Persuasive Essay On Cheerleading

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Competitive cheerleading Being a Sport
Imagine screaming fans in one large arena with an ESPN camera with a huge trophy at stake. No, it is not the FIFA world cup: it is the Cheerleading Worlds championship. Many don’t know the two different types of cheerleading. One type is called sideline cheerleading. This is when guys and girls are cheering for there college or high school team. They will be on the side of the field cheering on their team and cheering up the people who are watching the game and the students. Sideline cheering is mostly for football and basketball games. Sideline cheerleading does pretty much everything like competitive cheerleading, which is stunting, tumbling, dance, and jumps but they just don’t compete against anyone. Another form of cheerleading is competitive. This is where All-Star gyms compete against each other with a 2.5-minute routine. In these routines, the cheerleaders do intense tricks and stunting including tumbling, jumps, tosses and dancing. Whichever team in the division has the highest score wins the competition. This athletic display is often seen on FOX and ESPEN are proof that the standards of cheerleading have changed.
The definition of a sport is “an athletic involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or other for entertainment.” (google.com). Modern cheerleaders practice couple times a week. In the article Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, “The various lifts, throws, catches, tumbling runs, and jumps that comprise most performance routines require a high degree of athletic skill. Cheerleading is no longer a spontaneous activity; it involves tryouts, lengthy practices, and specialized training camps similar to ...

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...ver the many past years it has grown at extreme rates and now includes both male and female participants. While I showed that there are two types of cheerleading: sideline and competitive, I know that cheerleaders like me have appeared on ESPN for a fact. Modern cheerleading squads perform athletic technique at there best and often are showcased at competitions for titles and awards. This and many other factors help negate the arguments that deny cheerleading’s recognition as a sport. Cheerleading has changed so much in recent years that it has become a booming industry that continues to grow as participation increases over time. Finally, cheerleading is an activity with athleticism that far outweighs that of many other recognized sports, but requires the technique and strength that nationally accepted sports are praised for daily and deserves this same respect.

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