The Walking Soccer MN Story

Walking Soccer MN was started by Etch Andrajack and Bret Gapp former soccer players and coaches. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2023, Etch in addition to boxing was looking for different types of exercise that he could take part in to delay the progression of symptoms. While searching online he discovered Walking Football and how it  helped those with Parkinson's and other movement disorders. After, talking it over with Bret Gapp and others in his boxing class they decided to start up Walking Soccer MN. The first games were played outdoors in the fall of 2025. Since then, they added indoor sessions at the White Bear Lake, MN YMCA in the colder months.