“Are you‚” Abby‚ the player whom I had just met recently‚ questioned‚ “gonna be our goalie for the tournament?” Puzzled‚ I had tilted my head and responded‚ “Yeah‚ I think so.” “Awesome! I was hoping you would be‚” she had exclaimed‚ to my surprise. The echoes of this conversation circled through my head as I stood stoically in the goalcrease‚ refusing to show any anxiety. Clouds of breath billowed out of my mask like smoke. It was the championship game of a tournament and our team had tied
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Growing up I have always been involved in some extracurricular activity from gymnastics to soccer to t-ball to softball‚ I tried it all. In kindergarten‚ I started gymnastics while I still played recreational soccer. I worked really hard each practice and leveled up each year. I competed in meets and would always enjoy standing on the podium to receive my medal or trophy. One day at practice I had thought of a cool dismount on the balance beam and had practiced it a couple times. When my mom came
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I decided to participate in gymnastics once I was about seven years of age. Unfortunately‚ I felt as if my backflip was not as structured compared to my fellow gymnast‚ my cartwheel just did not seem refined enough to me‚ and my reach did not stretch far enough to fit my expectations‚ so I quit. I began to take an interest in karate at age ten‚ I felt my crescent kicks were not worthy‚ so I quit. I joined a local track team around thirteen‚ my speed and endurance did not seem to measure up to my
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The Controversial Sport of Cheerleading Nikki Johnson Cheerleading is just one of those activities‚ which cause many controversial upheavals. Whether it is the outfits they are wearing or the moves they are doing‚ there is always a problem it seems like. I mean just think about how many times you may have seen something you don’t like or agree with cheerleaders doing. Well I guess that’s just the wonderful world of cheerleading. Cheerleading can be a great sport to become involved in‚ but
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Cheerleading- Past Time or Sport? “While cheerleading evokes images of pompoms and pleated skirts‚ it has relied on increasingly athletic feats of grace and strength in recent years. As participants have perfected their basket tosses and pyramids‚ and mounted ambitious floor routines‚ a complicated and emotional question has arisen: has cheerleading become a true sport?” (Thomas). The simple answer is no‚ cheerleading is not a sport. According to the NCAA‚ cheerleading cannot be considered a sport
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been arguments proposed that the sport of cheerleading is too dangerous for the human body and can be hazardous to your health. “All injuries resulted from direct trauma‚ 15 injuries were classified as nonfatal‚ resulting in permanent disability‚ 12 were serious and 2 were fatal. Activities most commonly associated with injury were‚ in order pyramid stunts‚ basket tosses and advanced gymnastics stunts.” (Shrier 2004) If taken into precaution‚ cheerleading can be beneficial to your body and can actually
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As the 2015 Football and Cheerleading registration approaches quickly‚ the Thumb Area Football and Cheerleading League is proud to announce it will continue our Online Registration. To apply online will help families‚ coaches and volunteers pre-register before they come to the assigned registration dates in their chosen community This process will help to save the parents time and paperwork. There will also be payment options that will help families so they can pay via credit card (Mastercard
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adults would describe cheerleaders. Despite these commonly held perceptions‚ competitive cheerleading is a rigorous‚ mentally and physically challenging sport which requires extensive teamwork‚ practice‚ and commitment. The Merriam Webster defines the word ‘sport’ as “a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other”. In cheerleading‚ a strong bond unlike you can find in any other sport cultivates. The people on the
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that the activity has achieved sports status‚ whereas the other could beg to differ. There has been a surge in the amount of attention that cheerleading has been receiving given that the athleticism of cheerleaders has risen substantially since its founding in 1898 by Johnny Campbell. Despite the evolutionary modifications being properly attributed to cheerleading‚ this sole factor does not provide enough basis for athletic associations to designate it as a “sport”‚ let alone propel it into Olympic
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Is competitive cheerleading considered a sport? For decades people have been arguing about whether cheerleading is a sport or not. Some of the loudest protests come from other athletes. It is a physical activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared and its primary purpose is to compare the skills of participants. Cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those who are involved in other sports‚ and a substantial majority of the cheerleaders play other sports
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