When referencing to sports that are classified as sports, football
When referencing to sports that are classified as sports, football
Students at Keokuk High School are involved in many different extracurriculars, from Football, to soccer, to band and even bowling, but one of the most popular extracurriculars is Show choir. The show choir at KHS is split into two groups, Vibrations (Junior Varsity) and Purple Harmony (Varsity). Both groups compete around the state, and sometimes out of it, to face off against other show choirs from around the area. Show choir takes up quite a bit of time, on a regular week show choir can take up to six hours just practicing and the competitions usually last about 20 hours.…
Organized by the South Apopka Ministerial Alliance and the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance, the Apopka Family, Faith and Food Festival is slated for Saturday, January 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Apopka Amphitheater at the Northwest Recreation Complex. Headlining performers are Grammy nominee and “The Voice” TV show contestant Sisaundra Lewis, and Grammy nominee and Dove Award winner Benjah. Local gospel performers will also appear. The Apopka Mass Choir will perform with Lewis and Benjah.…
Sports have been used for recreational play, entertainment, military training, to help determine power within the community, and to show off skills. Participating in sports successfully, at any level, takes…
There are many reasons as to why marching band should be considered a sport. One of the reasons is the pure definitions of marching band and sport. The definition of marching band is a band that marches and plays music at the same time however, the definition of sport is physical…
The sports world is a multi-trillion dollar industry ("Business of Sports.") that exists to involve people in a society in an activity where they can let out their energy, emotion, and love for the sport of course. There are activities out there that qualify as a sport, but they just aren’t recognized as one. Marching Band is one of those activities that qualify, but just isn’t recognized as one. The definition of a sport helps validate Marching Band is a sport. The athleticism that is vital for a Marching Band member to do what he/she do is sport quality type.…
On January 29th the show choir group traveled to Emmetsburg to perform competitively. Their experience and thoughts were captured through various students about this year’s group. Caitlin Thilges, a senior at Bishop Garrigan, was asked what it was like to perform competitively. She said “We have never done show choir competitively so to do it at this level was a lot more intense than previous years”. Show Choir started practicing in the middle of November.…
What do you think of when people ask what is a sport? Most will think of football, basketball, or even golf, but they miss marching band. According to the Oxford Dictionary, “a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. " Many people will argue that it is not a sport and say it is an art form, but when the word sport is broken it down by its definition it is seen otherwise. Think about this, is it an activity that includes physical exertion, skill, are there teams, competition, does it entertain a crowd?…
Tengaged, 3 May 2012. Web. 28 Oct. 2016. In this article the author believes that dance cannot be a sport because it doesn’t compete man to man and it is classified as a fine art.…
"Let's go generals let's go!" What do you think of cheerleading not being a sport? Then get your Pom Poms and come along. They keep the crowd going, I would definitely not enjoy football games without them. The first cheer squad started in 1898.…
Cheerleading as a Sport Sport, an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Over 400,000 girls and boys are involved in cheerleading in the United States. With this large amount of people participating, a major controversy is brought into question, is cheerleading a sport? Susan Loomis, National Federation of of State High School Associations member, says, “Number one reason the cheerleaders are there is to support that football and basketball team (Drevitch)” Many opinions have been made on the topic.…
When people hear the word “cheerleader” I am sure most would think of little, skimpy girls running around high schools with their nose in the air. Which is such a jaded, misleading conception. This is exactly why people think negatively about cheerleading. Cheerleading is more than what it looks like, that is why it is a sport.…
The purpose of the Greek chorus was to mediate between the audience and the action onstage. The chorus members created a deeper and more meaningful connection between the audience and the actors by offering commentary, judgment, comedic relief, songs and dancing to provide perspective to the community much like our modern day social media. They essentially provided the bridge between the audience and the actors on stage. Social media is in a sense a collaboration much like the chorus between the film industry and the community. Social media allows people the opportunity to interact and discuss theories while at the same time allowing filmmakers to engage directly with the audience.…
Dancing and sports are fun activities that have been practiced for centuries around the world. The Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. By using this definition, many would consider dance to be named a sport. However, society labels all dance styles as a club or extracurricular activity. At first glance, dancers would say dance should be named a sport.…
According to the English oxford living dictionary, a sport is currently defined as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment” (“Sport.”). Definitions, often,…
Another example is that in chess you can play different types of ways. In chess you can defend or you can attack. In a video game scenario you can defend you can attack but depending on the opponent’s play style you have to come out of your comfort zone to win. Chess and video games are both games why is one considered a sport and the other not. Video gamers spend lots of hours practicing to get better each and every day.…