Cheerleading is a competitive sport because it’s just as equal to other high school sports. We do competitions,we go against teams, and we have scores. (Short skirts, loud voices, and tons of energy; that’s what most high school students define as a typical cheerleader). Most of the people in the world will have this opinion. People think that cheerleaders are seen as wanna-be athletes. They don’t actually do anything other than a few back-flips here or there. How hard could it be? The answer is a lot harder than one would think. According to sport nation, “Cheerleading is actually one of the most demanding sports out there”(Connolly).
Cheerleaders have to hire a choreographer to make a great and fun routine. A normal routine has a dance at the end of a routine, a cheer in the middle routine, and stunts every 7 seconds. It takes about 24-48 hours to make a routine. Everyday cheerleaders practice their routine over and over again until it’s perfect.They bring …show more content…
According to the National Cheerleading Association, “there are six categories in which each team is judged; technique, stability of stunts/strength, choreography/flow of routine, degree of difficulty, perfection of routine, and overall impression. They’re pretty harsh in judging, too. If a stunt moves, or the flyer wobbles a little bit, it’s considered a “bobble”, and results in a .5 deduction from each of the (on average) six judges. If a sign or flag is left on the competition floor after the allotted time for the cheer is done, that’s another .5 deduction. If the music ends before you do? Deduction. If you’re sloppy in your motions? Deduction. If you look tired, or don’t yell loud enough in the cheer, or if your routine is even a second over the allowed 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and if you leave something behind on the floor, you’re
Cheerleaders have to hire a choreographer to make a great and fun routine. A normal routine has a dance at the end of a routine, a cheer in the middle routine, and stunts every 7 seconds. It takes about 24-48 hours to make a routine. Everyday cheerleaders practice their routine over and over again until it’s perfect.They bring …show more content…
According to the National Cheerleading Association, “there are six categories in which each team is judged; technique, stability of stunts/strength, choreography/flow of routine, degree of difficulty, perfection of routine, and overall impression. They’re pretty harsh in judging, too. If a stunt moves, or the flyer wobbles a little bit, it’s considered a “bobble”, and results in a .5 deduction from each of the (on average) six judges. If a sign or flag is left on the competition floor after the allotted time for the cheer is done, that’s another .5 deduction. If the music ends before you do? Deduction. If you’re sloppy in your motions? Deduction. If you look tired, or don’t yell loud enough in the cheer, or if your routine is even a second over the allowed 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and if you leave something behind on the floor, you’re