do you think? Do you think cheerleading is a sport? Or do you think cheerleading consist of loud, obnoxious girls that stand around in little shirts, screaming as loud as they can about anything and every thing. According to The New york Time, research has shown cheerleading being one of the fastest growing girls sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition, people need to realize cheerleading is a sport. In America, we define a sport being an activity involving
the difference between a fine art and a sport? Both of these hobbies require similar characteristics, such as hard work, dedication, and practice. Any athlete, musician, or instrumentalist would agree that the preparation for success in these crafts relate. Nevertheless, with a minor contrast between the two activities, many fans find it hard to tell them apart. A continuous debate hits athletes hard, trying to decide whether or not cheerleading is a sport. Mastering dancing, flipping, and screaming
Does cheerleading fall under the category of an activity or a sport? This question has been raised in numerous conversations since November 2, 1898, whenever cheerleading was invented (InnovateUs). A group of young men at the University of Minnesota organized a team of people to cheer for the different sports held at the school. They defined themselves as the school’s cheerleaders. Many people, including the sports authorities, have questioned whether or not cheerleading is an actual sport. In 2010
Why Cheerleading is a Sport To cheer or not to cheer, that is the question, or is it? The real question is whether cheerleading is a sport or not, and personally I know that it is. Cheerleading has evolved since the start in 1884 at Princeton University by Mark Peebles(History of Cheerleading), it is no longer a “Yell Squad”, it has evolved into something so much more than that. In order to be a sport a ball does not need to be incorporated, it doesn't need hard helmets and soft pads, what an activity
statistics that cheerleading accounts for two-thirds of all catastrophic injuries among female high school athletes. Honestly, cheerleading isn’t as safe as you might think, which was one of the reasons New York State - following 34 other states and Washington 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
their confidence as a human being. First of all, cheerleaders have to train just as hard as male athletes in other sports. Cheerleaders have to do a substantial amount of running to keep themselves in shape, in order to be able to perform some of the stunts that they perform such as, high jumps, cartwheels, and the splits. Just because they are female, doesn’t mean that
on the maneuvers in cheerleading known as stunts and the hazards associated with stunting. During cheerleading meets, competitors participate in events which allow them to showcase their stunts. Stunts that are common in cheerleading include basic two-legged stunts, one legged extended stunts, highflying basket tosses, and pyramids. 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
believe that cheer is a sport and anyone can do it. Cheer has standards to be considered a sport. Cheerleading meets ALL of the athletic specifications”- (varsity.com). A lot of teens, mostly teen boys think that cheer is only for supporting their schools football team and basketball team, but cheer is not limited to that. Competition comes second. “Usually people make negative comments about cheerleading because they know how it gets under your skin, people also believe cheerleading lacks athleticism”
being engraved into society's minds. However, these stereotypes have been questioned and confronted by a great deal of people. Sports are a great example of gender stereotypes being present. Throughout time, women have overcome many challenges and setbacks through their powerful athletic abilities. Although these boundaries have shifted, stereotypes still exist is sports. This paper will discuss the many stereotypes that women