Ivory Koehn 9/10/2010 Descriptive Essay Under The Raised Hand Prologue When I was a young girl learning about life and love‚ I always thought that some man would sweep me off my feet and it was my fate to be with him and only him. My mother was not a big fan of love and fate. She didn’t have a very good history of guys and relationships. She would always tell us love was not a reality and we should find someone with a lot of money. My mother is a strong feminist woman and I tried as hard
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that cheerleading isn’t a sport because all you do is be on the sideline or you’re just supporting and not competing for anything‚ cheerleading actually comes with a lot. A lot as in hard work‚ having to pay fees plus the games and activities you are expected to attend just like any other sport. It is true that you’re not competing for anything and you’re just on the sideline being a cheerleader‚ but all the after school practices and conditioning that you have to do to make the cheerleading team
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“Rah rah rah! Tiger‚ Tiger‚ Sis‚ Sis‚ Sis! Boom‚ Boom Boom! Aaaah! Princeton‚ Princeton‚ Princeton!” Just like anything else‚ cheerleading has quite a history behind it. From the first chants at Princeton University to one of today’s most popular National pastimes‚ cheerleading has come a long way the past ten decades. In ancient times spectators cheered for runners in races held during the first ever Olympic Games in ancient Greece. In the 1860’s students in Great Britain began cheering at competitive
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a megaphone and rallied the team to victory. Cheerleading grew from there. It wasn’t until 1923 that women were allowed to cheer for the first time. During this decade‚ cheerleaders added tumbling and acrobatics to their routines. In 1948‚ Southern Methodist University cheerleader Lawrence Herkimer held the first summer cheerleading clinic at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College and went on to develop his signature “Herkie”
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all-levels cheerleading worlds‚ The Summit‚ where we had earned an invitation to compete. Shaking in the cooled Orlando field house as the pressure swelled and nerves developed‚ however‚ signified the moment in which I realized the importance of this performance. Surprisingly‚ the imperativeness was not the routine itself‚ but the preparation which had come beforehand. Having been either a sideline or competitive cheerleader since the 3rd grade‚ my life has been devoted to cheerleading; hours of practice
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Recently one sport has been very controversial on whether it is considered a sport or not. This sport would be cheerleading. A sport is defined by an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading meets these requirements so it is a sport. One sport very similar to cheer is gymnastics. Gymnastics consist of performing on uneven bars‚ balance beam‚ floor‚ and vaulting horse. Gymnastics and cheer both
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Cheerleading can be a dangerous sport if you don’t follow the proper rules and it is important to know what you are doing someone gets injured. If you try to do a stunt that is difficult you need to have the proper practice and training. Cheerleading can be a safe sport only if you have done it correctly. Some of the stunt in cheerleading can be dangerous if you do not perform them correctly like the shoulder sit. A shoulder sit is when the front spot reaches up and back and joins hands with the
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have observed and worked with consisted of athletes from both UNI cheerleading as well as TNT cheerleading. UNI cheerleading is comprised of college age athletes both male and female that are a part of either the co-ed or all-girl squad. The location that my observations and research for UNI cheerleading took place in the UNI-dome‚ the Mcleod Center‚ and the West Gym on UNI’s campus. When working with athletes from TNT cheerleading I went to their gym located in Cedar Falls. I received oral consent
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When asked the question‚ “How has cheerleading been an impact on your life?” many responses come to mind. Being a cheerleader since age 5‚ the sport of cheerleading has been my primary focus and has had a major positive influence on my everyday life. During the many hours spent in the gym perfecting routines‚ stunts‚ and tumbling‚ I developed characteristics that are not only important in cheerleading but also in life. An important trait of any squad member is to be a person of good character.
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Is Cheerleading a Sport? Are cheerleaders just "flirts in skirts" or do they actually participate in a sport? When people hear the word cheerleading‚ majority of the time they automatically think of teenage girls dressed in pleated skirts with pompoms‚ jumping and cheering. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ cheerleading is the action or skills of a person or group of people who shout out special songs or chants to encourage a team and entertain a crowd during a sports game. This definition
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