The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 118 – A Conversation with Alvin Suarez, a Goalball Player and Coach, Beep Baseball Player, and Musician

In Episode 118 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Alvin Suarez from New York City. During the conversation, the longtime adaptive athlete and coach spoke about:

• His early years growing up in New York City
• His visual impairment
• His education attending both mainstream schools and a school for the blind
• His day job and unique side hustle
• His experience playing adaptive sports as a youngster and what drew him back to participating in them well into adulthood
• His journeys in goalball and beep baseball
• His experience as a goalball coach for a women’s team
• His band with other visually impaired musicians and the music they’ve produced

Learn more about beep baseball and the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) at http://nbba.org.

Check out his band, Los Ciegos del Barrio, on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/losciegosdelbarrio.

Suarez is involved in a fundraiser with the New York Association of Blind Athletes on Wednesday, July 17 at Reif’s Bar at 302 East 92^nd Street, Manhattan, NY. For more info, check out the NYABA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/p/New-York-Goalball-Sport-for-the-Blind-Visually-Impaired-100063486644438/.