By definition‚ cheerleading is a sport involving the performance of organized cheering‚ chanting‚ and dancing in support of a sports team at games. To me cheerleading isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a lifestyle. It takes more than just cheering on the football team during Friday night games. It is a lot of hard work and dedication. When competition season starts‚ my life revolves around cheer. Cheerleading has always been a part of me‚ ever since I was a little girl. I grew up hearing my mom
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Evolution of Cheerleading Cheerleaders have been inspiring crowds for years‚ but not everyone considered cheer as a real sport. Since the beginning of cheerleading in the late 1800 ’s‚ it has been a part of sports like football and rugby (iSport). Cheering is not just yelling a bunch of chants anymore. The role of a cheerleader has long been considered as a girl position‚ when in fact cheerleading was started by men. Cheerleading was first recognized in 1903‚" with a group of men coming
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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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August 2016 More Than a Sport I am almost positive that if you asked more than half the population what their thoughts and opinions on cheerleading are‚ they would start off with the stereotypical view of pretty girls who jump around and yell for a sport‚ in which they have no idea what is going on. But‚ cheerleading is so much more to me‚ as a cheerleader a word like leadership takes on a whole new meaning. On the sidelines‚ in the classroom and in the community‚ cheerleading has given me experience
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up when they hear the phrase “Is cheerleading even a sport?” I personally have been a cheerleader for fourteen years and the sport is like any other. Every team must come together to perform athletic skills such as jumps‚ dances and chants to gain a response from spectators at a competition or school event. Cheerleaders all over the world want to get the same respect like any other sport because it meets all qualifications to call it an official sport. Cheerleading jumps range from simple‚ quick jumps
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Two completely different things. Well‚ they’re actually not as different as you think. You might not believe it yet‚ but video games and sports have a lot more in common that you think. After reading this‚ you might even want to change how you look at video games. So here are some reasons why video games should be considered a sport. Much like traditional sports‚ video games encourage teamwork. In eSports‚ people work in teams and play tournaments against other teams on online video games. Most
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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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Introduction: Cheerleading is a physical activity‚ sometimes a competitive sport‚ using organized routines‚ usually ranging from one to three minutes‚ which contain the components of tumbling‚ dance‚ jumps‚ cheers‚ and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. The person involved is called a cheerleader. The National Cheerleaders Association (NCA)‚ the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA)‚ and the United States All Star
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Most people say cheerleading is not a sport‚ but to me it is. It all began when I was four years old and my mom signed me up to cheer for the Harrisburg Packers. I was nervous at first‚ but then it turned out to be a lot of fun. Everyone on the team was tall except for me and one other girl. Her name was Tatum. The first thing I thought was that I was going to get picked on by all the other girls because I was so little and shy‚ but it turned out to be totally different. As the years progressed
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When the majority of people think about the topic of sports‚ they think about football‚ basketball or soccer. You rarely make conversation about cheerleading and always hear the words‚ “cheerleading is not a sport”. I believe in the sport of cheerleading. I believe in what it takes to be a cheerleader. I believe that cheerleading enhances your endurance‚ improves your teamwork skills and boosts your confidence. Cheerleading strengthens your endurance and keeps you in shape. Practices could be up
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