expect in synchronized tumbling two or three cheerleaders are running and tumbling together. This type of tumbling is when a cheerleader runs across the mat and does a sequence of acrobatic flips. This skill takes a lot of muscle and endurance because if a cheerleader is not high enough in the air, their timing could be off and they could hurt themselves or lose points for the time. The other type of tumbling is standing tumbling, which is when a cheerleader stands in one spot of the mat and jumps backwards
Netball. A sport that is played around the world and involves two teams competing against each other to score goals and win. There are a variety of rules you must follow in order to win the game. For example, you need to stand three feet away or more from the person with the ball otherwise it’s obstruction. In New Zealand, Netball North Harbour, is the place for keen players. Netball rules are very important in the game, without them netball would be a chaotic game. There are many rules that you
people said were not true and some of the other things were, I just never realized it. I found out that when you are a cheerleader, like I am, you can get perceived as some not so good things, for example I found out during this activity that people see cheerleaders as rude, rich, always super skinny and pretty, and most of all popular. When people think of a cheerleader they automatically think “oh they must be really popular, and I bet she has a boyfriend that is a football player”. Because
There are many roles that people can take on. The roles that I take on include being a sister, a student, and a cheerleader. Many traits that I have developed include responsibility, representing a role model, time management, leadership, confidence, and pleasing everyone. Although having many roles can indeed become challenging at times, I am able to learn from the mistakes that I make. Learning these things at such a young age will positively impact my life later on. Getting to experience life
Haters “They’re snobs.” “They’re ditzy.” “They are just brats.” Cheerleaders. There are many problems with stereotyping, and cheerleaders are no strangers to it. Every cheerleader could probably tell you a time when someone stereotyped them, whether that be them as a person or an athlete. While on some occasions cheerleaders really do fit the stereotypical vision of a cheerleader off of a movie, most are not your typical “cheerleader”; intelligent, polite, and athletic are all characteristics of
the hands of a girl who has wanted to be a cheerleader ever since she can remember. A dream of one day being on top of the pyramid holding the pom poms in her hands while yelling, “Let’s go Webb City!”. The enormous balls that cheerleaders call pom poms are much more than people think. To some cheerleaders pom poms have a certain taste, smell, look, noise, and touch, while the people sitting in the stands just think it's a shiny ball that the cheerleaders just shake. I know, people wouldn’t think
I am a High School Cheerleader, and I’m Important I believe that cheerleaders are a key element. The missing puzzle piece that fully completes a high school. Though many may ponder of the stereotypical affluent blonde with an egotistical aura, those should be informed that they aren’t even half-way correct. Cheerleaders are much more than how they appear in Hollywood movies or on daily TV dramas. I believe that cheerleaders are crucial, and work very hard to bring smiles onto people’s faces.
My sex is a female, and I performed my gender by being a cheerleader. Stereotypically speaking when we hear the word Cheerleader, we automatically think of a girl cheering. I was a cheerleader for about 8 years, until I started competing cheering there was only girl cheerleaders. Many people made fun of the guys that cheered with me, but little did they knew that they [the people] were making fun of his “so called” sexuality, and not his sex. Cheering is usually just associated with just females;
When I was ten, my dad took me to a high school football game to watch a friend of ours. The first thing I noticed was the cheerleaders. They were loud and proud to be there and support their school. They showed no shame, and I turned to my dad and said, “One day I’m going to be a high school cheerleader.” That dream came true in April of 2016. As I walked into the first practice, I was so nervous to finally be there. I met my new squad members, and we immediately clicked and started talking about
Some states have accepted competitive cheerleading as a varsity sport, but cheerleaders still have to fight for recognition as an athlete because of stereotypical views. Fellow athletes do not see why it should be considered a sport because “it is not as demanding as other sports” ("Competitive Cheerleading Fights"). The definition of an athlete is “a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina” ("Omni Cheer Blog"). As an athlete
