Tumbling Into the Olympics There are over 4.5 million registered cheerleaders across the world. (“History of Cheerleading”) I was one of those cheerleaders for the last six years. The hard work and dedication it takes to withstand the toll of this sport requires a determined spirit and a withstanding soul. Cheerleading has continued to show its extreme popularity among young women and men not only in the United States, but also across the world with a constantly growing number of countries that have established cheerleading as a sport. Currently, cheerleading is established in 79 countries, this number has been growing since the 1980s. (“History of Cheerleading) Its worldwide demand and cutting-edge influence on athleticism proves why cheerleading
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In 2010, the U.S. Federal Court ruled that competitive cheerleading under Title IX is not a sport. (“Federal Court Rules: Cheerleading is Not a Sport”) Title IX is the federal law that is implemented in any schools and universities that receive money from the government. (Zeigler) Its purpose is to prevent discrimination between male and females in any program sponsored by the school. (Zeigler) The court believes that in the future cheerleading may very well become recognized as a sport, but right now the “activity” does not have enough evidence to support its existence as a varsity sport. (“Federal Court Rules: Cheerleading is Not a Sport”) For years, cheerleaders have been fighting for their right to be recognized as a sport in every sense of the word, whether it is due to technicalities or not. Cheerleading often loses respect for its athletic talent by its overly sexualized and dramatized publicity market. The movies, TV shows, and other medias that portray cheerleaders often poorly represent them in ways that have caused assumptions to be made about the character of the young men and women that participate in the sport. With this shade being cast over the cheerleading industry it is hard for the reality of the sport to
In 2010, the U.S. Federal Court ruled that competitive cheerleading under Title IX is not a sport. (“Federal Court Rules: Cheerleading is Not a Sport”) Title IX is the federal law that is implemented in any schools and universities that receive money from the government. (Zeigler) Its purpose is to prevent discrimination between male and females in any program sponsored by the school. (Zeigler) The court believes that in the future cheerleading may very well become recognized as a sport, but right now the “activity” does not have enough evidence to support its existence as a varsity sport. (“Federal Court Rules: Cheerleading is Not a Sport”) For years, cheerleaders have been fighting for their right to be recognized as a sport in every sense of the word, whether it is due to technicalities or not. Cheerleading often loses respect for its athletic talent by its overly sexualized and dramatized publicity market. The movies, TV shows, and other medias that portray cheerleaders often poorly represent them in ways that have caused assumptions to be made about the character of the young men and women that participate in the sport. With this shade being cast over the cheerleading industry it is hard for the reality of the sport to