anything - it just keeps you in the loop as Rooted FC deepens its roots.
The game doesn’t have to end.
Founder
Story
I fell in love with soccer when I was young — not casually, but deeply. It wasn’t just a sport to me… it became part of who I was. Soccer taught me how to fight, how to lead, and how to show up with discipline and heart even when no one is watching.
Then life had other plans.
A traumatic accident while playing the game I loved led to eight surgeries in four years, countless setbacks, and a life I never planned — one shaped by limitations, obstacles, and chronic pain.
The things that once felt effortless — running, sprinting, pivoting — became the very things I may never do again.
But just because your body changes doesn’t mean your love for the game disappears.
It doesn’t fade. It doesn’t move on. It stays.
For a long time, I grieved the athlete I used to be. I tried to accept that soccer would become something I only watched from the sidelines. And don’t get me wrong — watching my boys play means more to me than I can put into words. It’s emotional in the best way: proud, grateful, amazed.
But deep down, something still felt missing.
After my most recent surgery — a spinal cord stimulator to help manage some of the pain — I was finally able to get outside with my boys again. Passing. Juggling. Laughing. Making memories I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to make.
And feeling the ball at my feet again felt like my heart was saying:
“I can’t say goodbye to this. Not fully. Not forever.”
That’s where Rooted FC began — born from heartbreak, but built from hope.
Rooted FC exists for the injured. The disabled. The older athlete. The ones who still feel that pull in their chest when they hear a ball being kicked or step onto a field — anyone whose body changed before their love for the game did.
Walking soccer is more than a modification. It’s a return. A place where resilience is respected, positivity is protected, and community comes first.
Some days acceptance is still hard. Some days I’m still angry at what has changed. But I refuse to let what tried to break me be the end of my story.
Instead, I’m choosing to let it shape something good.
That’s who Rooted FC is for — the part of you that never stopped loving the game, even when life forced you to play differently.
I’m staying rooted — in hope, in healing, and in the love of the game.
Founder & League Director
