Cheerleading today goes beyond the sidelines including tumbling sequences, big ponytails, and glitter from bow to tow. Cheerleading is what many people just considered to be an "activity", but not anymore. Cheerleading today is one of the fastest growing so called "sport" in any woman or girl divisions. The over-all question that might pop up though, is "is that even a sport?" This debate has raised many eyebrows when people begin to dig into what these athletes actually do day in, and day out. Cheerleaders
conceited and do nothing more than cheer for football games but thats nothing compared to what we truly are. They think cheerleading isn’t a sport. What they don't know is we go through hard work to get to the best cheerleader we want to be and to beat other cheerleading squads at competition. Cheerleading is a sport because it is a physical activity, it involves competition. Cheerleading is a physical activity because “Physical activity is any body movement that works your muscles and requires more
Cheerleading today is not considered a sport to many people. It has taken years to develop an understanding of what cheerleading actually is. In the past, cheerleading consisted of jumps and yelling cheers to crowds. However, over time, cheerleading has developed into a national sport with various stunts and activities in which individuals injure themselves every day. Many people in today’s society are stuck in ways of the past, ignorantly insisting that cheerleading is not a sport. This representation
Cheerleading: Not a Sport “The New York Times states that cheerleading is the fastest growing girls’ sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport.“says Teen Ink. It has always been called a sport by cheerleaders themselves, but what about the rest of us? I agree that cheerleading is NOT a sport because it does not meet the standard of what Americans call a sport. Cheerleading cannot be a sport because they are focused on self beauty, there's no competition and they
the topic 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
of the word sport, followed by a commonly asked question: if they believe that cheerleading should be classified as a sport or not. Since I was the only female working today, most of the male employees said that cheerleading is definitely not a sport since you have to do routines, wear makeup and tight revealing clothing, requires false smiles, awful facial expressions, and the definition of it is “a game of competition or an activity to participate in.” Some may argue that cheerleading should not
Cheerleading has been overlooked for years and they do not get the credit they deserve. American citizens deny and deny that cheer is a sport but there are many arguments that prove otherwise.America is full of disputes among the citizens and one happens to be whether cheerleading is a sport or not, and many clear points show that it is by its growth and the actual definition of a sport and the factors that are included. Cheerleading has came a long way since 1898 and has become more challenging
are yelled at cheer practice. Cheerleading… 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
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
Cheerleading today goes beyond the sidelines, including tumbling sequences, big ponytails, and glitter from bow to tow. Cheerleading is what many people just considered to be an "activity", but not anymore. Cheerleading today is one of the fastest growing so called "sport" in any woman or girl divisions. The over-all question that might pop up though, is "is that even a sport?" This debate has raised many eyebrows when people begin to dig into what these athletes actually do day in, and day out.