The unrecognized sport of Today One of the biggest controversies in sports today is the question of should cheerleading be considered a sport? While many critics would argue that cheerleading is not a sport at all as a competitive cheerleader I would disagree. The definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. According to this definition critics are in fact wrong! Many have the stereotype
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My participation in cheerleading throughout my high school years has not only taught me‚ but prepared me a lot for my future work experience on behalf of children. I have been involved with cheerleading since I was in the second grade‚ and I always remember the older girls coming and helping with out practices‚ and now I am that older girl helping the younger girls like me‚ giving me plenty of experience with children and educating them. My freshman year of high school I began coaching younger future
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Cheerleading is a hard sport believe it or not‚ the drama and practices are hard enough but trying to juggle all of that with getting good grades and still hanging out with friends is insane‚ how I ended up winning all state cheerleader and helping my team become our regionals and state champions is still hard for me to comprehend. All of this started the beginning of my sophomore year of high school when I was walking home one day after school and a bright idea popped into my head “cheer uniforms
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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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Many consider cheerleading not a sport‚ but the New York Times states‚ one of the quickest growing sports for girls in our country today is cheerleading. Additionally‚ the New York Times doesn’t differentiate between sideline and competition cheerleaders. Sideline cheerleaders are on the sideline cheering on the football team and getting the crowd pumped for the football game. A competition cheerleader competes against other schools or teams in competitions that last two minutes and thirty seconds
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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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heated when the question “Is cheerleading a sport?” is mentioned. Cheerleaders put a lot of time and effort into cheerleading‚ so when someone says it isn’t a sport‚ it is very frustrating. People act like it is easy‚ and no one seems to understand how much strength and endurance it takes. Allstar cheerleading is a sport because the athletes require exceptional physical ability‚ and they engage in difficult‚ point-based competitions. To determine whether or not cheerleading is a sport‚ we should first
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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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