Cheerleading Is A Sport Essay
Stephanie A. Brown
Professor Urie
Composition 2
7 March 2006 Cheerleading To be or Not To be A Sport? Cheerleading is a nationally recognized activity. Some people do not see it as a sport. But people who are in the so called activity consider themselves to be a athlete. Although schools and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) do not consider cheerleaders as athletes, but make them go by the same rules and safety guidelines of all other recognized sports. Cheerleaders have some of the same concepts of gymnastics and gymnastics is considered a sport. Cheerleaders are given stereotypes and classified as dumb and easy. So I am here to show that although there are exceptions to everything. For decades cheerleading has been seen as a girl only sport. Not to many people know that cheerleading was started by a man from Wisconsin University. Cheerleading was a mans sport up until WW2. After girls started cheering men quickly quit the sport. Not until the sixties men came back full strength, cheering at universities and colleges all over the United States. "Cheerleaders are getting too suggestive" (Pom pom). Although some cheerleaders are sexual in their conduct it …show more content…
Cheerleading did not fall under that category, so Maryland made it a sport in order to receive money to give to cheerleaders. They say that the cheerleaders go everywhere the football players go. Practice just as hard, and do not receive as much money in scholarships. Maryland tried to make cheerleading an official sport and they received the money. Maryland is the only place that has done this so far. "When I heard they were considering making cheerleading a sport I was in disbelief" (Badger). Whya re so many people in disbelief about cheerleading becoming a sport? Its because they do not understand the ability, time, and work it takes. When people understand the athlete the will understand the
Professor Urie
Composition 2
7 March 2006 Cheerleading To be or Not To be A Sport? Cheerleading is a nationally recognized activity. Some people do not see it as a sport. But people who are in the so called activity consider themselves to be a athlete. Although schools and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) do not consider cheerleaders as athletes, but make them go by the same rules and safety guidelines of all other recognized sports. Cheerleaders have some of the same concepts of gymnastics and gymnastics is considered a sport. Cheerleaders are given stereotypes and classified as dumb and easy. So I am here to show that although there are exceptions to everything. For decades cheerleading has been seen as a girl only sport. Not to many people know that cheerleading was started by a man from Wisconsin University. Cheerleading was a mans sport up until WW2. After girls started cheering men quickly quit the sport. Not until the sixties men came back full strength, cheering at universities and colleges all over the United States. "Cheerleaders are getting too suggestive" (Pom pom). Although some cheerleaders are sexual in their conduct it …show more content…
Cheerleading did not fall under that category, so Maryland made it a sport in order to receive money to give to cheerleaders. They say that the cheerleaders go everywhere the football players go. Practice just as hard, and do not receive as much money in scholarships. Maryland tried to make cheerleading an official sport and they received the money. Maryland is the only place that has done this so far. "When I heard they were considering making cheerleading a sport I was in disbelief" (Badger). Whya re so many people in disbelief about cheerleading becoming a sport? Its because they do not understand the ability, time, and work it takes. When people understand the athlete the will understand the