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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I want to be a gymnastics teacher or an olympian when i get older. Here are some things about the sport.Gymnastics is the practice of athletic exercises for the development of the body and it also helps make your body more bendable and flexible. Exercises such as rings‚ pommel horse‚ bars‚ and balance beam help with balance and flexibility. Although gymnastics is different in ancient Egyptian and Chinese cultures. The word gymnastics comes from from the Greek word gymnazein.Which literally means;
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Gymnastics is the only sport I have ever done. Most little girls try soccer‚ dance around for awhile‚ or join a softball team before they find their passion. Not me. Ever since my parents signed me up for mommy-and-me classes at the local gymnastics center when I was two and a half years old‚ I’ve loved this sport. My mom tells me that after that first class she couldn’t stop me from doing gymnastics anywhere and everywhere. As the years went on‚ my devotion to this sport never wavered and I progressed
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Within the realm of athleticism‚ there are multiple sports in which to choose from when writing about. Nevertheless‚ I chose to write about gymnastics. Gymnastics is something that I competed in for 13 years‚ and I still find to be a big passion. However there is a great deal of preparation that goes into being ready for a performance. More specifically‚ I chose to take a deeper look into Samantha Biles‚ and etic perspective on her upbringing and training. Simone Arianne Biles is an American gymnast
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Cheerleading is the fastest growing girls sport‚ yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition‚ they fail to distinguish between sideline cheerleaders and competitive ones. Sideline cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers‚ which should not be considered a sport. On the other hand‚ competitive cheerleading is a sport. A sport‚ according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors‚ is a "physical activity [competition]
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Gymnastics has changed dramatically from how it all started. Gymnastics has changed a lot throughout history. Gymnastics would of never started without the founder. I will explain how and what gymnastics is‚ how gymnastics started as a male dominant sport‚ what do female and male gymnast use and wear‚ and who is The Fierce Five. Gymnastics all started with Johann Christoph Friedrich Gutsmuths‚ “The Grandfather of Gymnastics.” Muths was the German Founder of gymnastics. He came out with gymnastics
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“Whoever said gymnastics was ‘easy’...must’ve never step foot in a gym.” (Anonymous) Gymnastics is a different and interesting sport. Most sports have one thing to focus on. In Gymnastics‚ there are four events to focus on: the vault‚ bars‚ beam and floor. Your hands get ripped‚ you get sore‚ you can tear‚ break‚ and sprain many parts of your body during practice.. Even when you hurt yourself‚ you have to get back up and keep going to succeed. Gymnastics is harder than other sports because you
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Gymnastics is a sport that has 4 apparatus Vault‚ Uneven Bars‚ Floor and Balance Beam. In this essay I will have three main topics. The first one is gymnastics events where I talk about all 4 apparatus of gymnastics. The second topic is the three main types of gymnastics. Rhythmic‚ Artistic‚ and Acrobatic. The final topic is the history of gymnastics. Gymnastics has been a sport for 4‚000 years‚ but has been an Olympic sport for 32 years. The first apparatus I will be talking about is vault
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Some people might think that including gymnastics in physical education is dangerous. However‚ those people choose not to have it is in particular because their child or friend can get be seriously injured. Considering that they think‚ it will not help‚ the students in the future. However‚ that is not the case. However‚ it can help them in many ways in the future. It develops areas such as spatial awareness‚ body awareness‚ self-confidence; as well as increasing areas like strength‚ flexibility
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IS CHEERLEADING REALLY A SPORT? Amandalyn Nieforth University of Phoenix Hearing the crowd scream as the stunt hits gets the adrenaline pumping to push through the routine and fight for the stunts. Can you guess what “sport” is being talked about? Well it’s cheerleading. Yes cheerleading is really a sport even though many people will argue it. Cheerleaders that are seen at the New England Patriots are sideline cheerleaders and do not show the physical aspect of cheerleading like competitive cheerleaders
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