Duluth, Minnesota

Many people believe cheerleading is not a sport, but I happen to disagree. Acording to Wikipedia, the definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Now I will admit that school cheering, when just cheering for another sport, is not a sport. Although competitive cheerleading is a sport, many people believe that it is not. (The Women's Sport Foundation has narrowed the field to the…

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…

Have you ever met the first ever African American woman Olympian to win the all-around event? Her name is Gabby Douglas; she became an Olympian at the age of 14 and started a famous gymnastic career at West Des Moines, Iowa. After all, her hard work and effort brought her to become the first African American female athletic to win the all-around event. She also inspired many young and old diverse people around the world to compete in any important global activities. Gabrielle Douglas impacted…

Good evening coaches, Below you will find your specific cheerleading rosters. At the moment we have 1 team per grade level (except for third grade it is the largest and is split into two teams of 5). I will attach your rosters then give you your football coaches number to team up with them so that you can practice near the same area. Many girls cheer on their brothers team so it is important that you practice near the football team. Please get in contact with your cheerleaders and their parents…

As a dancer, I have developed a love for The Rockettes. The Rockettes are a precision dance company. They were founded in 1925 and have performed in several different places for numerous occasions. There are certain requirements in order to become a Rockette. Some of those include how tall you are and how educated you are in dance. I, however, have been grieving since I was eleven years old because of my height. I have fantasized of becoming a Rockette since I was little, and being short in size…

Many say “Cheerleading isn’t just a sport. It’s a way of life”. If you said that to me four years ago, I would have never believed you. Now, there is no question in my mind that this is true. I was on the varsity cheer team at my high school from freshman to senior year. I was on the sideline teams as well as the competition team. I wouldn’t be the person I am today if I hadn’t joined cheer. This sport changed how I view challenges as well as showed me what it means to be a family. Every…

Throughout the summer I decided that I wanted to spend most of my time volunteering at youth cheerleading camps. Not only did I get the chance to interact with younger girls and set a good role model, but I also got the chance to work with other girls my age who have talent and loves cheerleading just as much as I do! The two camps I was a part of was the Danny Lansanah Football/Cheerleading Camp and the Packers & Broncos Cheerleading Camp. Both camps were located at John Harris High School for…

During the last couple years I’ve been blessed to be a part of such amazing once in a lifetime opportunities. I was a part of the cheerleading team all four years of high school, my freshman year I was on the varsity basketball cheerleading team. My sophomore year I was on the junior varsity competition/football cheerleading team, I was also captain on this team my junior year. My senior year I was a part of the varsity competition and football cheerleading team and was able to compete at…

We all have our beloved sports like me, volleyball, softball gymnastics, and cheer are fun for me. Some efficacy like to play basketball or football some may not be sports it may be a club that you go to after school perhaps it might be a chess club or choir. Now volleyball is a fun sport, if you know how to play. Mainly the whole point of the game is to hit on the others side of the net inside the square. If you see people dive for the ball it is fun but it also takes a lot of practice.…

Imagine being so nervous to do something and then once you finally do it, you get applauded by over 100 people. Bravery means courageous behavior or action. Courage means not deterred by danger or pain; brave. To be brave or courageous can sometimes be a lot of hard work, depending on what you are trying to be brave for. I was once a cheerleader for my high school and our most important game was coming up; the game against our rivals. This was it, the day of the game; everyone was so energetic…