St. Bart’s Buddy Cheerleaders win national title in Orlando, Fl
Found this great article about a special needs cheerleading team.
The six girls, ranging from 11 to 15 years old, had beaten the odds and captured the National Challenger Division championship at the National Pop Warner Cheerleader Competition in Walt Disney World Dec. 4.
“The Pop Warner Challenger Division is an extension of the organization’s philosophy that there is a place in sports for every child regardless of their ability or skills,” said Mary McArdle of East Brunswick, former cheer coordinator of the St. Bart’s Pop Warner League. “Children who participate in challenger teams, football or cheerleading, can have any kind of disability – learning, physical, cognitive, developmental or behavioral.”
