Cheerleading
Team Information
The Winter Cheerleading Varsity team attends all NFA boys basketball home games. They also compete in ECC cheerleading competitions. They promote all athletics at pep rallies; getting the campus pumped up for each season.
Schedule
Basketball Home Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Result | Score | Status |
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vs.
St. Bernard
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | L | 54-69 | |
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vs.
Fitch
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | W | 77-54 | |
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vs.
Waterford
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | W | 58-56 | |
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vs.
Bishop Hendricken (RI)
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | L | 64-56 OT | |
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vs.
Woodstock Academy
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | W | 64-52 | |
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vs.
New London
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Norwich Free Academy-Alumni Gym | L | 69 - 62 | |
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vs.
Glastonbury
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Fitch High School-Main Gym | W | 80-66 |
Coaches
Shaheer Ahmed, Head Coach
Shaheer Ahmed, who took over our program in 2021, began his cheerleading career in 2015 as a student at NFA. He was a three-year member of the team, cheering both on the sidelines and competitively. He went on to attend UCONN and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physiology and Neurobiology with a minor in Psychology. He was a two-year member of the UCONN cheerleading team. Shaheer’s passion for cheerleading remained as strong as the day he started and often returned back to NFA to support his former teammates at both practices and competitions. During his first season as coach, his squad finished second at the ECC cheer competition, as well as a strong finish at the states competition, qualifying the team for an invite-only, Team of the Year competition, a first in program history.