Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement. The media coverage of female athletes needs to change for all the young girls who look up to these female athletes as role models and the mass media needs to take a more active role and cover male and female sports equally. (Will Anything Change, http://femaleathletes.wordpress.com/, May 5, 2008) The text was directed mostly toward women athlete community, while speaking to any woman who has had experience with the culture of the athlete community also; targeting male and female to understand the discriminating
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.
Along with countless other Americans, my falls are dedicated to football. The only difference is that the team I commit myself to is not composed of colossal figures bent on inflicting pain on one another. No, my team is the Barrington High School class of 2009 Powder-puff team. I am the head coach of a football team composed of thirty high school senior girls. Powder-puff football, a game that pits junior girls against senior girls was a tradition that Barrington High School lost some time in the mid 1990’s.
When holding the top girl, the bases are restating her body weight and mass, to keep her up. Also, during dismounts from stunts, top girls are thrown into the air and caught by the bases. Competitive cheerleaders do exactly what they are called. They compete against other squads to see who is the best. They perform routines full of stunting, tumbling, cheering, and dancing.
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.
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.
Cheerleading a Sport? September 29, 2010 - 7:29 AM | by: Maryam Sepehri After a Federal judge ruled that cheerleading is "too underdeveloped and disorganized to be considered a sport," some colleges started developing different models of competitive cheer in the hopes of reaching sport status under the Board of Education’s title IX requirements. Title IX is a gender equity law passed in the 70s to create equal gender opportunities in college sports. Two organizations have come to the plate. 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."
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.
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.