Humbug!” Rick Reilly attempts to get people of his side of cheerleading as a sport or in his mind not a sport. He does not want girls cheering on the other athletes at sporting events when they could be in the event instead. Rick Reilly conveys his message through a sandwich of logos‚ pathos‚ logos statements; this was very effective in my eyes even if at points he turned the majority of readers away with sarcastic anecdotes‚ but he manages to bring most back through his use of assertions. Rick Reilly
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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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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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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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When did cheerleading officially become a sport? It became a high school sport in 1972. At that point‚ cheerleading became more athletic and challenging as coaches at cheerleading camps pushed the girls to try more acrobatic moves. In 1999‚ ESPN (the cable sports network) officially declared it a sport and began showing the national cheerleading competitions that were taking place around the country.As of the early 2000s‚ as many as 20 different high school organizations declare cheerleading as a sport
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runs out to see hundreds of screaming fans. The excitement flowing through the bodies and the two minutes and thirty 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
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