Cheerleaders are mainly seen on the sidelines of football and basketball games supporting their team. Most people see them as supporters who job is to lead the crowd. Over time whether cheerleading is a sport or not has been a debatable topic. Many people will argue that cheerleading is not a sport. Cheerleaders is competitive just like any other sport.-----------`
Cheerleading has been around many years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cheerleader is “a person who is a member of a group (typically a group of young women) who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports like American football and basketball” (Merriam-Webster). Cheerleading was originally formed for men, by men 1884. The University of Minnesota started a "Yell Squad" which turned into a fraternity called Gamma …show more content…
Just because you do not have participants jumping over lane ropes or crossing the road to stop a fellow competitor in his tracks does not mean that there are not strategies” (What is a sport?). Most people will argue that many other sports should not be considered sports such as golf, ultimate frisbee, and ten-pin bowling. Competition cheer requires good physical health. Cheerleaders must workout daily in order to do physical activities such as: stunts, jumps and flips. Most competitive cheer teams practice 2 to 3 hours several days a week. “The routines in competitive cheerleading, known as all-star cheerleading, are 2 and a half minutes of music-pumping dance and quickly executed cheerleading stunts mixed with gymnastic moves” (Cheerleaders prep for hours in search of 2½ minutes of perfection). For instant, everyone considers basketball a sport. Basketball players must practice a decent amount of time in order to excel on the basketball court. Basketball players must also workout and condition away from practice in order to stay in
Cheerleading has been around many years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cheerleader is “a person who is a member of a group (typically a group of young women) who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports like American football and basketball” (Merriam-Webster). Cheerleading was originally formed for men, by men 1884. The University of Minnesota started a "Yell Squad" which turned into a fraternity called Gamma …show more content…
Just because you do not have participants jumping over lane ropes or crossing the road to stop a fellow competitor in his tracks does not mean that there are not strategies” (What is a sport?). Most people will argue that many other sports should not be considered sports such as golf, ultimate frisbee, and ten-pin bowling. Competition cheer requires good physical health. Cheerleaders must workout daily in order to do physical activities such as: stunts, jumps and flips. Most competitive cheer teams practice 2 to 3 hours several days a week. “The routines in competitive cheerleading, known as all-star cheerleading, are 2 and a half minutes of music-pumping dance and quickly executed cheerleading stunts mixed with gymnastic moves” (Cheerleaders prep for hours in search of 2½ minutes of perfection). For instant, everyone considers basketball a sport. Basketball players must practice a decent amount of time in order to excel on the basketball court. Basketball players must also workout and condition away from practice in order to stay in