Have you ever been told not to judge something or someone unless you’ve been in that spot or their position? Many people believe cheerleading is not a sport. You cannot judge something if you have never done it or experienced it. I am a cheerleader myself and I believe with cheerleading you don’t know how tough it is until you actually do it. People always judge and make fun of cheerleaders saying it’s not a real sport but cheerleaders practice just as hard as any other sport, go to competitions and compete to be the best and win number one.
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.
Captain Essay To be a cheerleading captain, it takes dedication, determination, energy, communication skills, responsibility, leadership skills, and a passion for cheerleading. I know that I fit all of these qualities, and I feel that I would make an excellent captain. Being captain is one of the most important aspects of a cheerleading squad, and with my hard work, leadership skills, and determination, I know that I can take this squad very far. I am well prepared to take on the responsibilities that may come my way this year as captain. I know that when I take this position I will be faced with countless obstacles but I will not give up on my squad.
The National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association or NCATA and USA Cheer are both launching initiatives to present their new cheer derived sport to the NCAA and to eventually be considered an "emerging sport." "Our goal is to provide new opportunities for female athletes at the collegiate level. We want to establish a new sport where they truly feel that it's utilizing their athletic skill set and to where they are recognized for the amazing abilities that they have," says NCATA's Executive Director, John Blake. Their new model called Acrobatics and Tumbling is not cheerleading. According to Blake, they've created a new sport all together that combines a unique skill set that is used in both competitive cheer and gymnastics and puts it in a completely different format.
There are side-line cheerleaders and competitive cheerleaders. Side-line cheerleaders are there to entertain the crowd and lead them in chants. A competitive cheerleading team’s goal is to earn the most points while doing a complex routine with anywhere from twelve to twenty members that consists of precise formations, flips, tumbling passes, stunts, and tosses. I do not agree that side-line cheerleading is a sport; however, I do believe that competitive cheerleading is a sport. 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.
Each year I set goals for myself, and work diligently toward making them become possible. I do my best to balance the various activities that I am involved in so that I can participate in multiple things successfully. I feel that I am the best candidate for Head Cheerleader. If I receive the honor of being head cheerleader I hope that my sensitivity, diligence, energy and sense of humor would make working with me a
Verbal communication is the most important communication during any part of cheerleading. While a routine is choreographed and taught to the cheerleaders, the coaches use verbal communication, even if it is not always the nicest. My coach had to tell us what formations we had to be in. The coaches also told us what we needed to fix in the routine if something was wrong. The team members share verbal communication with one another.
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.
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.
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