While preparing to attend Utah State University or the college of your choice, male prospective students should consider trying out for the Spirit Squad. For male High School athletes, who have a desire to continue being a part of a team sport, cheerleading would be a great choice for them. One great incentive to being a part of the Spirit Squad is that it does offer a scholarship that will help pay your college tuition. In cheerleading, males need to maintain a certain physical fitness level to help them stay in shape and to achieve stunting and tumbling goals before performances. Because of this, male cheerleaders need to be strong to tumble and stunt with their assigned partners and should entice them to want to be a part of a spirit squad.
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This scholarship will also help motivate those that enjoy cheer and would like to continue participating on the team to keep their grades up. Cheerleading provides athletes with many opportunities in and out of college life. A few of the opportunities given to the male cheerleaders are scholarship, local and often national recognition, traveling, networking, you name it. (http://www.varsity.com/) Scholarships are a great incentive for cheerleaders in college. “There are many scholarship opportunities for male cheerleaders who want to pursue the sport in college. Because male cheerleaders are still a small group, it is much easier to get financial help than you might think.”(http://cheerleading.isport.com) Cheerleading can help pay for your college education. A young male said, “I never once dreamed of being a cheerleader, but me and friends just messed around during high school during pep rallies and I got offered a scholarship.” (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/) This is just one example of what could happen, but there are still many more opportunities out there that can happen to those who want a scholarship. “There are many scholarship opportunities for male cheerleaders who want to pursue the sport in college. Because male cheerleaders are still a small group, it is much easier to get financial help than you might …show more content…
Some people consider that the male cheerleader is not masculine in some ways because they are a part of a cheerleading squad. “There is a stigma that cheerleading is not a sport, that a male cheerleader is not masculine, that you do not have to be athletic to cheer.” (http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/) The male population should not worry about being judged by others. “Many people outside of the sport consider them to be feminine, or at least less masculine, than other athletes. The sport has been dominated by women for such a long time that it can be hard for some people to understand why males would want to be a part of cheerleading.”(http://cheerleading.isport.com) Others outside of cheer don’t understand male cheerleading. “When a man enters the world of cheerleading he is immediately labeled as being feminine. Although other males may perceive them as effeminate and less of a man, females tend to flock around them. These males are faced with the task of overcoming society 's stereotypes of a male Barbie figure.”(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu) As a male it is possible for you to be labeled by the community and others that you know. They need to know that the teammates on their cheer squad will accept them as long as they have the same dedication or love for cheer. They
This scholarship will also help motivate those that enjoy cheer and would like to continue participating on the team to keep their grades up. Cheerleading provides athletes with many opportunities in and out of college life. A few of the opportunities given to the male cheerleaders are scholarship, local and often national recognition, traveling, networking, you name it. (http://www.varsity.com/) Scholarships are a great incentive for cheerleaders in college. “There are many scholarship opportunities for male cheerleaders who want to pursue the sport in college. Because male cheerleaders are still a small group, it is much easier to get financial help than you might think.”(http://cheerleading.isport.com) Cheerleading can help pay for your college education. A young male said, “I never once dreamed of being a cheerleader, but me and friends just messed around during high school during pep rallies and I got offered a scholarship.” (http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/) This is just one example of what could happen, but there are still many more opportunities out there that can happen to those who want a scholarship. “There are many scholarship opportunities for male cheerleaders who want to pursue the sport in college. Because male cheerleaders are still a small group, it is much easier to get financial help than you might …show more content…
Some people consider that the male cheerleader is not masculine in some ways because they are a part of a cheerleading squad. “There is a stigma that cheerleading is not a sport, that a male cheerleader is not masculine, that you do not have to be athletic to cheer.” (http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/) The male population should not worry about being judged by others. “Many people outside of the sport consider them to be feminine, or at least less masculine, than other athletes. The sport has been dominated by women for such a long time that it can be hard for some people to understand why males would want to be a part of cheerleading.”(http://cheerleading.isport.com) Others outside of cheer don’t understand male cheerleading. “When a man enters the world of cheerleading he is immediately labeled as being feminine. Although other males may perceive them as effeminate and less of a man, females tend to flock around them. These males are faced with the task of overcoming society 's stereotypes of a male Barbie figure.”(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu) As a male it is possible for you to be labeled by the community and others that you know. They need to know that the teammates on their cheer squad will accept them as long as they have the same dedication or love for cheer. They