“Cheerleading As A Sport” Blonde bubbly girls, wearing short skirts with loud voices, defines the common stereotype of a cheerleader. They are known to be the girls who are the “air heads” of the school and it is thought that all they do is promote school spirit and cheer on other sports, so why do they deserve to be considered a sport? In most cases, they don’t receive this title. Cheerleading is often deemed not a sport, but rather an after school activity or club. Fans of basketball or football only see high school cheerleaders stand on the sidelines cheering on the team. They do not see all the practice the do, for prepping for competition. Therefore, cheerleading deserves to be considered a sport because the girls and boys involved,
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However, to be a cheerleader, one must be able to quickly learn diverse skills that will always change and advance. Every dance and cheer they perfect and every stunt they hit will just mean that there is a more difficult one waiting to be learned. No matter how tight their motions are or how loud their voices are in their dances and cheers, there is always room to be tighter and yell louder. In addition, cheerleaders practice 2-3 hours a day, learning stunts, tumbling, cheers, dances and how to engage with the crowd, audience and judges, to add to their multiple routines.They also have to condition in order to be strong enough to perform these stunts and tumbling skills. There is a major amount of trust while stunting. Holding a 100-150 pound girl above your head is not an easy task. If a football player misses the catch, he will get another chance, but if a cheerleader doesn’t catch his/her flyer, she may not be lucky enough to get another chance. All four people in a group have to trust each other more than anyone because if any one of them bails in the middle of a routine, all of them are at risk for potential injury. Cheerleaders practice and learn just as much as any other sport and learn new skills
However, to be a cheerleader, one must be able to quickly learn diverse skills that will always change and advance. Every dance and cheer they perfect and every stunt they hit will just mean that there is a more difficult one waiting to be learned. No matter how tight their motions are or how loud their voices are in their dances and cheers, there is always room to be tighter and yell louder. In addition, cheerleaders practice 2-3 hours a day, learning stunts, tumbling, cheers, dances and how to engage with the crowd, audience and judges, to add to their multiple routines.They also have to condition in order to be strong enough to perform these stunts and tumbling skills. There is a major amount of trust while stunting. Holding a 100-150 pound girl above your head is not an easy task. If a football player misses the catch, he will get another chance, but if a cheerleader doesn’t catch his/her flyer, she may not be lucky enough to get another chance. All four people in a group have to trust each other more than anyone because if any one of them bails in the middle of a routine, all of them are at risk for potential injury. Cheerleaders practice and learn just as much as any other sport and learn new skills