D.C. - reclassified it as an official school sport last month.”(Hickey, Walt) Competitive Cheerleading is a sport. Many people were upset about this accusation because in their minds they believe cheerleading isn’t a sport. These people believe it’s a club or activity there to bring spirit or entertain the men. Others say that cheerleading takes hard work, determination, and effort. To add to that there isn’t a solid definition of an “official” sport, but there is a definition
of whether cheerleading is a sport, most of us readily agree that it is not. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the competitive side of cheerleading, not all types of cheerleading are competitive which means that it only makes up a small portion of this group. Whereas some are convinced that cheerleading as a whole is a sport, I would argue that because such a small portion of cheerleading is competitive, that you cannot classify the whole group as a sport. I disagree that sideline cheerleading
successful at competitive cheerleading. Just as it would for any other competitive sport. However, unlike any other sport, cheerleaders in general need to trust teammates with their lives. When I say this, I mean once the flyer is up in the air, it's up to her bases to keep her up there and bring her down safely without letting her slip through their fingers. In other sports, it's important
English IV 24 March 2016 Cheerleading: The Debate On Whether Cheerleading Is A Sport Or Not An Annotated Bibliography Clark, Adam. "Cheerleading Should Be a Sport in New Jersey, Lawmakers Say." NJ.com. NJ Advance Media, 7 May 2015. Web. 24 Mar. 2016. Adam tells a story about the action New Jersey’s State Senate made and their reasoning. New Jersey lawmakers signed off a bill that would make cheerleading an interscholastic sport. The bill has been designated to establish safety and guidelines, tournaments
Cheerleading can be a very dangerous sport, and even fatal. In America, cheerleading accidents accounts for more that half the catastrophic sports injuries in female athletes (Bernstein 2010). Most of the injuries are suffered by 12 to 17 year old girls. Cheerleading injuries have doubled in recent years according to a report by a 2012 report by the American Academy of paediatrics (Paediatrics,
three two one we declare a sport! We own the court! Why do cheerleaders not get their credit where it is due? Cheerleading is the number one cause of dreadful /alarming injuries (Voigt). Is the sports football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, or even gymnastics more dangerous sports than cheerleading? Although misinformed people may say or think, cheerleading is an activity Just to support the athletes. Cheerleading Is a sport that involves way more than just supporting other
competitive or high school… cheering at games for football or basketball… it’s a sport whether society agrees or not. Since the time I took my step towards the competitive cheer world in 2009, New York State has been debating the ideas of cheerleading actually being a sport. Just recently New York State has declared that cheerleading IS a sport. What does it take for an activity to be a sport? Well dictionary.com says a sport is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive
portrayal of cheerleaders throughout High School. As a past member of my High School’s cheerleading team I’ve been teammates with various kinds of girls as some graduate and others fill up their spots. After being a High School cheerleader for four years and now as I occasionally visit during Friday Night football games I’ve watched cheerleading squads from a different perspective. From this new perspective I’ve noticed that some girls fit the stereotypical portrayal of cheerleaders while others