A below-the-knee amputation on Sydney Satchell's left leg after a car accident led her to volleyball that brought her a fresh sense of purpose.
Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!Howard University alumna and volleyball player Sydney Satchell will head to Paris next week to compete in the Paralympics.
It took her several months to become open to exploring paralympic sports. “My first sitting volleyball development camp in Oklahoma was February 4, 2016,” she said. “I remember walking in the gym. I was wearing my prosthetic, but I was also using a crutch to get around. We’re about to start practice. I’m saying hello to everybody and essentially everybody started disssembling…I found myself doing the same thing and was intrigued about how they got to this point.
Being involved soon led to other changes in her life. At Howard, she majored in sports management with a minor in psychology and planned to coach lacrosse, which she did for a while. After committing to sitting volleyball, she left her job and moved to Oklahoma, where the national team’s resident program is based, to pursue a dream of competing at the highest level.
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