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. It is also considered to be one of the most dangerous high school sports. First cheerleaders practice and work just as hard as any other team. We run laps, condition and do just as much physical activity as any other sport. We have to depend on one another if even one person misses a practice it can affect the entire routine.
February 1, 2013 Essay # 1 Once you hit that stunt, perfect each move and chant the cheers, everything else goes away. Being apart of a cheer leading team differs from other sports, you gain much more out of it. Respect is one lesson that I took from cheering, respect you coaches, team members, and the board. Trust is mother skill we gained in cheering, without trust in your stunt group everything could fall apart. Confidence is also another great role in cheer leading, when you look good you feel.
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.
Partaking in pageantry is a great learning experience. Some of society does not understand all of the hard work and dedication these children put into their few minutes of fame on that stage. Succeeding in pageants takes a lot of hard work and practice. It is vitally important to teach children at a young age the importance of hard work and ethic (Schloss). Pageants require discipline and dedication.
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.
In the sport of cheerleading there are many examples of both verbal and nonverbal communication. Cheerleading is sport that depends on communication in every aspect, from practice to the performance. Without communication it would not be possible. Communication is essential for all members of the cheer group, including, coaches, assistants, and team members, in order to be successful in the sport. Verbal communication is the most important communication during any part of cheerleading.
Dance is very competitive and involves a lot of motivation to be good, just like other sports. Dance is in fact a sport, every sport has a coach right? Well… Dance has a coach too! Most people think that dance is just an activity that you do for fun and that sports actually works hard and isn’t a fun activity, it is a hard game. Well... Dance is very hard to do, Football and dance are a lot like each other, they both leap… one leap has pointed toes and the other is leaping over someone to get in the end zone.
An important person to involve in a child’s life from the start of these activities is their pediatrician, who can recognize these risks, and help monitor the health of the athlete in an attempt to reduce the risks associated with high levels of intensity. It has appeared over the last decade that the number of children who specialize in a sport from a very young age train year-round, and compete at an “elite” level. With the media coverage of events such as gymnastics, tennis, swimming, diving, and figure skating, these competitors are obviously very talented,
Behind the eyes of a dedicated band student, lays a fierce competitor from within. Eyes on the prize, that band student put in hours of constant rehearsing for one true goal…to excel in any opportunity given. However, there is one important lesson that the band student is taught that is useful for our lifetime goals; to always put one hundred percent in everything he/she does. An extracurricular activity is usually seen as just to keep the student busy. There’s more to it than it may seem.
The vast majority of our youth are involved in sports but many do not know how sports directly affect those involved. I chose this topic because sports play a major role in every child’s life. Becoming a parent is one of the hardest tasks one does in their lifetime. Deciding what things are good for your child and what things are bad for your child’s development is very nerve racking and difficult. This paper discusses both the positive and negative aspects that sports can have on a child’s development.