A Deaf Football Team Takes California by Storm
November 21, 2021 8:58 AM Subscribe
Underdogs no more. No one is disparaging the Cubs anymore. This season, they are undefeated — the highest-ranked team in their Southern California division. Through 11 games, they have not so much beaten their opponents as flattened them.
Many players and staff use the word loneliness to describe how they felt in mainstream settings, surrounded by people yet isolated. And teachers and parents recount how students blossomed in an all-deaf environment.
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Many players and staff use the word loneliness to describe how they felt in mainstream settings, surrounded by people yet isolated. And teachers and parents recount how students blossomed in an all-deaf environment.
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posted by clawsoon at 10:07 AM on November 21, 2021 [13 favorites]
Ironically, the football huddle was I had heard the referee signals were originally for deaf players, but apparently they were developed for spectators.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:32 AM on November 21, 2021
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:32 AM on November 21, 2021
FYI, they won again Friday night. Judging by the score, it must have been a real barn burner!
posted by Big Al 8000 at 11:47 AM on November 21, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by Big Al 8000 at 11:47 AM on November 21, 2021 [3 favorites]
Being able to communicate a broad variety of meanings visually is such a versatile superpower. A friend's parents used exaggerated ASL to "shout" in situations where actual shouting was impractical due to background noise or just sheer distance - SO useful. I remember once they were able to tell each other full sentences across a lake. No chance of hearing each other yell from that far, and this was before cell phones were a thing people had, but they could squint and see signs well enough to get meaning across. I'm glad these kids are athletic enough to be able to exploit this advantage for all it's worth! Good for them.
posted by potrzebie at 12:50 PM on November 21, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by potrzebie at 12:50 PM on November 21, 2021 [1 favorite]
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