Cheerleading Research Paper Topics

As a young child we tend to look up to a certain person or trait that appeals to us. Basketball, baseball, gymnastics, dance, and even cheerleading are the most popular sports that are have its participants viewed as “role models”. Every day you can see younger kids being captivated by any of these sports and the people who are involved. Cheerleading has typically been seen as a group of popular girls who aren’t intelligent in any way. Throughout my research journey though, I was on a mission to find out what is it about cheerleading that captivates people and what the social or personal benefits are for those that are a part of the subculture.
Cheerleading’s roots are closely tied to the American sport of football. When you even utter the word cheerleaders/cheerleading your mind shows you a picture of a high school/ collegiate/professional football game with a row of girls in crop tops and miniskirts waving up at the crowds with a bright white smile plastered on their faces. This though, was not always the case for cheerleading. In fact it was quite the opposite. Cheerleading started in 1898 at Princeton University and a graduate of Princeton- Thomas Peebles- took the cheers to U of M where they were welcomed with open arms. A few years later Johnny Campbell, another U of M student assembled a group of men
Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer help the first ever summer cheerleading clinic…and went on to develop his signature “Herkie” jump. The spirit stick, and the pomp oms, all cheerleading staples to this day.” Varsity. It went from being a colligate pep squad to being in virtually every high school and grade school across the United States. There are multiple corporations for cheer- NCA,UCA, BCA,AACCA- that are devoted to teaching safety to coaches and to advancing the skill levels of the