Stadium erupts in cheers when visually impaired girl scores in basketball game video goes viral
A heartwarming video of a blind high schoolbasketball player scoring a bucket as the whole school cheers her has gone viral.
Jules Hoogland, 17, can be seen preparing to shoot as the 2,500 people inside the gym watch in silence.
Classroom aide Cheryl Beute then taps the bottom of the backboard with a yellow pole to signal the location of the hoop, before Hoogland takes her shot.
A heart-touching video of a visually-impaired girl acing a shot at a basketball court, which has recently gone viral, is winning praise for all the right reasons. Posted by Zeeland Public Schools Unified Basketball, the clip is a reassurance to people about hope in humanity.
In the video, Jules Hoogland, who is blind, is seen attempting a shot from a distance into the hoop. The girl lost her eyesight when she was three but her perseverance has never dampened her spirit.
Zeeland East senior Ally Guffey, who assisted Hoogland on the court, is also seen standing behind her. Before Hoogland could take her shot, the packed auditorium of 2,500 people went pin-drop silent while classroom helper Cheryl Beute is seen slowly hitting the bottom of the board with a stick to signal the location of the hoop.
After a few taps on the board, the much-talented Hoogland made her shot that went straight away into the hoot. Following which, fans went wild, screaming and cheering for the girl.
“I was like, ‘Everyone’s staring at me but I can’t see them staring at me.’ So, this is good,” Hoogland told FOX 17.
