against another or others for entertainment.” Most activities are either a sport or they are not. It’s simple‚ but there is one that tends to confuse people‚ cheerleading. People cannot agree on whether cheerleading takes on the task of being a sport. A reason some people may not know might be a result of them not understanding cheer. Cheerleading is made up of five main components: stunting‚ tumbling‚ dancing‚ jumping‚ and cheering. The two main and most impressing aspects of the sport‚ tumbling and
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| Throughout many years‚ cheerleading has been believed to be an enjoyable group activity to stay fit and healthy. However‚ cheerleading has been a leading reason for eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia among all other sports. Bulimia is less severe than anorexia because bulimic people tend to consume a minimal quantity of calories‚ while anorexic people perceive their body as fatter than it actually is and starve themselves. However‚ they are both dangerous
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Competitive cheerleading is an aggressive sport; from throwing athletes in the air‚ to flipping heels-over-head in a gymnastics-like tumbling pass. Behind the cheer activity lays a family‚ one that consists of the gym owner(s)‚ management‚ coaches‚ athletes‚ and their relatives. My gym‚ CG Athletics All Star Cheer & Dance‚ opened in 2016 with three full-season cheerleading squads. Between last season and this season‚ we have lost a handful of athletes to other gyms for various reasons. Likewise‚
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The Math of Stunting The vigorous nature of the sport cheerleading‚ demands a hold on the understanding of how both the forces that are applied and those one experiences will affect one’s performance in a stunt or trick. Physics and mathematics can be found everywhere in cheerleading: 8-counts direct a dancing routine‚ weight distribution determines a three level stunt. The highly structured nature of cheerleading‚ with all of its formations and different groupings of‚ in Columbia River’s case‚
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possible to decrease the previously listed behaviors by teaching the children with autism games and almost any form of physical activity (Yilmaz‚ Konukman‚ Birkan‚ & Yarardag 2010). The purpose of this study is to determine the potential benefits of gymnastics in children with autism. Chien-Yu Pan did a study on the amount of time a student with and without autism spent having physical activity during physical education (PE) class and during recess. Pan found that children with autism spent about the
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Cheerleading; a competitive sport based on organized routines of two and a half minutes‚ which include tumbling‚ dance‚ jumps‚ cheers‚ and stunting. No. Cheerleading does not consist of preppy girls from the movies who wear short skirts and who barely cheer at their highschool’s football games. It’s a lot more than that. Cheerleading consists of hardwork‚ detemination‚ athleticism‚ agility‚ and teamwork just like every other sport. Whether it’s throwing their flyer ten feet into the air without
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The Controversial Sport of Cheerleading Nikki Johnson Cheerleading is just one of those activities‚ which cause many controversial upheavals. Whether it is the outfits they are wearing or the moves they are doing‚ there is always a problem it seems like. I mean just think about how many times you may have seen something you don’t like or agree with cheerleaders doing. Well I guess that’s just the wonderful world of cheerleading. Cheerleading can be a great sport to become involved in‚ but
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Cheerleading- Past Time or Sport? “While cheerleading evokes images of pompoms and pleated skirts‚ it has relied on increasingly athletic feats of grace and strength in recent years. As participants have perfected their basket tosses and pyramids‚ and mounted ambitious floor routines‚ a complicated and emotional question has arisen: has cheerleading become a true sport?” (Thomas). The simple answer is no‚ cheerleading is not a sport. According to the NCAA‚ cheerleading cannot be considered a sport
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Someone comes up to you and says that cheerleading isn’t a sport. You’re going to feel upset and want to argue‚ right? “Cheerleading isn’t a sport” or “It doesn’t help anyone” People have always told me. Entertainment or Athletic ability? I’ve always been told that cheerleading will never be a sport or that all you do is cheer. Seeing all the hard work and techniques that girls from 5-18 have put in to achieve their dreams. according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors‚ “Competition
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than me‚ when I began Area Youth Football cheerleading way back at the age of five. I had tried other sports such as soccer and basketball‚ however they didn’t electrify me as cheerleading did. I instantly fell in love with the sport of cheerleading. To this day‚ I would not even consider changing my commitment to cheerleading‚ for it has positively influenced my life and taught me countless lessons that will stick with me forever. Throughout my cheerleading journey‚ I have sparked numerous lifelong
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