The Only Way Is KeepieUppie

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Some people who are just born with a seemingly supernatural ability to make a ball do exactly what they want.

Think Best, think Pele, Messi and Ronaldo, think Kieran ‘Tarzan’ O’Brien…

There are others, of course, who, when it comes to that beautiful game of 22 players, 2 linesmen and 20,000 referees, really should just stay on the coach.

Watching Adam Harris kick a ball around this evening outside the Hillside Church, I think it’s fair to say that his comfy seat is assured.

Be the holy, he’s bad. Despite the fact that Adam is a notoriously good sport.

The missed kicks and nose-led headies are all for a good cause though, the AsIAm founder here to let Greystones know all about their new Keepie Uppie Challenge.

Which, let us be clear, has nothing to do with the old Greystones swingers game.

The idea is simple – post a video on social media, giving it your best shot as you try and keep that ball up in the air for as long as you can, and then elect four friends to do the same. Support for these efforts can be made with a donation of €4 to the autism charity by simply texting FOOTBALL to 50300.

And don’t forget to hashtag your fine footballing video with #KeepieUppieChallenge, which will put you in line for one of the daily prizes on offer, and will also put your name in the hat to join one of four prize winners at the, eh, keepie uppie finals on August 1st at the Aviva Stadium.

Which, eh, is a real thing. Honest. And there are two Premier League tickets up for grabs too! More info here.

With the mighty Seán Whooley by his side – that’s his golf-loving mum, Eileen, taking on the challenge [left] – we managed to grab a few minutes, and the ball, with Adam to find out more…

You can find out more about AsIAm on their website here, about the KeepieUppieChallenge here, and check out our earlier interviews with the bould Adam here.