An anonymous person once said, “Cheerleaders are the strongest athletes, for they must fight for gold while they fight their stereotype.” Many people think cheer is just sitting on the sidelines and cheering on other sports, but there's so much more to it. Cheer requires copious amounts of practice and hard work because cheerleaders not only cheer for sports teams, but they compete as well. It not only requires dance, but also gymnastics and acrobatics. Contrary to the beliefs of many, competition
In March of 2015, an important event was scheduled in my calendar under the title “Varsity Cheerleader Tryouts.” I had been a cheerleader competitively up until that point, and I was planning on concluding that piece of my life after the season ended. Though I had been a school cheerleader for two years already, I was anxious about the tryouts. If I didn’t make the varsity cheer squad, cheerleading would have had no part in my life for the next year. I could not tolerate the thought of having such
What is a cheerleader? Are they the most attractive person? Are they the most popular ones? Are they ditzy and bubbly ones? She or he is neither one of those stereotypes sometimes. When it comes to cheerleading there is more to it then what meets the eye. Cheerleaders are motivational leaders. Cheerleaders really get the fans pumped up and excited at events; they also keep the fans engaged and bring fun to sporting events. Their job is to get the fans energized and hopefully cheer the team to victory
three years before realizing that I prefer to cheer the players on rather than run alongside them. Entering high school, I concluded that becoming a cheerleader would allow me to experience the competitive atmosphere I love without having to compete. Having dedicated myself to cheerleading, I am a better cheerleader as the years go by. Being a cheerleader is somewhat of a tradition on my mom’s side of the family. My great grandma, great aunt,
But I’m a Cheerleader was released in 1999 by lesbian director Jamie Babbit. This movie is centered around the 17 year old highschooler Megan Bloomfield, portrayed by Natasha Lyonne, and Graham, played by Clea Duvall. This 85-minute movie, labeled as a comedy and romance, still provides comedic relief 25 years after its release. Despite its label as a comedic romance, the film revolves around a much more threatening topic for queer people: conversion therapy. However, that is why I think most queer
these are all forms of jumps in cheerleading. When doing these jumps the cheerleader jumps high up into the air bringing both legs up and out simultaneously in a specific shape or form, while pointing the toes. The jumps that cheerleaders perform can easily be compared to the dunking of a basketball player. All of these jumps require adequate leg, thigh, and abdominal muscle just as any basket ball player. Not only must cheerleaders jump, they also must kick. By this I do not mean a simple karate kick
Athlete by Nature, Cheerleader by Choice Cheerleaders all share the same love, cheering; there is always excitement about being known as a cheerleader. Sometimes cheering can be a good and bad thing, but in the end it 's never a boring activity. With tons of people in the crowd, just staring at you waiting for what cheer you will call next, waiting to see who will mess up first, or who will say the wrong words. So many things going on at a football game, yet all you can do is stand there, look
craziness. School cheer is all year round and happens once or twice a week and these cheerleaders are known as the "raw raw" cheerleaders. Both competitive cheer and school cheer have many things in common but they also have many things that are different. But, many people think that competitive cheer is more of a sport than school cheer is. For competitive cheer you have to athletic if you want to be good. The cheerleaders are non stop tumbling, stunting, jumping, or dancing for more than two minutes
In the 1999 movie, But Im a Cheerleader,(Creel, Sperling & Babbitt,1999) a seventeen year old high school cheerleader, Megan, is being set up to believe that she is going on a trip with the cheer squad to the football finals. The next day she noticed that her friends, boyfriend, and parents were acting strange towards her. When she came home from school her family and friends had set up a intervention to express their feelings about her being an homosexual, so her parents decided to send her to a
school cheerleaders favorite season. Down on the track, lined in perfect lines, they yell at the crowd, “Are you proud to be a Tiger?” and the immediate reaction from the football fans in unison was, “Yes we are!” Most people say they’re at the games for the attention during school, but if you’d take the time to ask the cheerleaders why they do what they do, you’d get the same answer that I got from my sister when I interviewed her. She took the time to explain to me why she became a cheerleader and