Stephen Lawrence 5-3-10 Persuasive Essay Nikunen 9A-5th There may be as many as 500+ members in a marching band‚ each having their own part that inter-locks with the 499 others’. I believe marching band should be considered a sport. Everyone must be incredibly coordinated and precise. The band as a whole‚ and individually must practice. Then there’s all the physical stresses that you have to overcome. Coordination plays a key roll in marching. A lot of teamwork goes into it as well. All the
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“What is Cheerleading” What is Cheerleading you ask? Cheerleading is a sport that is made up of mostly girls but can contain boys to. Cheerleading became a sport back in 1800’s more known in 1883. As a cheerleader it is considered the most dangerous sport because‚ you don’t wear any protective gear‚ that will help you from getting hurt. It is all on your own. If you fall you are risking the chances of getting hurt and possibly breaking a bone. In cheerleading there are flyers‚ back bases‚ and two
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and talent is essential to create outstanding and breathtaking routines. To make these routines stand out‚ team work is the most important piece. Cheerleading is a very broad and general sport‚ but working together as a team is what makes this sport amazing‚ and together complex‚ incredible‚ and stunning routines can be created and performed. In cheerleading there are many different kinds of teams. This includes coed‚ which consists of boys and girls‚ non-coed‚ which is just girls‚ school cheer‚ and
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team. I spend countless hours at the gym working on my tumbling to improve my personal skills and become a better athlete. At practice‚ we run routines over and over in hopes of making it to nationals. But cheer is so much more than just a sport. Cheerleading has taught me the importance of hard work and dedication‚ the value of teamwork‚ and how to manage my time. My freshman year of high school I was determined to make the level four team at my all-star gym. I spent a lot more time outside of
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2014 Cheerleading Tight uniforms‚ loud voices‚ pulled back ponytails with bows the size of their head‚ white tennis shoes‚ and girls being thrown into the air‚ is the typical definition of a cheerleader but what exactly is a cheerleader? A cheerleader is a person who is a member of a group who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports such as football or basketball. Is it a sport? I hear a lot of the times that cheerleading isn’t a
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Many have started to gain the thought that cheerleading is an inappropriate activity for children and teenagers to participate in. Parents are worried that schools are beginning to be a little too lenient with letting their children dress in “skimpy” uniforms and performing inappropriate routines. There is no evidence proving that cheerleading is making people’s children participate in sexual activities but many people think otherwise. Schools need to stop young students from performing
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There have 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
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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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Cheerleading: As “Sport” as it Gets Joy Anthony Contrary to popular belief‚ cheerleading takes a lot of skill‚ practice and team unity. Would you be able to stand on the shoulders of girl‚ and bear the weight of another on your own? Don’t feel too bad - not just anyone can. In fact‚ it requires extensive practice‚ precise technique‚ and incredible athleticism to pull off stunts like these safely. The official definition of a sport is this: “An activity governed by a set of rules‚ involving
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“In the early 2000’s‚ cheerleading was considered one of the most dangerous school activities. The main source of injuries come from stunting...injuries can be as serious as whiplash‚ broken necks‚ broken vertebra‚ and death” (Wikipedia contributors). “There were two fatal injuries‚ 13 that led to paralysis and 29 very serious head or spinal injuries without paralysis” (Hughes) . II: prevention: “Most injuries occur due to lack of training” (Hughes). Only 3% of the 2.9 million female high school
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