The entertainment business is making millions of dollars basing characters on generalized stereotypes. The stereotypical cheerleader, I was not but when I heard the rumble of the crowd and felt the team spirit I knew I wanted to be a part of it all. After taking some time to look beyond the surface I realized that cheerleading was not all about the tight uniforms and shiny pompoms. Cheer is a sport that requires teamwork, trust, dedication, commitment, and optimism.…
As a cheerleader you have to work as a team, without being able to work as a team and trust your teammates the team falls apart. Being…
The viewpoint of cheerleading requires much training and skills to execute the very precises routines is stronger because cheerleaders have to train for hours and hours to execute their routines and cheerleaders have to be very fit to be able to lift each other and throw each other through the air. While there are many other ideas to support…
"Let's go generals let's go!" What do you think of cheerleading not being a sport? Then get your Pom Poms and come along. They keep the crowd going, I would definitely not enjoy football games without them. The first cheer squad started in 1898.…
It's similar to both gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics because it requires a lot of strength and the ability to tumble. It also requires teamwork, balance and focus to be able to lift other people into the air to hold or to do a trick. It's similar to dance because cheerleaders learn different styles of dances and like all 3 sports, cheerleaders compete while doing a…
Many say “Cheerleading isn’t just a sport. It’s a way of life”. If you said that to me four years ago, I would have never believed you. Now, there is no question in my mind that this is true. I was on the varsity cheer team at my high school from freshman to senior year.…
Cheerleading is more to me then just cheering on the sidelines. It is a sport, with many responsibilities. It takes someone with determination, dedication, leadership skills, and energy. I believe that I fit all of these qualities. The captain is a very important aspect to the team.…
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.…
Cheer is a sport because of the difficult competitions, the many dangers, and the great amount of training. Cheerleading is a sport because of competitions. According to Dictionary.com a sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.” (Dictionary.com) In cheer competitions the main goal is to compete…
The mental challenge comes into play during a stunt or a routine which requires many movements happening all at the same time. A cheerleader must be alert and prepared at all times so that no one gets hurt. They must believe in themselves and have self confidence to perform at the best of their ability. So strength building whether physically or mentally is a huge part of cheerleading, just as it is any other…
Though still new and misunderstood, competitive cheerleading is a sport and should be treated as one by society. It not only requires an undeniable amount of endurance and strength, but it also fits the definition of a sport perfectly. When it is considered a sport, the amount of injuries will drastically decrease, protecting the lives and bodies of our sisters, brothers, daughters and sons. Cheerleaders defy gravity and look good while doing it. Their teammates are their brothers and sisters, and their coach is their second mom or dad.…
There is an on going debate whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport. This issue has even been argued in a court of law. Competitive cheerleading consists of lots of practices, competitions, routines that are critical to remember, tumbling, stunting, and jumping. Competitive cheerleading shares many of the same physical abilities as other team sports. Cheerleaders work hard on all of their skills so they can improve as a team.…
Human beings are difficult to understand and that is because we are all different. Though for many, it is easy to say that many of us have a passion that we all pursue. I, too, have a hobby that dwindle upon as well. Up until my freshman year of highschool, I never quite been active until I joined cheer.…
They have to be able to pick up each other and hit very difficult stunts. They also do very complicated tumbling in their routines that is dangerous. So if cheer is as competitive and dangerous as football, why can’t it be considered a sport as well? I don’t think people look at the competitive side of cheerleading. It is not just standing on the sidelines at games.…
Cheerleading doesn’t go to the Olympics. You never see cheerleading running around competing in the Olympics because there are so many more actual sports working hard. You don’t go to the Olympics for standing on the sidelines yelling. Cheerleading should never be called a sport, they do nothing special. Cheerleading don’t really have competition because they all do the same thing.…