Gymnastics is the only sport I have ever done. Most little girls try soccer‚ dance around for awhile‚ or join a softball team before they find their passion. Not me. Ever since my parents signed me up for mommy-and-me classes at the local gymnastics center when I was two and a half years old‚ I’ve loved this sport. My mom tells me that after that first class she couldn’t stop me from doing gymnastics anywhere and everywhere. As the years went on‚ my devotion to this sport never wavered and I progressed
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Within the realm of athleticism‚ there are multiple sports in which to choose from when writing about. Nevertheless‚ I chose to write about gymnastics. Gymnastics is something that I competed in for 13 years‚ and I still find to be a big passion. However there is a great deal of preparation that goes into being ready for a performance. More specifically‚ I chose to take a deeper look into Samantha Biles‚ and etic perspective on her upbringing and training. Simone Arianne Biles is an American gymnast
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Some people might think that including gymnastics in physical education is dangerous. However‚ those people choose not to have it is in particular because their child or friend can get be seriously injured. Considering that they think‚ it will not help‚ the students in the future. However‚ that is not the case. However‚ it can help them in many ways in the future. It develops areas such as spatial awareness‚ body awareness‚ self-confidence; as well as increasing areas like strength‚ flexibility
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team. I spend countless hours at the gym working on my tumbling to improve my personal skills and become a better athlete. At practice‚ we run routines over and over in hopes of making it to nationals. But cheer is so much more than just a sport. Cheerleading has taught me the importance of hard work and dedication‚ the value of teamwork‚ and how to manage my time. My freshman year of high school I was determined to make the level four team at my all-star gym. I spent a lot more time outside of regular
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Cheerleading is the fastest growing girls sport‚ yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition‚ they fail to distinguish between sideline cheerleaders and competitive ones. Sideline cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers‚ which should not be considered a sport. On the other hand‚ competitive cheerleading is a sport. A sport‚ according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors‚ is a "physical activity [competition]
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2006 Cheerleading To be or Not To be A Sport? Cheerleading is a nationally recognized activity. Some people do not see it as a sport. But people who are in the so called activity consider themselves to be a athlete. Although schools and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) do not consider cheerleaders as athletes‚ but make them go by the same rules and safety guidelines of all other recognized sports. Cheerleaders have some of the same concepts of gymnastics and gymnastics is considered
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been arguments proposed that the sport of cheerleading is too dangerous for the human body and can be hazardous to your health. “All injuries resulted from direct trauma‚ 15 injuries were classified as nonfatal‚ resulting in permanent disability‚ 12 were serious and 2 were fatal. Activities most commonly associated with injury were‚ in order pyramid stunts‚ basket tosses and advanced gymnastics stunts.” (Shrier 2004) If taken into precaution‚ cheerleading can be beneficial to your body and can actually
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Cheerleading: As “Sport” as it Gets Joy Anthony Contrary to popular belief‚ cheerleading takes a lot of skill‚ practice and team unity. Would you be able to stand on the shoulders of girl‚ and bear the weight of another on your own? Don’t feel too bad - not just anyone can. In fact‚ it requires extensive practice‚ precise technique‚ and incredible athleticism to pull off stunts like these safely. The official definition of a sport is this: “An activity governed by a set of rules‚ involving
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In gymnastics you constantly fail on every event‚ bars‚ beam‚ vault and especially floor. When you jump crooked and miss your feet on beam or swing around a bar only to fall on the mats creating a chalk cloud. Failure can either make you quit or make you stronger in the future Gymnasts has been part of life since I was 8‚ wearing leotards more than jeans and having hands‚ ripped and callused‚ from years of getting bloody blisters on bars. A million memories created in a chalky gym‚ worn and equipped
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IS CHEERLEADING REALLY A SPORT? Amandalyn Nieforth University of Phoenix Hearing the crowd scream as the stunt hits gets the adrenaline pumping to push through the routine and fight for the stunts. Can you guess what “sport” is being talked about? Well it’s cheerleading. Yes cheerleading is really a sport even though many people will argue it. Cheerleaders that are seen at the New England Patriots are sideline cheerleaders and do not show the physical aspect of cheerleading like competitive cheerleaders
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