Ultimate shoulder rides

The girls arrived home from their trip with many stories to tell to their families and friends and distributing gifts and souvenirs. None of them tired of relating their feelings and thoughts about what was likely a once in a life time experience.

Soon it was time to begin preparation for the next season. Playing volleyball at a elite level requires a great deal of conditioning. Training sessions were intense and often lasted several hours leaving the players exhausted. This was necessary as games were often won or lost by outlasting your opponent.

These training sessions promoted team cohesion and camraderie and the girls often bonded forming lasting friendship. One of coaching staff had a down syndrome adult girl in her early 20's, named Sophie. She was the unofficial team mascot, atttending team practices and games, handing out towels and water, and retrieving items. All the girls  treated her as part of the team, even giving her a jersey with number 1 on it, which she wore with pride.

One day after practice, several of the girls were messing around taking turns trying all kinds of goofy shots. Sophie was invited to try her hand at returning some of the shots and setting for the hitters. Sophie tried hard but it was difficult for her since she was just a little over 5 feet tall and almost as wide as she was tall and not very athletic. The girls showed great patience with her and expressed delight whenever Sophie succeeded, or almost succeeded.

A tall african american girl (Shanuiqua), 6'3", was a particular favorite of Sophie's. Sophie looked up to her, both figuratively and literrally, because the girl was kind to her. Shaniqua was the same girl who got her first shoulder ride on the tour and immensely enjoyed it. She hugged Sophie after she made a decent try and was surprised when Sophie lifted her off the floor in her excitement. The exchange had the tall girl wondering what it would be like to ride on Sophie's shoulders.

A few minutes later everyone was ready to call it a day. As they were leaving the gym, the tall girl came over to Sophie and said she wanted to ask her a question. She asked Sophie her weight and found that Sophie outweighed her by 30 pounds. That cinched it and she asked Sophie if she could have a ride on her shoulders. Sophie was confused at first, but when she realized what was being requested, was overjoyed and readily agreed.

They walked over to the bleachers where Shaniqua, the tall girl, stood on the first step. Sophie stood in front of her and Shaniqua placed one leg and then the other over Sophie. After a little adjustment Shaniqua was comfortably seated on Sophie's shoulders with her long legs wrapped around her. She asked Sophie if she was too heavy and Sophie replied that she was really light. Shaniqua asked Sophie if she wanted to carry her around the gym. Sophie was estatic and proceeded to slowly walk with her mount riding tall "in the saddle".

Shaniqua could not believe it  Here she was mounted on top of this sturdy young girl getting carried around the entire gym. This was even better than her first ride. She was almost beside herself with excitement, lovingly tightening her legs around Sophie's neck, and stroking her hair. The movement of her mount was beginning to stir erotic feelings and she very reluctantly told Sophie to take her back over to the bleachers and put her down. She praised Sophie's strength and thanked her for the ride. Sophie responded that she really liked it.

Later, Shaniqua felt bad about taking advantage of Sophie and her condition. A few days later she apologized to Sophie for asking her for a shoulder ride. Sophie just smiled and said it was fun. Shaniqua told herself that she was not going to again use Sophie like that, but she certainly was not going to pass up any another opportunity to receive a shoulder ride.

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I posted messages before about my own personal observations and experiences. One in particular involved my beautiful wife riding on our niece’s shoulders.

Wonder if others on this board have similar observations and/or experiences with family members they would like to share. We all share the same passion so I feel sure we can provide numerous stories.

It was several years later and Amber was on vacation in the Bahamas. She and some of her family stayed at a beautiful resort hotel with a great pool. The weather was fantastic and they were having a great time. Amber hanging out at the pool attracted much attention with her 6" 4" frame, slender figure, and string bikini. she was in great shape and had even dropped 5 lbs. from her playing weight of 160 lbs.

The week was drawing to a close when she encountered her former volleyball coach who was staying at an adjacent property. The coach was there with his family, which included their down syndrome daughter Sophie. Amber was invited to come over on the last day of her vacation to have a lunch at their hotel and enjoy the pool. She readily agreed and arrived shortly after noon. She had a beach cover on which concealed her little bikini. Over lunch they reminisced over past volleyball seasons. The coach was still at the old school and she learned the squad was still doing very well.

Afterwards she went for a swim in their pool and, of course, attracted much attention from the crowd around the pool. She noticed Sophie in the shallow water and went over to her. She asked if Sophie knew her from the volleyball team. Sophie responded that she was a big fan but too shy to talk to her. Amber thought that was really sweet, but she had an ulterior motive. Amber loved shoulder rides and remembered that Sophie had bragged about giving another of Amber's teammates, Shaniqua, a shoulder ride in the gym.

Amber whispered in Sophie's ear that she would be honored if Sophie could carry her on her shoulders. Sophie was surprised at first since she was a little over 5' tall and Amber towered over her, but Amber insisted that she was sure she could succeed. Amber turned her back to Sophie and spread her legs. With her long legs, Amber's butt was still above the water line. She told Sophie to duck down, put her head between her legs, and stand up. Sophie was nervous and had some trouble getting adjusted under her mount. Amber helped by pushing off the pool bottom and in no time she was on Sophie's broad shoulders.

It was hard to tell who was more excited. Amber wrapped her long legs around Sophie, tucked her feet behind her back, and sat up straight with her hands resting lightly on her mount's head. Several people in the pool applauded at this effort. Sophie tightly gripped the thighs of her rider to keep balanced. Amber looked down at her mount and asked the obligatory question if she was too heavy to which Sophie responded not at all.

Wow what an experience! Amber had received numerous shoulder rides in the past, but they were usually from her older brothers in her youth. They were bigger and stronger and she had liked the rides. However; she always wanted to try riding on someone much shorter than her. Now here she was mounted on this short, powerful young woman, feeling wonderful, and wanting not to get down. Sophie was not sure what to do so she stood still. Amber asked her to move to the other side of the pool to show her family what she could do. What Amber really wanted was to feel the movement beneath her and enjoy the ride. Sophie was thrilled as she had an adult woman, whom she greatly admired, up on her shoulders. They got to the other side and many photos were taken by Sophie's family.

After the photos, Amber asked Sophie to carry her back to the other side since Amber was not ready for ride to end. Amber was surprised to notice that the water was so shallow that her feet were not covered. Sophie was bearing her entire weight without struggling a bit. What a thrill! When they got to the other side. Amber asked Sophie to gently put her down. She hugged Sophie and said it was great to see her and thanked her for the ride. Sophie just smiled and likely put it in her memory bank.