enjoy can be educational while others are more of a hobby. An activity that is educational that I enjoy doing is cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader every year since I was seven years old. Needless to say‚ I love the sport and everything that has to do within the sport. Cheerleading is a sport that teaches discipline‚ assertiveness‚ and how to form bonds with other people. Cheerleading for females officially began in the 1920’s at the University of Minnesota. In addition‚ NFL teams started using
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Cheerleading started as a male endeavor in 1898‚ when a University of Minnesota football fan led the crowd in verse in support of their team. It was not until World War II‚ when men shipped out to war‚ that women took over. Then cheerleaders came to represent the American ideal of femininity: wholesome apple pie with washboard stomachs‚ perfect teeth‚ and flawless complexions. Stereotypes cast them as blond‚ petite‚ and impossibly perky. “From its humble beginning cheerleading has blossomed into
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However‚ I enjoy cheerleading‚ eating‚ and work. I participate in cheerleading four times a week. I eat multiple times every day. I work weekends. I do those things because I enjoy the satisfaction of what they bring. Cheerleading is an extra-curricular activity that is offered by the high school. It is the only sport at Clarinda High School that you have to try out for. Usually‚ fifty to sixty girls try out‚ but only fourteen are chosen for football cheerleading. Cheerleading is a fun extra-curricular
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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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Do you believe doing flips‚ jumps and shouting is a sport? Cheerleading is a sport. Seventy-two percent of people believe it is and twenty-eight percent believe it is not a sport‚ according to Debate.org. I am one of those people who not only believe cheer is a sport‚ but know it is a sport. Although there was a court ruling years ago that declared it to not be a sport‚ there is no reason why cheer should not be considered a sport. It meets all of the requirements of being a sport and it involves
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How is cheerleading a sport? Cheerleaders are commonly seen on the sidelines at football and basketball games supporting their teams. Fans see them as other poeple supporting their team. Cheerleading is a sport becaues it envalys physcail excase like actrowbatics and stunts. very competive and frestighting just like any other sport. So just like a sport like basketbal‚ football‚ and even baseball you have to wear your team uniforms so with cheer if they didn’t wear them how would you know who’s team
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Competitive cheerleading has never been called a sport according to the government. There has been an ongoing debate as to if cheerleading fits the definition of a sport which is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” (Dictionary.com n.d.). By that definition you could interpret it to mean cheerleading is a sport‚ but there is much more to being a sport than meeting a definition. Competitive cheerleading does require specialized training‚ extensive
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Many have started to gain the thought that cheerleading is an inappropriate activity for children and teenagers to participate in. Parents are worried that schools are beginning to be a little too lenient with letting their children dress in “skimpy” uniforms and performing inappropriate routines. There is no evidence proving that cheerleading is making people’s children participate in sexual activities but many people think otherwise. Schools need to stop young students from performing
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sweat. Imagine these people having to stay fit and workout as much as they can so they can perfect their routines. This is a group of hardworking individuals putting their best effort into what they do. This is a cheerleading squad. Most people do not consider cheerleaders athletes. Cheerleading should be considered a sport because cheer squads can compete and they are required to maintain a healthy lifestyle. To begin‚ cheerleaders have competitions and can win trophies and medals. Competitive cheer
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Most people say cheerleading is not a sport‚ but to me it is. It all began when I was four years old and my mom signed me up to cheer for the Harrisburg Packers. I was nervous at first‚ but then it turned out to be a lot of fun. Everyone on the team was tall except for me and one other girl. Her name was Tatum. The first thing I thought was that I was going to get picked on by all the other girls because I was so little and shy‚ but it turned out to be totally different. As the years progressed
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