Cheerleading

money, they are played for enjoyment. Since the northern games have all of the things listed by Bernard Suits, it can be considered a sport. Another activity that causes great debate amongst athletes is whether or not cheerleading is a sport. When analyzing the entirety of cheerleading, it is very difficult to not consider it a sport. Who is to say that cheerleaders do not work as hard as football players or softball player?…

buries himself in his work to fill the void that Cass left. Caitlin feels obligated to fill her sisters shoes. Caitlin needs a distraction or something to get her mother from completely going off the deep end without Cass around, so she joins the cheerleading team.…

and as a typical teenager; but little did I know, I would leave practice facing a six month recovery and a scar I would remember for the rest of my life. Just like that, my “good life” was thrown to a screeching halt. Right in the middle of cheerleading competition season, I completely blew out my knee, destroying my ACL and damaging my meniscus. It was my freshman year,…

will be rewarded in the future for hard work that I put into everything I have ever done. I have also been very involved at my school. I am part of the cheerleading team, which has helped me become more outgoing. I have made many friends and have participated in school activities that I probably would not have if I had not been on the cheerleading…

Inequality men and masculinities Cheerleading was a man sport in the 1800 because of all the gymnastics and it was as masculine as football the time. Women didn’t join cheerleading until men were sent to fight in world war II.In 1938 they tried pushing women back out but failed. The sport was thought to be about leadership but it changed toward sex appeal and support once women joined. This created male flight where men left cheerleading after women joined. Patriarchy is the control of female…

are possible and girls know that, they know that they can get hurt and if they're really committed they should still be able to play. Sports isn't about the gender it's about the talent. I mean men/ boys aren't excluded in any sports for example cheerleading, so why should women/ girls be. This statement will explain reasons why sports should not discriminate on gender. In the story they are playing baseball, anyone can play baseball it doesn't matter…

Picture waking up on your sixteenth birthday, only to find out your sister has run away to be with her boyfriend in New York. All she left behind is a note and your crying, worried parents. That is the situation in which Caitlin O’Koren found herself in Sarah Dessen’s Dreamland. Caitlin and Cass, her sister, were extremely close, but Caitlin did not have any idea she was leaving, nor did anyone else in her life. All of her family and friends were in shock that Cass, who seemed to lead a perfect…

Do you like the American education system? Is America superior to other countries when it comes to the level of education we have as opposed to theirs? The answer is no. Statistically speaking, there are other countries that are far more intelligent than the American society. For example, South Korea, a country that has harsher testing techniques to make kids challenge and apply themselves more. The American education system is flawed. To enhance and/or advance this in the near future, teachers…

team is preparing for the National Cheerleading Association’s Collegiate Cheerleading Competition that happens in April in Daytona. Currently there are only three weeks till we leave for the competition and the tension is starting to run high. Since we came back from break, I have been struggling to gain the confidence to do two tricks that are in the routine. The first trick is a connected trick called a cartwheel backhandspring. Since I began my cheerleading career I have always struggled with…

jamming your fingers or breaking bones, but how many injuries were their in 2012? The top 10 most dangerous sports in 2012 were track and field, gymnastics, cheerleading, wrestling, volleyball, softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and last but not least football. Track and field had 25,910 injuries, gymnastics had 28,300 injuries, cheerleading had 37,770 injuries, wrestling had 40,750 injuries, volleyball had 43,750 injuries, softball had 58,210 injuries, baseball had 119,810 injuries, soccer…