"The opportunities that have come along for Noah since having his disability have been amazing and that's only been achieved by the help of the Premier League, Everton in the Community and Liverpool. Without them, we wouldn't have this opportunity. We wouldn't get it anywhere else."
Noah's dad John
To mark this week's International Day of Persons With Disabilities, we are taking a look at how Premier League community programmes are providing football sessions that are accessible for all.
Noah is a diehard Liverpool fan but that doesn't stop him being the heartbeat of his Everton in the Community disability team.
And watching him in the thick of the action with his friends at one of the Premier League Disability Football Festivals this summer, it is hard to believe that it wasn't that long ago that Noah was using a wheelchair for 18 months.
Noah has Perthes disease, a condition where his thigh bone disintegrates because the blood supply to the hip joint is interrupted.
Major surgery removed the affected bone but his recovery was slow and frustrating, especially for a young lad who is football crazy.
"It was very difficult," he says. "I couldn't stand watching my mates play without me. I hated it. I was sad all the time."
That's when he started working with Everton in the Community and their inclusive PE lessons delivered through Premier League Primary Stars.
"It's amazing being with Everton in the Community," he says. "They include you in PE, they do good lessons with you. They help you mentally. If you are having a bad day, they help you talk about your emotions.
"It has helped me massively because it's very hard with Perthes, I was depressed for a bit.
"When you are in a wheelchair, sometimes it felt like I was being talked at instead of being talked to. The coaches at Everton talked to me. It felt amazing to be included. It's hard to put into words what it means.
"I've changed a lot. When I first got Perthes, I was angry and I would lash out, now I'm a lot calmer. That's all down to Everton."
Noah lives with Perthes on a daily basis; some days are worse than others and he can go from moving fairly freely to having to use his wheelchair again. There is also the possibility that it will affect him for the rest of his life.
"He is just so mentally strong," says Noah's mum Danielle. "There probably will always be some sort of restrictions. Sometimes he can only do five minutes but for him, those five minutes playing in his team, playing with his friends, are worth that pain.
Elena Barton
"I am the Senior Curriculum Coordinator for Everton in the Community and I've been working with Noah and the rest of the boys for about four years. Noah is so emotionally aware and he's developing the skills to create a team atmosphere. He wants everyone to feel connected and is so inspiring to the rest of the class. Noah is one of those kids that if they stay on track and stay driven, I'd love them to be in my job when they're older. It's quite emotional to see him get the opportunity to lead a team and to shine. He's clearly learned a lot from all the Everton coaches to be a captain and we're really impressed with him. For all of the children at the festival, I hope it gives them belief that they can go on to a football team, that disability is not going to stop them. They can achieve whatever they want."
"Every day he wakes up, you can see that he is in pain and nothing stops him. He wants everybody to know that although he might have Perthes, it's not the end of the world, you can carry on and it does get better."
When he's not able to take part in a full PE session, Noah readily volunteers to help out in other ways and, with the support and encouragement of Everton in the Community staff, he is now taking on leadership roles.
"Helping out with the coaching is amazing," he says. "People start to look up to you. If I'm kind to someone, everyone will be kind.
"With the experiences I went through, it's important to me. I want to be a sports coach. I wouldn't have gone down this path if it wasn't for Everton. They're so nice. They ask you what you want to do, they don't tell you."
Through his involvement with Everton in the Community, Noah and his team-mates were given the chance to compete at the Wolverhampton Wanderers training ground this summer as part of three Premier League Disability Football Festivals.
Premier League Disability Football Festivals were an opportunity for hundreds of participants to showcase abilities and celebrate how football has made an impact on their lives.
And for Everton, a special day was made even more memorable when Noah's team came away with one of the winning trophies.
"It means everything to be a part of the festival," he says. "I don't know how to describe it, it's that good. You meet new people and you get to play football, which is the best thing.
"Three years ago, I wouldn't have thought I would have been good enough to play for Everton here. I'd put myself down a lot. This is the best feeling on earth, especially when you get to lift the trophy.
"I get to be happy again. I'm not sad all of the time. I'm making a lot of friends through football. I'm a lot more mature, I see the world differently."
This summer's Premier League Disability Football Festivals were a celebration of how the Premier League's community programmes - Premier League Kicks, Premier League Inspires and Premier League Primary Stars - connect young people aged from five to 18 with football, providing positive opportunities to help them reach their potential.
