Listen to Lindsey Cioffi talk about the first game she cheered at for her school in Bridgeport Connecticut:
"I didn't sleep the night before I was so excited," said 15 year od Lindsey. "I got the uniform and it fit OK. It was cold and wet at the game, and I was nervous. The nervousness went away about the middle of the first half. We led cheers and got in the Friendship Ring. The other cheerleaders were so nice."
And so it began. After weeks of practicing with the rest of the cheerleading squad, Lindsey got over her nervousness and is now an old hand at cheerleading.
Her mother approached her high school principal to talk about starting a cheerleading squad for students in wheelchairs and was told there was no reason, since the school had a policy of being inclusive, that Lindsey couldn't try out for the regular cheerleading squad. So she showed up as one of 30 people trying out for about 20 spots - and made it. She did admit she was nervous when she saw people doing flips.
To read more about her experiences and see pictures of Lindsey, click above.
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