As a player for the Hanford West basketball team, I was placed into situations that required me to step up and be the leader of the team. One of these situations was during a game when our most talented player had been injured. I know my teammates relied on me to be the one to look up to for all the answers. I was certain I would have to go beyond my capabilities to lead this unit to victory. The game started off horribly because of the evident lack of effort from our team. As the commander of this group of young men I knew something had to change. I stepped out of my comfort zone and became very vocal in order to get some motivation pumping through our veins. Every time my teammates made a play I would be sure to acknowledge them in some way, whether it was a high five or a nod. This made me realize feedback is essential when taking on the leadership role in order to boost self the confidence of others. As the game went on we managed to pull off an outstanding team victory.…
We serve all of our teams, as well as our school and community. Coordinating and carrying out all of these tasks can become exhausting to the team. Since the cheerleaders are always serving others, I, as a captain, strive to always serve the cheerleaders. I achieve this goal by several different means. On many teams, younger cheerleaders would be expected to set up mats, poms, signs, and megaphones for practice. However, on our team, the other senior cheerleaders and I make it a point to arrive at practice fifteen minutes early and set up so the others will not have to. In fact, I always like to employ a “first in, last out” mentality for practices and games. Because many parents on our team work during the day, I always make sure that every cheerleader has a ride home after games and practices. If they do not, I drive them to…
In the past three years, the NFL has faced a multitude of lawsuits dealing with the unfair payment of NFL cheerleaders. Multiple different articles support the cheerleaders, agreeing that an average of a $1,000 salary each year is unfair. However, other articles are against a higher payment, claiming that cheerleaders work because they enjoy the sport, rather than for the money. While Megan McArdle’s article, “NFL Cheerleaders Don’t Do it for the Money” uses informal diction, comparisons to other jobs, and concession to the opposition to support the claim that the cheerleaders do not deserve to be paid more, “Who Do We Under-Compensate?”, by Ira Boudway, uses a more formal diction, statistics, and concession to the other side of the argument to support the opposite.…
I am a High School Varsity Cheerleader. Yes, one of those girls who prisses around in a short skirt, ponytail bobbing from side to side and a grin the couldn't possibly get any bigger. I might be recognized as a bobbsy air head who stands on the side lines, looks pretty while only responding to the commands "Ready? Ok!" Well, believe it or not I'm not one of THOSE girls. I'm just like every other athlete breaking a sweat to become the best. My senior year of high school I made the Varsity Cheerleading squad. If that wasn't enough I wanted more. I wanted to be the person every girl envied. I wanted to be the captain. If that were to happen I had to prove that I was a well rounded girl who excelled at being responsible, has dedication, teamwork,…
I am writing today because of the comments that have been in the paper so far in regards to the . As a cheerleader we are taking risk to being put out in the public to look like bad people. All of are squads at Hightowerwork hard to do there sport and we try to do them well. Uniforms and the way we dress are important because we are the leaders of are…
Competitive cheerleading has never been called a sport according to the government. There has been an ongoing debate as to if cheerleading fits the definition of a sport which is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” (Dictionary.com n.d.). By that definition you could interpret it to mean cheerleading is a sport, but there is much more to being a sport than meeting a definition. Competitive cheerleading does require specialized training, extensive practices, and a dedicated team; but to become a sport there are several problems that must be addressed. There is not a consistent set of competitions, no standard set of rules, and no regulations for judging. There has also been many court debates on this subject with cheerleading always on the losing end. In order for cheerleading to become a sport these problems must be addressed. Once this is addressed then cheerleading could become an official sport and the athletes would be eligible for athletic scholarships for full tuition amounts.…
For the past four years, I’ve been captain of my all-star cheerleading team. My teammates are a diverse group of girls, ranging from ten to seventeen years old. Working with a large age group has made me a more patient person. It takes more time and effort to answer a ten-year-old’s question, than a question from a fifteen or sixteen-year-old. I also must be willing to take my time when explaining parts of routines, because everyone learns and understands at different speeds and levels. Along with this patience, I have developed an ability to comfort people. Younger team members often become frustrated by challenging tumbling passes and stunts, when this happens I intervene. I comfort them by providing much needed aid, not solving the problem…
In my opinion I think that Cheerleading should be a competitive sport because cheerleaders work as hard as all other sport players do. For example cheerleaders show muscle, athleticism and agility when practicing and cheering at games. Cheerleaders show muscle because they lift other people they throw and stack people on top of other people to make a pyramid. They show Agility because when doing cheers they have to make sharp and quick movements with their hands and their feet. I don’t think that it’s fair that cheerleading isn’t a competitive sport because it doesn’t involve a ball. That is why I think that cheerleading is just as much as a sport than any other…
Do you think cheerleading is too easy to not be a sport? Well in this essay I will be explaining how to be a cheerleader. I will focus on the skills and abilities needed to be a cheerleader. By the time you read my essay I hope to change your mind about cheerleading. Cheerleading is a big part of my life and always has been. I have been dedicated to cheerleading ever since I was seven years old.…
When a person thinks of the word ‘sport’ their minds go to the big three: baseball, basketball, and football. Webster’s 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.” Most activities are either a sport or they are not. It’s simple, but there is one that tends to confuse people, cheerleading. People cannot agree on whether cheerleading takes on the task of being a sport. A reason some people may not know might be a result of them not understanding cheer.…
Freshman year my best friend and I made an impulse decision to go to the high school cheer clinic. As a way to make friends and to make both are moms happy, since they were both cheerleaders . After the first day of clinic we were both hooked. Cheerleading to most is full of popular girls that are selfish, snobby, and don't have a sense of morality. But to me and my team we are nothing like that. My team is a mismatched group of girls that found a love in cheering on other sport teams. Spending upwards of 8 hours with the same twenty six girls a week makes anybody to become incredibly close and that is what I have gotten to. We may fight but, with these groups of girls my life would of never been the same. We are all there for eachother no…
I am a good, decisive and sagacious leader because I was the Stand Cheer President so I would have to show them my powerful and positive attitude. In my stand cheer situation shaped me to be a strong leader. According to my real situation, someday in last year, our freshman didn’t want to join our activity and after the rehearsal, there was a meeting of a problem for this day. I could observe that my team felt down and their face frowned. The atmosphere at that time felt like it was going to rain. I’m the leader of all people in that meeting so I had to do something to cheer up them and let change the atmosphere become better. Then I talk to a friend that there is a time to do it again because Stand Cheer is a long activity we need to practice…
In my opinion, Gymnastics is one of the scariest sports to be involved in. Flying through the air and hoping you safely find the ground again is no small feat. Going through my gymnastics career beginning at the age of two all they way until I turned 16, I had plenty of skills I was afraid of. One skill in particular haunted me almost all of my gymnastics career. I dreaded going to bars every practice in fear of this one skill. However, this taught me a valuable life lesson: you can’t let fear hold you back from reaching your full potential.…
The emphasis coaches and institutions place on academics differs significantly for female and male student-athletes. Female student-athletes benefit from a strong support system that enables them to be both students and athletes. While they intensely pursue athletics, they also find time to study for their classes and to become involved in their local communities. Many graduate from college with memories of great athletic experiences and with substantive degrees with which to build a future outside of athletics.…
I'm not imbecile enough to not know that this status is pertaining to our section. If you have any problems regarding the cheerdance competition's results, i'll let you know that you're free to go inside our classroom and vent out your childish rants.…