Cheerleading Is A Sport
Recently one sport has been very controversial on whether it is considered a sport or not. This sport would be cheerleading. A sport is defined by an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading meets these requirements so it is a sport.
One sport very similar to cheer is gymnastics. Gymnastics consist of performing on uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vaulting horse. Gymnastics and cheer both consist of performing to an audience. They practice and rehearse their routines to get them just perfect. Also, tumbling in gymnastics is often used by cheerleaders. Nothing gets the crowd more excited than a cheerleader pulling off some cool flips. So if gymnastics is considered a sport why isn’t cheerleading? They both require large amounts of strength. Gymnastics need their strength in order to hold themselves up and cheerleaders need their strength in order to put their flyers in the air. …show more content…
Many people think how hard can it be to just wave some pom-poms around and do some cheers, but cheerleading is more than that. In the summer, cheerleaders practice almost every day. They practice in rain or shine. Throughout their practices they run, lift, condition, learn new cheers, and try new stunts. The running and lifting are the same amounts other sports do if not more. The new stunts that they try aren't just easy stunts that you get on the first try. They do 360's, kickfulls, . In order to do these stunts, cheerleaders have to be strong. If they try a new complicated stunt and they are not strong enough, it can result in everyone getting hurt in the stunt
One sport very similar to cheer is gymnastics. Gymnastics consist of performing on uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vaulting horse. Gymnastics and cheer both consist of performing to an audience. They practice and rehearse their routines to get them just perfect. Also, tumbling in gymnastics is often used by cheerleaders. Nothing gets the crowd more excited than a cheerleader pulling off some cool flips. So if gymnastics is considered a sport why isn’t cheerleading? They both require large amounts of strength. Gymnastics need their strength in order to hold themselves up and cheerleaders need their strength in order to put their flyers in the air. …show more content…
Many people think how hard can it be to just wave some pom-poms around and do some cheers, but cheerleading is more than that. In the summer, cheerleaders practice almost every day. They practice in rain or shine. Throughout their practices they run, lift, condition, learn new cheers, and try new stunts. The running and lifting are the same amounts other sports do if not more. The new stunts that they try aren't just easy stunts that you get on the first try. They do 360's, kickfulls, . In order to do these stunts, cheerleaders have to be strong. If they try a new complicated stunt and they are not strong enough, it can result in everyone getting hurt in the stunt