to know how to get the crowd going? Cheerleaders do it everyday; it only takes 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Cheerleading began over 100 years ago. “Basically the guy is the frame. The girl’s a piece of art‚” says Justin Carrier‚ a former cheerleader (Valliant 13). Cheerleading has evolved from an all male activity to mostly female and some co-ed squads. In order to fully understand cheerleading one needs to know the history‚ proper techniques‚ and benefits of being a cheerleader. Competitiveness
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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 a ‘sport.’ And cheerleading easily qualifies. To be
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Cheerleading Introduction In recent history‚ cheerleading has been primarily female but when cheerleading first began it was primarily male(SooHoo). In the 1950s‚ female cheerleading became more popular‚ as did the short skirts and pom-poms.(SooHoo). Cheer has been used to promote positivity and support during sports games through chants and cheers. As time has passed‚ cheerleading has advanced‚ adding tumbling and stunting‚ participation in competitions‚ and lengthy performances. There are many
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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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Cheerleading Challenges People have always told me to follow my dreams. We hear that again and again‚ day after day‚ but most people never listen. Dreams may seem so far out of reach‚ but if they aren’t scary‚ they aren’t big enough. I constantly wrote down my dreams because they were frequently changing. One dream of mine was always recurring; It was to be a cheerleader. It bothered me that Paynesville schools made the decision to cancel its cheerleading program because I knew there were a lot
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Cheerleading Have you ever tried out for cheerleading? If so‚ did you make the team? If you knew how‚ you could do cool stunts and tumbling. Cool stunts such as: show and go to a prep‚ extensions‚ and 180’s. You should tryout for cheerleading because you could do pyramids‚ tumbling‚ and dance. At tryouts you show-off the best you can to impress the coach. Here are some tips on how to impress the instructor/coach: If you are instructed to do a prep after learning it‚ do it the smoothest you can
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Walking in‚ I was welcomed‚ almost taken in by the sweet warm air. The room was filled with the red cheer mats. It was a cold‚ foggy day‚ mid October. I slipped off my fuzzy light brown boots‚ and put on my bright white‚ spotless cheer shoes. I looked around at all the other girls‚ and took a deep breath. I stood up‚ stepping onto the vibrant red cheer mats‚ ready to work hard. With the way my day was going so far‚ I knew it was going to be an interesting tumbling practice. I most always looked
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doing any other sport. I’ve been a part of the Maryland Twisters cheerleading organization for three years‚ and as soon as I sat in on one of Eye of the Storms‚ the special needs team‚ practice I wanted to be a part of the team. After watching Eye of the Storm practice‚ I was amazed at the hard work and determination the athletes. I wanted to experience the love of cheerleading with these inspiring athletes. As soon as the new cheerleading year started‚ I spoke with the owner of Maryland Twisters about
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High School Cheerleading vs. High School Gymnastics Most people think cheerleading and gymnastics are the same sport. They are in a way but‚ they also have many differences also. They can differ in various ways. Cheerleading and gymnastics are both wonderful sports. Cheerleading may incorporate various aspects of dance and tumbling‚ but each area is more stylized for cheerleading. Cheerleaders focus more on fast paced things rather than being graceful and elegant. Every motion has to be hit sharply
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What Cheerleading Means to Me After countless games‚ practices‚ and competitions‚ nothing quite compares to standing on the eight panel mat in front of thousands of unfamiliar faces or a high school football game on Friday night. It is a unique atmosphere where there is an air of utter togetherness and positive energy that I have never experienced anywhere else during my four years of cheering. Although it is the most intense‚ stressful‚ and time-consuming activity I have participated in‚ cheerleading
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