Teen With Fragile X Syndrome Bonds With Natick Field Hockey Team

NATICK, MA - OCTOBER 31: Jason Mazzola, the son of Natick field hockey assistant coach Lizzie Mazzola, helps warm up a team goalie during practice in Natick, MA on Oct. 31, 2017. Mazzola, who suffers from Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder, has bonded with the team. When Lizzie Mazzola began coaching at Natick in 2015, Jason was attending Learning Prep School in Newton. But he loves sports and wanted to watch the field hockey practices at Natick High, so he would come with his mother and do so from afar. In no time, the girls embraced him as a part of the team. And in February, he transferred from Learning Prep to Natick High. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)