From the opening of their basket toss to the start of all star cheer. UCA is bound to the safe practice and instruction of cheerleading. They started summer camps and clinics in 1975. Ever summer since camps have been located at college campuses all over. In conclusion UCA cheerleaders are leaders! " We are cheerleaders. We're the most spirited, the most energetic, the most fun and contrary to belief pretty darn organized"…
The Olympic Games is arguably the worlds largest sporting spectacle, with a long proud history. The first modern day games took place in Athens, Greece in 1896 then is repeatedly held once every four years in a chosen city. Viewed as an honor and privilege to be selected after years of arduous campaigning, cities open their doors to athletes across the globe to compete in front of millions on sports grand stage. However the games are not without controversy, behind the glitz and glamour lies a…
this event can have is something to try and comprehend. Political aspects to shouting the word from society to make a statement is a back story of such a big event that can be heard worldwide. The Olympics are more than a game being played in the summer, but an all-around measure of countries providing perspective in many ways. The games are widely awaited by fans globally…
Nadia Comaneci was an olympic gymnast in the 1970’s. She was the first women to score a perfect ten in the Olympics in 1976 when she was only 14! She was born in Onesti, Romania on November 12, 1961. She grew up in Romania in an apartment with her parents. She loved to pretend she was a gymnast with her friend, and that is where Bela Karolyi, her soon-to-be gymnastics coach. At the time, she was only six years old. Bela found her and invited her to try out at his gym. Nadia and her parents…
Jen Bricker can be such an inspiration. She did things that even people with legs can't do. imagine doing gymnastics with no legs. Helen Keller once wrote "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” The story "The Amazing Powers Of Jen Bricker" by Kristen Lewis can show what that quote means because Jen Bricker has no legs but she still looked past it and she could do gymnastics. So did the poem "Can't" by Edgar Albert Guest because when people think they can’t, they have to…
The history of the Olympic Games is a good example of showcasing the amateur-professional divide. When the modern games as we know them were revived in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and the International Olympic Committee at the International Athletic Congress. Enforcing amateurism was central to Pierre de Coubertin’s vision for the Olympics. Competitors at the first Olympics in Athens in 1896 were all wealthy, white, aristocratic men. It is important to look at the Olympics when researching the…
Owens had a very hard childhood, his family was very poor. Owens was often very sick from his battles with chronic bronchial congestions and pneumonia. Since Jesse was little he always wanted to go to college. After passing a series of exams that summer to qualify him to enter college, Owens stated classes at OSU in the fall of 1933. Jesse owns had to work really hard to get into college. He eventually got into Ohio State University, and he had very good grades and was a kind student to…
Swimming is a professional sport that requires some high qualifications in fitness, commitment to training hours, etc. Many people who seek this sport are starting as amateurs and then moving to be professionals. Swimming includes many styles, such as backstroke, butterfly, etc. In this article, you will view a list of the top 10 greatest swimmers. 10- Mark Spitz Mark is deemed one of the greatest swimmers of all times. He gained 11 Olympic medals, so he is the fourth highest medalist in the…
“Only eight athletes out of 11,000 Olympic competitors tested positive is proof that 'the war on doping is being won.’” Doping in professional sports gives players an unfair advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so…
Being a competitive swimmer for the past 10 years has exposed me to meeting a lot of new people. My adult role models along with my closest friends are all apart of my swimming career in some way. I was honored enough to be named a captain of my high school swim team, a recognition only few receive as our team is 50 members large. Being a captain not only meant leading stretches and getting a cool award at the end of the year, it meant people looked up to me. When someone had a bad race or…