Gymnastics enveloped my childhood. My wardrobe consisted mostly of multicolored leotards. My house was constantly dusted with white gymnastics chalk. My walls were covered in posters of Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson‚ Olympians who I idolized. Years of my life were spent transfixed on this sport which strives for a seemingly unattainable perfection. Yet‚ the dedication and discipline that gymnastics taught me will stay with me forever‚ and these traits have helped me to discover new goals‚ even
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Gymnastics: everybody knows it as “people who do flips.” One might have even wanted to be a gymnast when he or she was little. Like any sport‚ you always have t vbo start with the basics before you can go on and learn the harder skills that the sport has to offer. When you first start gymnastics‚ you might learn the basic skills like cartwheels‚ handstands‚ and backbends. Even though these are just basic skills‚ they have a lot of importance with more complex skills. Take‚ for example‚ a front walkover
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I can’t say I am perfect at what I do‚ which is cheerleading‚ but I do consider them one of my talents and skills. I also have a strong passion for it. I started cheering in the 6th grade‚ and it has been the only sport I have ever done. My first day of cheer‚ I was completely lost at everything and I had the word “flyer” thrown at me‚ which I had no clue of what to do. I was put to do the basic stunts‚ I didn’t really know what I was doing‚ but I slowly learned throughout the first season. Even
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I want to try out for the varsity cheerleading team because I want to be able to represent my school and show how even though we are considered a low economic funded school we have just as much spirit as the highly funded schools. Also‚ I was in cheerleading since I was young‚ and I joined the JV team last year and really learned to love the sport. A contribution I can make to the cheer team is providing my service and devoted commitment to the organization by being there for the fundraisers‚ games
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thought-provoking piece on “what is a sport” touches down on Olympic soil where gymnastics in the Summer Games‚ and figure skating in the Winter Games take center stage in this raging debate (Orlansky). Although
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deal with whether Callie Smartt should be able to cheer on the cheerleading team or not. Due to her disability‚ she automatically made the team without trying out. The second question has to deal with whether Casey Martin was allowed to use the golf cart. The tournament did not let the golfers drive golf carts‚ but Casey had a disability‚ so he fought for his position of needing the golf cart for his health. The purpose of cheerleading is to cheer for the team‚ celebrate their job well done‚ and to
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As a gymnast the gym is a family and every family has its problems. As I look through my collection of gymnastics items I come across an old score card obtained during my last year at Gold Cup Gymnastics. Upon picking it up I realize the competition it’s from is the 2013 Gold Cup Classic and I can’t repress my chuckle‚ “Oh the days.” I cannot help but take a moment to recall how all the literal blood‚ sweat‚ and tears I’d had led to that moment when I stood up for myself and my team because as a
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Blasco English 101 November 29th 2010 Should Cheerleading be Considered a Sport? A sport is defined as “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” (Dictionary.com). Someone can’t roll out of bed and be an amazing cheerleader. Cheerleading is an activity that takes massive amounts of skill and physical prowess‚ but on July 22nd of 2010 Connecticut Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled competitive cheerleading as not being a sport. Considering the physical
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Is It Snow Boarding or Gymnastics? Introduction Since the 1960s‚ snowboarding has been growing by leaps and bounds (Turnbull‚ Keogah and Kilding). At the moment‚ it is one of the fastest growing sports. Itsinclusion as a Winter Olympics sport is credited with the growth. As one of the most popular sporting events in the world‚ Winter Olympics provides snowboarding with enough exposure. Triple and double corks have transformed snowboarding into an acrobatic show. Most moves from riders resemble
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out and slammed right on the ground by a 250 pound linebacker!” “Well‚ in cheerleading you can get dropped straight to the ground from twenty feet in the air!” It is all endless. They will go on and on constantly bashing each other’s sports only to always come to no conclusion of which one overpowers the other. It is a topic that has been debated about for as long as we can remember. Considering my background of cheerleading‚ I may be a bit bias and favor my own sport‚ but I can honestly say there
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