I could not help but wonder if I had helped these girls truly be the best players they could be or if their hopes would be crushed by embarrassment on the field and a large margin of defeat. Before the game, I took them to the end zone for a quick pep talk to remind them of the time and hard work they had given to this team. We broke out of the huddle and the game began. We scored on our first possession and never looked back from that point. The girls were executing every play to perfection.
There is not one set definition of a sport, but a common understood definition of a sport is one from dictionary.com that defines a sport as “an athletic activity that requires physical prowess or skill and often a competitive nature.” I will take aspects of cheerleading and compare it to the definition given. The first part of the definition of a sport states, “An athletic activity that requires physical prowess and skill.” I don’t know how many people watching a cheerleading routine are paying attention to details and not just their looks, but it is a complicated two and a half minute routine. It takes a lot of skill and strength to lift a 120 pound girl into the air while she performs tricks. The skills you need to be a good cheerleader do not come naturally. You need to have talent, and practice hard to perfect these extremely difficult tasks.
The addressing of the media having a role in projection of a female athlete role interjects the media may not always send the best message concerning a female athlete, which is a message of femininity concerning the athlete. The interjection of the media cast typing how female athletes are always feminine no matter the sport you play; it will always have a feminine illusion of the female athlete. Society tells us that boys are the athletic ones and girls are beautiful. However, more and more women are making a living for athletic ability, most of the time because they are a beautiful athlete. Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement.
More Than a Short Skirt More often than not, cheerleading is not considered to be a sport. Many people assume that cheerleading is just prancing around in a short skirt and cheering ballgames. This is not the case with competition cheerleading. By definition, a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. It must be a physical activity, which involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of mass.
But Kaylee wasn’t the only one on the team that could steal the ball. In fact the team was known for taking the ball and having grace with it. After running drills and plays for practice the Coach blew the whistle to get everyone to make an announcement to tell them there will be no practice tomorrow, because the school will be preparing for the game. Game time there is 30 min before the game starts and both teams are doing warm ups. Doing warm ups, Ohio is looking promising to Indiana.
This use of Imagery sets the physical strain, time, focus, and determination cheer has just like every other sport. I don't think is fair to only catigorize cheer-leaders into "spirit squads". Some teams go to competitions worldwide and have to work quite hard to get there. Historically, Cheer-leading goes back just as far as football does. Most people imagine
I had a conversation with Pat Delaney, one of my friends that is a cheerleader here at MSU, about my view and his view on cheerleading. He stated that “Yes, college cheerleading is a sport so is competitive cheerleading.” The reason I believe that cheerleading is a sport is mainly because of the amount of time and practice cheerleaders have to do to get to where they want to be is the same or maybe even more than what a softball player would. Cheerleaders have to go through vigorous, intense training just to perform a single routine. They
Ballet is a technical form of dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance court and involves choreographed dances, miming, and acting that is put to music that normally does not contain words. While both activities involve highly disciplined individuals and long term commitment they differ in several areas. Many individuals participate in cheerleading across the world. Cheerleading started as a way to show spirit to other athletic teams such as football, basketball, and soccer. This later led to the development of organized cheering which was lead by one or several individuals.
Sports include something that has any type of physical and mental activity (Varsity). Cheerleaders athletic abilities include several things such as stunting, tumbling, jumping, and routines. All of which include strength, strategy and endurance. While cheering at sporting events, each teams cheerleaders compete against each other by trying to out do the other in cheers and dances as well as who can motivate their team to win. This is the same as competitive cheerleading which intells choreographed dances and acrobatic acts against more than one team and is judged by a panel of judges.
The Stephanie Hess The lights are dim, there is only a minute left in the game. The team is exhausted, the fans are on the edge of their seats, but there is still hope. The team’s motivation, the sideline cheerleaders, are chanting their hearts out for their team to win. They are a dedicated group of young women who give all to their sport of cheerleading, a sport that traditionally supports players of other sports. Cheerleading, however, which is now considered a mostly female activity, was actually begun by men.