his or her team members try the sweep the ice in front of the stone with a broom. All of these activities are fun‚ but I don’t think they should be considered sports. I feel if stone gliding is considered an Olympic sport‚ then doing aerial flips‚ cheering‚ and tossing people in the air should definitely
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thought was that I was going to get picked on by all the other girls because I was so little and shy‚ but it turned out to be totally different. As the years progressed and I reached middle school‚ I started cheering for the Harrisburg Cougars. Cheering for the Cougars was nothing like cheering for the Packers. Games were twice as crowded and the cheerleading squad was filled with plenty of girls. Everyone had to
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wanted to try out for competitive cheerleading. The question here is‚ “how did cheerleading change my life?” Well‚ thinking back to that year‚ I was in a dark place and I could not find hope anywhere‚ no matter how hard I searched. In the time spent cheering I found confidence‚ my best friend‚ and a reason to live. Confidence is a big deal when it comes to being a cheerleader it is a required characteristic that is built up within the sport itself. Before cheerleading I was the quiet‚ timid girl just
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spellbound. Even the event had been delayed because of the rain‚ but it stills be continued after an hour. There were about 700 students. Most of them were competitors and spectators. Some of them were the official and members of the cheering teams. There were four
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if not higher than getting hurt in football‚ basketball‚ volleyball‚ lacrosse‚ tennis‚ etc. People don’t acknowledge what cheerleaders do in detail‚ they know the basics which is why they believe it isn’t a sport. By “the basics” I mean simple cheering. Even that is difficult‚ having to do exact sharp motions with your arms‚ moving from place to place to different formations‚ and yelling your lungs out loud enough for your audience to distinguish your voice as an individual. It seriously isn’t
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themselves or their peers to be as fit as they can be. In a study on cheerleaders‚ 39% of the girls said their squad would have regular weigh-ins to ensure that all the girls were maintaining a weight. About 40% of the same girls agreed that their cheering would improve if they lost 5 pounds (Reel & Gill‚ 1996). These girls‚ whether they participate in competitions or not‚ have so much more going on than just training. These girls are pushed to their limits while maintaining a weight; they are constantly
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cheerleading team is a lot. For instance‚ “Cheerleading‚ team activity in which elements of dance and acrobatics are combined with shouted slogans in order to entertain spectators at sporting events and to encourage louder and more-enthusiastic cheering.” (Laura Anne Grindstaff).It takes a lot to be a successful cheerleader so I don’t know why people wouldn’t consider it as a sport. Cheerleading a sport is because of the hard work and effort that is put towards it. For example‚ as a Monroe High
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Do you want to know how to get the crowd going? Cheerleaders do it everyday; it only takes 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Cheerleading began over 100 years ago. “Basically the guy is the frame. The girl’s a piece of art‚” says Justin Carrier‚ a former cheerleader (Valliant 13). Cheerleading has evolved from an all male activity to mostly female and some co-ed squads. In order to fully understand cheerleading one needs to know the history‚ proper techniques‚ and benefits of being a cheerleader. Competitiveness
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Most people have an activity that they highly enjoy and would recommend to other people close to them. Some activities that people enjoy can be educational while others are more of a hobby. An activity that is educational that I enjoy doing is cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader every year since I was seven years old. Needless to say‚ I love the sport and everything that has to do within the sport. Cheerleading is a sport that teaches discipline‚ assertiveness‚ and how to form bonds with other
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school and reality struck hard when I realized that some people aren’t able to get help from an experience cheerleader as myself. That was the moment I started caring about the other cheerleaders and became determined to help them improve in their cheering. I was getting ready to go help the cheerleaders when all of a sudden it started to pour. Rain flooded the roads and wind whipped the trees‚ but I was determined to complete my task. My dad drove me to the school and from there I help them with a
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