“Rah rah rah! Tiger‚ Tiger‚ Sis‚ Sis‚ Sis! Boom‚ Boom Boom! Aaaah! Princeton‚ Princeton‚ Princeton!” Just like anything else‚ cheerleading has quite a history behind it. From the first chants at Princeton University to one of today’s most popular National pastimes‚ cheerleading has come a long way the past ten decades. In ancient times spectators cheered for runners in races held during the first ever Olympic Games in ancient Greece. In the 1860’s students in Great Britain began cheering at competitive
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all-levels cheerleading worlds‚ The Summit‚ where we had earned an invitation to compete. Shaking in the cooled Orlando field house as the pressure swelled and nerves developed‚ however‚ signified the moment in which I realized the importance of this performance. Surprisingly‚ the imperativeness was not the routine itself‚ but the preparation which had come beforehand. Having been either a sideline or competitive cheerleader since the 3rd grade‚ my life has been devoted to cheerleading; hours of practice
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When asked the question‚ “How has cheerleading been an impact on your life?” many responses come to mind. Being a cheerleader since age 5‚ the sport of cheerleading has been my primary focus and has had a major positive influence on my everyday life. During the many hours spent in the gym perfecting routines‚ stunts‚ and tumbling‚ I developed characteristics that are not only important in cheerleading but also in life. An important trait of any squad member is to be a person of good character.
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through your body and settling in the bottom of your stomach. That is the feeling that anyone and almost everyone feels as they wait there turn to perform. The 2011 Lanier cheerleading squad try-out process started in late January with lots of paper work and meetings‚ and ends on march 12 with the announcement of the full cheerleading squad. Throughout that time stress and nerves are what you go through for all candidates. “ I was very nervous‚ I actually didn’t think I was going to make it
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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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Is Cheerleading A Sport ? Did you know according to the New York Times cheerleading is the fastest growing girl sport? Each year females prepare themselves for cheerleading tryouts practicing and working on their jumps‚ paying around $300 monthly for gymnastics‚ physicals ‚ uniforms etc. Cheerleaders put hard work and dedication into what they sign up and tried out to do. Although some people believe it is not a sport because of its relative inactiveness‚ cheerleading is a sport because they prepare
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Is Cheerleading a Sport? Cheerleading was first introduced at Princeton University in 1884. There at Princeton University the audience that attended the football games came up with a cheer that involved yelling and chanting to encourage their team. The initial stages of cheerleading were simply just crowd involvement. Over 100 years later‚ skills have progressed and become extremely complex‚ cheerleading is now a form of entertainment that uses organized routines. These routines are made up from
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Most people think cheerleading is a bunch of girls and guys dancing and throwing girls in the air. Although that’s what it seems like‚ there are more than that‚ there are stunts‚ tumbling‚ chants‚ dances‚ and skills. A sport is an activity including physical‚ mental‚ and skill. Cheerleading needs physical‚ mental‚ skill‚ memory‚ and flexibility. Cheerleading is a sport because it takes time and dedication. Therefore cheerleading is considered a sport and will be in the 2020 Olympics. There are national
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person who inspired me even more to cheer was my cousin Stephanie. I remember the way she danced was amazing and I could feel her commitment to the cheer routine. I don’t know how‚ but that’s just the magic of cheerleading. Throughout this journey‚ I have been exposed to various cheerleading styles. For example: stunting and jumping. Stunting is all about using various people to lift another person into the air. They all work together as a group. The term jumping is just using flexibility to your
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“Cheerleading As A Sport” Blonde bubbly girls‚ wearing short skirts with loud voices‚ defines the typical stereotype of a cheerleader. They are known to be the girls who are the “air heads” of the school and it is thought that all they do is promote school spirit and cheer on other sports‚ so why do they deserve to be considered a sport? In most cases‚ they don’t receive this title. Cheerleading is often deemed not a sport but rather an after school activity or club. Cheerleading deserves to be
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