(Gutgold). Not only are news programs asking the question is cheerleading a sport‚ but they are asking if it’s the most dangerous sport in the nation. Girls and boys who compete in cheerleading perform difficult stunts and tumbling passes where the cheerleader is risking getting injured anytime. Tumbling and stunting can lead to high risk of head injuries‚ such as concussions‚ or neck injuries. (Gutgold). These athletes take risk of injury every game‚ practice‚ and competition‚ just like any other
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judges in there eye it makes you a lot more nervous. I have been a cheerleader for 2 years and when I tryout this year ill feel the same way. So my main and top advice to you is try you hardest and don’t give up.” former varsity cheerleader Lilian Dominguez” says. To become a cheerleader you will have to take the following steps. 1. Go to the meeting that’s required. 2. Fill out forms to become a cheerleader that you get from ms.Tabbasco. 3. Get a physical.
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Christian Petersen/Getty Images ABC News’ Anna Wild reports: An Oklahoma City Thunder cheerleader has some strong words for the female blogger who criticized her figure and posted a poll asking whether she was “too chunky” to cheer. “Shame on you. I mean you are a woman … you know exactly what we all go through on a daily basis just being a woman‚” Kelsey Williams said. “Shame on you.” Speaking to ABC News’ Bianna Golodryga on “Good Morning America‚” today Williams‚ an Oklahoma City native
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data in which could be numerically analyzed. Overall‚ men who participated in cheerleading felt very strong social stereotyping of all male cheerleaders being gay. This was in turn called the “gay cheerleader syndrome”. Women who participated in cheerleading however were always highly sexualized and believed to be there for entertaining the men. Male cheerleaders work to preserve their masculinity in the sport by throwing impressive stunts‚ lifting weights with a sports team‚ and displaying a sense
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Every cheerleader gets fired up when someone tries to argue with them‚ whether or not cheerleading is actually a sport. It could be a cocky football player in one of their classes‚ a teacher that talks down about cheerleading‚ or just a friend that wants them involved in something more “athletic.” When in all reality‚ cheerleading requires just as much effort as any other sport. Varsity.com states that there isn’t an actual definition of a sport‚ but there are many qualifications required to be considered
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enthusiastic Student Government representative smile.” This shows that she likes being a cheerleader and would want to make the team better with new uniforms. At the end‚ on page 209‚ it says‚ “ I just wanted to let you know in person that I’ve decided to leave my position as cheerleader‚” Marylin said.” This text is saying that she doesn’t want to be in cheerleading anymore. At the beginning she is all about being a cheerleader but as it gets to the end little things happen
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participation in competitions‚ and lengthy performances. There are many negative stereotypes against cheerleaders and cheerleading itself. Many people and organizations do not consider cheer to be a sport regardless of the extensive amount of athleticism demostrated. There is a lot of controversy when it comes to cheerleading and how hard cheerleaders actually work. I will
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September 8‚ 2009 Amanda Tonihka Composition II My life as a cheerleader I can remember as far back as when I was four years old‚ I always wanted to be a cheerleader‚ I could always see myself dressing up in the little suit with the big colorful balls on my shoes and the adorable little skirt with the matching top. I remember hearing my mom tell the stories of when she was in High school and how hard she tried to make it on the squad of her cheerleading
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very effective. Reilly launches his claim by emphasizing how dangerous cheerleading can be. The very first paragraph states how there are “Broken bones. Senseless violence.” (1). He cites a report by The Physician and Sports Medicine that says cheerleaders lose about 28.8 days from their activity per injury. This is rumored to be the most time lost from an injury “than any other group of athletes at the high school level” (2). Reilly also delivers information from statistics at the University of
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the jock and the cheerleader characters. Blonde and buff‚ the Jock and the Cheerleader are superficial and proud to proclaim it. They are popular and perky‚ and always too good to be true. The cheerleader is usually the enemy of the hero or heroine. She is generally rich‚ blonde‚ and queen bee of the social circle‚ with no sense of selflessness. The jock is usually the bully‚ muscular‚ good looking and not very smart.(Denby 343) In an essence‚ the male counterpart of the cheerleader. The Jock and the
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