As my second level 1 Fieldwork, I chose to volunteer for the Raleigh County Special Olympics Cheerleading team. There were four cheerleaders whose deficits ranged from Down syndrome, psychological, speech, low muscle tone, also across the autism spectrum. In which, Cheerleading enhances the following: attention span, comprehension, organization, sequencing, increased endurance, postural control, and increases social skills. Over a course of a month we gathered to participate in the learning of cheers and a competition dance. The support the athlete’s family had showed during practices and competition was influential to not only their child or family member but to me, as a volunteer and as an Occupational Therapy Assistant Student.…
“Cheerleading Championships is the most prestigious cheerleading in the country” (Varsity, 2018). Sideline, all-star and collegiate cheerleading teams all partake in championships. Championships are also different for each type of cheerleading, just like competitions. Walt Disney World Orlando Florida hosts this grand event every year. Qualifying to compete in Orlando Florida is the highlight for every cheerleader.…
With roots closely tied to American football, cheerleading has been involved in the heart of American sports history. Behind the Scene of every basketball tournament and football games, the Spirit of Chino Hills High School lies in the responsibility of the CHHS Song Cheerleading Crew. These young ladies are filled with fire and passion in order to represent Chino Hills High School at cheer competitions, tournaments, and individual team competitions. On February 17, the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams took First Place at the Best of the West Cheer and Dance Invitational, held in the city of Hemet, the girls competed against the Orange Lutheran High School and Edison High School. The team earned the Best of the West Banner and the team trophy,…
1923, at the University of Minnesota, women were permitted to participate in cheerleading.[19][20] However, it took time for other schools to follow. In the late 1920s, many school manuals and newspapers that were published still referred to cheerleaders as "chap," "fellow," and "man".[21] Women cheerleaders were overlooked until the 1940s. In the 1940s, collegiate men were drafted for World War II, creating the opportunity for more women to make their way onto sporting event sidelines.[22] As noted by Kieran Scott in Ultimate Cheerleading: "Girls really took over for the first time.…
People don’t think cheerleading is a sport because everyone goes to support the players, they don’t notice the cheerleader. “Those who feel cheerleading should not be a sport claim that cheerleading's main purpose is to support other athletes, and not to compete against other cheerleading squads” (Proquest Staff). When there is a timeout, or it’s in between quarters, the cheerleaders show off what they have been working on. Another reason is many people say that they don’t have such a high risk of getting injured. This is definitely not true because the flyer could not be caught, bases and backspots can be kicked.…
The Life Experience of a Cheerleader The rush of excitement running through the stands during the freezing Friday Night Lights. There is nothing better in the world than the feeling of pumping up the football players and crowd during a football game. Cheerleading began during the late 18th century. It originally started out with all males.…
In October of 2013, I was involved in a melee that concerned a female that I considered my best friend. Her name is Treaja Bailey, and she was being beaten by three younger girls and one adult. Being 14 years old, I thought I was responsible for fending the girls off, there in the hallway of Cochrane Collegiate Academy. I threw one punch and this landed me ten days of suspension. I do not blame anyone but myself, for I chose to befriend Treaja Bailey.…
Perhaps the biggest effect of the development of NCA was the upbringing of competitive cheerleading. Since hybrid cheer and sideline cheer could not be ruled as a sport, that did not mean competitive cheer did not have a chance. Johnson and Sailors (2013) described competitive cheer as a squad that only competes against other competitive squads in events held by cheer organizations (p.257). Competitive cheer fills the guidelines of obtaining physical activity and a competitive nature against other teams but NCAA still ruled it out. NCAA stated that competitive cheer should be ruled out because it does not have standardized rules and scoring systems.…
Cheerleading has become one of the most recognized sports over the last 20 years. Over 2.2 million individuals worldwide participate in cheerleading activity whether it is at the re-league, school sponsored, all-star, college or professional level. The first organized cheerleading team was orchestrated at the University of Minnesota in 1898. Since then, the sport has evolved from pom-pom enthusiast to decorated athletes who possess a passion and drive for the sport. The average total cost for a family who sponsors a cheerleader ranges from 2,500 to 10,00 per year.…
First time flyer I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I loved watching older cheerleaders do stunts, gymnastics and I also liked watching them support their team. At my elementary school, no one was allowed to play sports till you were in third grade. So after waiting five years, I finally got to try out for the cheerleading team. I expected I would be nervous and scared when I got to tryouts.…
After reading the required chapters for this post, there was a part from chapter 10 that really stood out to me. It was when they were talking about ostracism. This is when you often get the “silent treatment” in your relationship and get ignored on purposes. I had no idea there was an actual term for when this happens and found it to be really interesting to read about and see how it affects people differently. Part of the reason I think this was so interesting to me is because it has happened to me before and I was confused as to why it was happening.…
Another one my closest friends did not speak for almost 4 months, we did not argue or anything, Folger et al. (2013) argues that “behavioral responses to hurt may be similar to those for anger, but also include acquiescence to the other’s behavior and expressions of invulnerability” (p. 50); I agree with this because after noticing that she stopped answering my calls or text me back, I got tired of it, my hurt turned into anger and then just let it go. On my birthday she called, & I ignored it; however, I listened to the voicemail, because I knew her so well, I could tell something was not right. I could no longer be upset with her on my birthday and I was afraid that something might wrong.…
A time as a child that I made an effort to accomplish something was when I became a rattlers cheerleader and wanted so badly to learn how to do a cartwheel. I was about 9 years old when I first began cheering. Mid season my cheer coach told us we have this big end of the season cheer routine and she wanted us to begin practicing. It started off easy with a few jumps and spirit fingers, but then the difficult parts came. We had to all do cartwheels.…
I was constantly left out of things and had to push my way back into conversations. As uncomfortable and as hard as these moments were to go through, they were the moments that showed me what I valued in my friends. It also showed me that they weren’t the people I was supposed to be friends with. As time goes on I become more and more confident and comfortable with the decisions that I have made that have made in choosing the friends that I have today. We were bound to stop being friends due to the amount of change they undertook in their morals and attitudes and how much I had not.…
3987 42137 The Good ol’ Straight or How I Stood Up for Myself Around the end of my sophomore year in highschool, I had made quite a lot of friends from different grades. I had more junior friends than I had sophomore and freshman combined. Most of the time we spent together was wasted either running around town, or staying the night at our friend Josh's house.…