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…
A remarkable amount of sports does not involve physical interaction, yet the players get called athletes. The countless hours of practice, dedication, competitions, exercise, and the substantial health they keep themselves in is the reasons they are athletes. For years, cheerleaders have been trying to justify themselves worthy of being called an athlete. Cheerleaders must constantly show how hard they work just to get the slightest bit recognition for what they do. Cheerleaders are athletes insomuch as having all those key components that an athlete possesses.…
Most people say cheerleading is not a sport, but to me it is. It all began when I was four years old and my mom signed me up to cheer for the Harrisburg Packers. I was nervous at first, but then it turned out to be a lot of fun. Everyone on the team was tall except for me and one other girl. Her name was Tatum. The first thing I thought was that I was going to get picked on by all the other girls because I was so little and shy, but it turned out to be totally different.…
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, using organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. The person involved is called a cheerleader. The National Cheerleaders Association (NCA), the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), and the United States All Star Federation are three of the sanctioning bodies for cheerleading in the USA. Cheerleading originated in the United States, and remains a predominantly American activity, with an estimated 1.5 million participants in all-star cheerleading. The growing presentation of the sport to a global audience has been led by the 1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading competition by ESPN International and the worldwide release of the 2000 film Bring it On. Due in part to this recent exposure, there are now an estimated 100,000 participants scattered around the rest of the world in countries including Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.…
No matter what kind of day I have had or what day it is, cheerfulness and excitement springs up and carries me during, before and after the games. My passion for dance has also allowed me to create many choreographies for my school, such as a dance routine for our school’s panther pride theme song, football and basketball cheers, and chants, and entertainment performances during games’ timeouts. Many people fail to realize the true purpose and beauty behind cheering for it revolves around the art of choreography. My viewpoint of cheerleading goes beyond the fancy bow, the shell crop top, the socks, the skirt, and the tennis shoes. As I move with much enthusiasm and avidity, I become the uniform. Even though cheering has been something I have done for ten years of my life, I challenge myself to become a better cheerleader every…
Most people have an activity that they highly enjoy and would recommend to other people close to them. Some activities that people enjoy can be educational while others are more of a hobby. An activity that is educational that I enjoy doing is cheerleading. I have been a cheerleader every year since I was seven years old. Needless to say, I love the sport and everything that has to do within the sport. Cheerleading is a sport that teaches discipline, assertiveness, and how to form bonds with other people. Cheerleading for females officially began in the 1920's at the University of Minnesota. In addition, NFL teams started using cheerleaders to add a little support in the 1960's. It more than likely originated a little earlier than the 1920's,…
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.…
Obviously, since that day and age, it has extremely evolved. All- Star cheerleading now consists of a two minute and thirty second routine that includes stunting, tumbling, jumps, and a dance. All of this must be performed without flaws, so that your team may receive a higher score than your opponent. The sport of cheerleading requires stamina, strength, extreme flexibility, and very advanced coordination. Therefore, years and years of training are required to perform on a high level team.…
Cheerleaders are hardcore. Being able to flip through the air and land a front flip is not something most traditionally accepted athletes can say they can for themselves. Sure, a 250lb football player can run into another man at high speeds without blinking, but cheerleaders can throw another human being in the air and then catch them. Still, cheerleaders are recognized on a lower scale, and many do not even believe cheerleading is a sport. This is an important topic to discuss because all athletes deserve and receive a lot of respect. If a cheerleader is not considered an athlete, it is possible that these men and women who cheer could feel degraded or worthless. Cheerleaders are athletes because athletes rigorously train their bodies to get better, master the skills that go into their sport,…
An ambassador is defined as a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity. As Cheerleaders, the word “ambassadors” takes on a whole new meaning. On the sidelines, in the classroom and the community. We are looked at to represent our school always, not just on the field. We are not representing just one specific activity we are representing our school as a whole. We are one of the most visible student athletes. Cheerleaders are being watch constantly and should set an example for other students. By being a varsity cheerleader it has taught me to always be on my best behavior because you never know who is watching. We are looked up to by so many people both young and old. I coach youth cheerleading and the amount…
People of all ages can teach us something, we just have to be ready to listen.…
I hated to leave them there but I can’t be late for class. I kept running and my eyes were focused behind me to make sure none of the cheerleaders were following me, luckily they weren’t but I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. The second I looked in front of me, I ran into a girl carrying a ton of books. I ended up tackling her and everything she was carrying fell to the ground. I jumped to my feet and helped the girl stand, “Oh my god, I’m so sorry. Are you ok?” I asked while picking up her books. The girl nodded and grabbed her folders and notebooks that fell out of her backpack. I looked at the girl, she had long brown hair that was up in a ponytail, there were purple glasses resting on her face. She wore a grey jacket, black…
To be a cheerleader, you have to go to practice just like any other athlete. Cheerleaders have vigorous practices just like football. Competitive cheerleading is a sport that includes strength. For a person to be a cheerleader, you must be in shape and flexible because in a cheerleading routine you need to be able to tumble, stunt, jump, and dance without stopping for the entire two minutes and thirty…
Above all, I look forward to increasing my leadership skills, but without a starting point, I would have never become the leader I am today. I have been a cheerleader for five…
I was in sports for my whole life, cheerleading specifically. I was always with my team, staying after school, and going to games. After I started high school though things changed cheer became a lot less about your skill level and a lot more about who you knew and how well you could suck up to the coach. The coach of the cheer team hated me she would set me aside from all the other girls and constantly poke fun at me and pick out my short comings. I would go home from practice everyday and cry to my mom. I would have horrible anxiety about going to practice and pretty soon everything that happened at cheer became my fault. I knew I was a pretty good cheerleader and constantly tried my hardest. For some reason it still wasn’t good enough. I…