“In the early 2000’s‚ cheerleading was considered one of the most dangerous school activities. The main source of injuries come from stunting...injuries can be as serious as whiplash‚ broken necks‚ broken vertebra‚ and death” (Wikipedia contributors). “There were two fatal injuries‚ 13 that led to paralysis and 29 very serious head or spinal injuries without paralysis” (Hughes) . II: prevention: “Most injuries occur due to lack of training” (Hughes). Only 3% of the 2.9 million female high school
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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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2014 Cheerleading Tight uniforms‚ loud voices‚ pulled back ponytails with bows the size of their head‚ white tennis shoes‚ and girls being thrown into the air‚ is the typical definition of a cheerleader but what exactly is a cheerleader? A cheerleader is a person who is a member of a group who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports such as football or basketball. Is it a sport? I hear a lot of the times that cheerleading isn’t a
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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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Recently one sport has been very controversial on whether it is considered a sport or not. This sport would be cheerleading. A sport is defined by an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading meets these requirements so it is a sport. One sport very similar to cheer is gymnastics. Gymnastics consist of performing on uneven bars‚ balance beam‚ floor‚ and vaulting horse. Gymnastics and cheer both
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Is Cheerleading a Sport? Are cheerleaders just "flirts in skirts" or do they actually participate in a sport? When people hear the word cheerleading‚ majority of the time they automatically think of teenage girls dressed in pleated skirts with pompoms‚ jumping and cheering. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ cheerleading is the action or skills of a person or group of people who shout out special songs or chants to encourage a team and entertain a crowd during a sports game. This definition
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15‚ 2010 Cheerleading is a sport Do you consider cheerleading to be a sport like football‚ or any other sport? In most cases‚ many people tend to laugh at the idea of cheerleading being called a “sport”. People sometimes laugh because they are use to seeing cheerleaders cheer‚ and doing basic jumps only on the sidelines of games. In reality‚ they should know that cheerleading can be as dangerous as most sports. In the following essay I will be telling you why I consider cheerleading is a sport
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answer is a lot harder than one would think. Although cheerleading is formally deemed not a sport‚ it is actually one of the most demanding sports out there. If you look up the definition of a sport in the dictionary‚ it will tell you that a sport is a “physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively”. But what it doesn’t include is the trust‚ the teamwork‚ necessary for any sport. Cheerleading isn’t considered a sport because by definition our
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seconds they have on that blue mat to show off what they got. Today‚ cheerleading involves skills which require the strength of football‚ the grace of dance‚ and the agility of gymnastics. Cheerleading has been tossed around for years as to whether it should be considered a sport or not. The United Nations has stated that a sport is considered “All forms of physical activity that contribute to physical fitness‚
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Cheerleading is a physical activity based on choreographed routines that involve tumbling‚ dance‚ jumps‚ cheers and stunts to lead spectators or crowds to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. Cheerleading began in 1898 at the University of Minnesota when a student named Johnny Campbell lead a football game crowd in cheering “Rah‚ Rah‚ Rah! Ski-U-Mah‚ Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-E-So-Tah!” It originally started as an all-male activity but since then
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