Cheerleading

It was about that time, cheerleading tryouts for the year of 2010-2011. All emotions ran through my mind far as the goal I was trying to reach, but I wasn’t nervous. The prior year, I was already on the squad, therefore I was just striving for a much higher category, the captain’s position. It’s the week of tryouts and you could smell the nerves from the new girls in the air. We all met in the gymnasium to sign in for order, as Coach Randolph struggled to talk over the football team meeting…

ESPN, presented an argumentative article, “Sorry, Cheerleading is not a Sport,” which opened a pivotal argument on cheerleading being classified as a sport. Roenigk states that all cheerleaders are athletes, but cheerleading should not be considered a sport. Why is this? Roenigk claims that sports teams are made to compete, to go against another team to win, not to entertain the crowd. Although Roenigk tries to persuade her audience that cheerleading does not fall under sporting guidelines, she…

Cheerleading is a sport including many incommensurable activities such as dance, tumbling, jumping, and stunting, for competition or to cheer on a team. It is a very difficult sport that is much underappreciated. Cheerleading is a difficult activity which takes very hard work and dedication. Many cheerleaders obtain injuries from the hardcore sport. “Today, cheerleading involves skills which require the strength of football, the grace of dance, and the agility of gymnastics. Complex maneuvers…

dangerous and how dumb the sport of cheerleading is. Cheerleading is performed in front of crowds at events people pay money for. They perform life threatening stunts that most people wouldn’t dare to try. Cheerleading can be for guys to but it’s mostly for girls. Even though it’s another activity for girls to join, cheerleading is a dumb activity because it’s one of the most dangerous activities, and cheerleading can lead to death or paralysis. Right up front, cheerleading is a dumb sport to…

Cheerleading Debate Cheerleading is a sport, and I can finish this debate once and for all. This debate has been long talked about and I’m here to finish the debate. Cheerleading is a sport and here is a couple of reasons why, including a counter to counter arguments. I will, without a doubt, prove my point. This activity is a sport and injuries can continue if this is not taken into account. Cheerleaders work hard and compete, these are two key elements of a sport. I went to search on…

Cheerleading is an encouraging, engaging, and exciting sport. The proven benefits of cheerleading are outstanding and by participating in cheerleading you could gain confidence in academics and life, teamwork and sportsmanship, and athleticism. It is proven that cheerleading can boost overall confidence in many areas. According to a girl at NJ.com, cheerleading helped her go from being a shy wallflower to a confident student. This is very common to happen with cheerleading. Cheerleading can…

Cheerleading as a Sport 1, 2, 3 Lets Go! 4, 5, and 6 you can do it! Cheerleaders is to compete against other cheerleaders on a regular-season and post-season qualification basis, in much the same structure as basketball or gymnastics, and if the team conducted regular practices in preparation for the competition while under the supervision of a coach, these activities could be considered sports. (King, 13) The women that agree cheerleading should be recognized as a sport will not give up on…

Cheerleading is among one of the fastest growing women’s sports according to the New York Times post, yet more than half of the American population doesn’t believe that it should be considered a sport. College cheerleading should be considered a Title IX sport because of how many injuries it has caused many young women. Title IX is no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any…

This paper shows the In’s and Out’s of Allstar Cheerleading and Why It Is a Sport. In this paper my claim states that Allstar Cheerleading is a sport. The evidence in this paper contains researched information, self known information, personal experiences, and scholarly resources. Throughout this paper a great deal of the knowledge of Allstar Cheerleading is given, and also a brief history of how Allstar Cheerleading came to be. My personal experiences are shown throughout this paper because of…

don 't play together, the club won 't be worth a dime.” This quote relates to cheerleading because individuals have to work together to achieve their goals and success. Everybody has their own individual talent, but when they are brought together and use teamwork to create something incredible. Cheerleading is a sport that calls for having good spirit, teamwork and a good work ethic. Most people hear the word cheerleading and think of it as just a hobby or something easy to do in your free…