Tag Archives: Needs

Cheerleading for all: Squad allows special needs people to participate – Journal Times

Behrendt is one of eight special needs individuals on Union Grove’s Inspire cheer team, which pairs helper cheerleaders with developmentally disabled people for a rare type of competition squad. The special needs people practice and compete with the …
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The Daily Item: East Lynn Pop Warner needs help to send 3 squads to nationals – Daily Item

Although East Lynn has sent both football and cheerleading teams to the nationals in the past, having three cheerleading squads (A, B and C) qualify in the same year is a first. “We’ve had one team (at a time) make it this far in the past but, in the history I’m …
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Paw Prints Special Needs Cheer Squad Levels Playing Field – Patch.com

Since she was young, Jo Anne Jagodzinski watched her little sister struggle. Jaci, now 14, can’t talk. She’s not potty trained. And she copes with epilepsy and autism. This summer, Jo Anne, a senior at Plant High and co-captain of the cheer team, came up with …
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say – Marietta Times

While there are still traditional cheerleading squads that support schools’ athletic teams, some schools and private clubs have separate cheerleading teams that compete against other teams. Kali Wald of Elburn, Ill., suffered a serious concussion last year …
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