Of course, some may say that competitive cheerleading is not a sport because it does not involve a ball or that it is subjective because routines are judged, and they are right. Results of sporting events should not be determined based on someone’s personal feelings or opinions, but rather on talent, skill and the ability to score enough points to beat the other team. With that being said, if they were using this excuse to keep competitive cheerleading from being a sport, gymnastics should fall in the same
These two factors could have been the proof the Federal Court used in order to call cheerleading just an activity instead of a sport, even though it in a matter of fact meets all criteria. These two factors cannot be controlled by the coach though. For some schools the only reason they cannot compete is due to the lack of school funding because cheerleading is not considered a sport the school does not think they should have to fund it. But once again a vast majority of squads meet the criteria 100
Without a doubt, cheerleading is the most dangerous sport when we look at the number of catastrophic injuries (Mueller, 3). Works Cited Dorning, Anne-Marie. “Another Cheerleader Dies.” abcnews.com. 21, April 2008 LiveScience Staff. “Girls’ Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading.” livescience.com.
Samantha Pothier Lateral Ankle Sprains An inversion ankle sprain is when the ankle is turned inwards and there is an injury to a ligament either tearing or stretching. Inversion Ankle sprains are the most common and usually happen when the ankle is forced into plantar flexion and also forced inward. An ankle sprain can be just a stretch of the muscle or tendon, and it also can partially or completely tear. (2. Ferrel) There are different degrees of ankle sprains.
Nicole LaHaie Ms. Johnson EN111 – I-Search Paper 14 February 2013 Word Count: 855 ACL Tear in Female Athletes The Story of my Search Having torn my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) my senior year of high school, I had many questions on the subject. I remember my doctor telling me that females tear their ACL four to ten times more than boys. I thought to myself why? Before starting this paper, I had very little knowledge about the exact reason WHY females are more likely to tear their ACL’s. I knew that men and women’s body anatomy was different and that may have been a cause, but I was not sure about anything.
Cheerleading is a sport Introduction Is cheerleading considered a sport? It’s a very huge debate among most athletes and people outside of athletic programs. While most sports only have one season, cheerleaders have two; football and basketball. We have the same requirements as other sports; cross country we run, like soccer we kick, and like track and field we run. We also have to go through tryouts and injuries.
Leigh was very sporty and athletic with green eyes and brown golden hair and always managed to maintain an A average in her studies on top of her busy sports schedule. Julia and Leigh were both on the year book committee and the school council together. Almost every single day in and after school they were together. They always stood beside each other and stood up for one another. In the hall one day Jamie Jadestone one of the most popular girls in school came over to Julia and tried to start trouble, but to bad Julia is a smart cookie and can get herself out of bad situations she just simply said “Get out of the way” and walked on and that was in between second and third hour time and Jamie was in Julia’s next class.
One reason is that cheerleaders compete against the other team just like in any other sport. Another reason is that they have to be extremely physically fit and be trusting in their teammates much like in almost all other sports. The final reason they think cheerleading is a sport is because they suffer just as many injuries as any other athlete would in their respective sport. The other side of the argument is that cheerleading is not a sport and is
Her father was very interested in the way people used their bodies, an interest that inspired her daughter. In only seven years, Graham went from a dance student, to a teacher, to one of the best-known performers of all time. In these seven years, she probably had the expert hours of 10,000 hours, which according to Gladwell would make her an outlier. Many of her dances came from past history and history that was surrounding her. Many outliers got their ideas and thoughts on the outside history that was surrounding them as well.
We were teaching her how to full down. Full downing is when the flier comes down in a 180 degree turn. Instead of turning in a circle my fliers foot was coming down to my face and instead of letting her crash to the ground I caught her. While catching her, her foot smacked me on the side of my mouth giving me a busted lip and causing me to bleed for a little bit. In gymnastics gymnast tumble, well cheerleaders tumble as well, Tumbling is a big part in cheer and requires skill as well.