There are many requirements in high school that need to be met in order to do cheerleading. Academic and administration is one of the hardest requirements to meet. Most colleges design a grade point average that needs to be met to even try out for the team. On tryout days you are required to complete a application form. The form requires demographic information, emergency contact numbers, health insurance, proof of physical exam, and a waiver of liability.
Like most athletes, I looked forward to competition day. Rather it was state, nationals or just a football game. I love cheering, no matter the time of year. Yes, I consider myself an athlete. Cheerleading takes sweat and determination just like any other sport out there.
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.
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.
Introduction When an athlete sustains an injury while playing the sport that they love, it can have a debilitating effect. Depending on the injury, not only can they be forced to miss a significant amount of playing time (which can affect their livelihood) while they go through rehab, they also lose a huge piece of themselves. The physical part of an injury is only half the battle athletes have to face. Thoughts, feelings and spirit all contribute to sport performance, and are important parts of every athlete (Brehm, 2008). Injuries cause extreme pain, limit movements and depending on the severity, can require a large amount of time for rehab.
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
Everybody trying out with you is feeling the same exact way. Have fun and hope for the best, if you follow everything I said you are bound to make the team and start off to a great year. Good
For me, I wasn’t able to move on as easily as the others. With some drugs, I wasn’t able to move on at all, and because of that, I am still haunted up to this day from the experimenting that I decided to do a long time ago. Here is my very personal and dark conflict that would be the hardest and most damaging decisions I had to take. Damaging not only to me, but to everyone I know and will get to know in the future. It all starts very innocently, a group of teen-agers that are bored and lots of free time in their hands.
Doctors believe I picked up MRSA from doing the thing I love most, gymnastics. Falling off beams, and cutting up hands was a daily thing for me, not thinking anything of it I didn’t take care of my body. I had open wounds that became infected. Five years later I am still dealing with the pain of this infection, living each day with a worry. Once you are infected with MRSA you will always be a carrier.
Whilst playing netball, the continual stopping, standing and starting from the one position over a long period of time can cause jarring to the knees and this affects the majority of players. The best way to prevent this injury would be to stretch before and after every game. 2. When you are a professional bike rider the most common injury is caused by a fall from your bike resulting in