Cheerleading Debate

Go Team!: The Debate Over Cheerleading When you hear the word cheerleader, what do you visualize? A ditzy girl on the sideline of a football game shaking pom-poms seems to be the most common image. Although this is how cheerleading originally began, the sport has been revolutionized: it is incomparable to its’ original purpose. Cheerleading is now a year-round activity which involves stunting, tumbling, and dancing. There are many different types of cheerleading; these are all governed by different

Is Cheerleading a sport? The controversy over whether cheerleading is a sport has been spreading and many people actually do not know if it is. At the moment, cheerleading it is not a sport which was originally my opinion in this situation. Although,cheerleading is being considered for classification as a sport, it really isn`t a sport. The society, in general, has not accepted cheerleading as a sport as it was voted on in 2014. For it to be a sport it needs to be legally voted on to be a real sport

English III April 12, 2017 Cheerleading as an Olympic Sport The summer Olympic sports have varied from year to year, yet continue to be variations of the same sports that have appealed to older generations without any consideration for that of the younger generation. Now, the International Olympic Committee is looking for sports to add, so that a wider audience is catered to during the Olympic season. One of these sports is competitive cheerleading. Competitive cheerleading is considered an athletic

Is Cheerleading a Sport? A lot of people do not consider cheerleading to be a sport. When most people think of cheerleading, they think of pretty girls in skirts, waving pompons, cheering for their school’s football or basketball team. Although that can be true, that is not all cheerleading is. There are two types of cheerleading. There is sideline cheerleading, and there is competitive cheerleading. Sideline cheerleading is what goes on at a football or basketball games. Competitive cheerleading

Workouts every day, sweating and chanting during games, and never getting the recognition that cheerleading is a sport is highly frustrating. Just as any other sport, girls and guys alike work hard every day to showcase their talents and to know that the sport isn’t considered an actual “sport” is highly controversial. The NCAA states, “In order for a sport to be considered for the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women list, 20 or more varsity teams and/or competitive club teams must currently exist on

think of cheerleading fits into the exact definition of being a sport. Whether or not cheerleading is a sport has become a national debate among parents, school systems, and even the National Collegiate Athletic Association has weighed in their opinion that cheerleading is not a sport. Some people argue that cheerleading is a sport and should be award the recognition it deserves. Whether or not everyone agrees that cheerleading is an actual sport, it should be recognized as one. Cheerleading requires

the dictionary definition of a sport can be best described as, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment” (Oxford Dictionary). Cheerleading has been a topic of an ongoing controversial debate as to whether or not it should be recognized as a sport. Players that engage in sports, such as, football, basketball, and baseball all display a genuine liking for their sport, which generally emphasizes why they take

Smith October 24, 2016 Cheerleading is a Sport Many people have a prejudice towards cheerleading and think it's just looking pretty, yelling chants and jumping around. Some athletes and coaches that participate in football, basketball and other sports say cheerleading is not a sport but just a fun activity. That mindset comes from the fact that cheerleaders support those sports by filling in time with cheers, chants, stunts and increasing fan involvement. Cheerleading has even gone to court

Cheerleading is Considered a Sport There is a broad argument about what is and isn’t considered a high school is very touchy. They argue about which sports should and shouldn’t be considered a sports. The big debate for this article is that cheerleading should be considered a sport. Many people say that it shouldn’t for many different reasons. Yes, cheerleading should be considered a sport. If you are doing competitive cheerleading that would be considered a sport. Cheerleaders have to practice

Cheerleading is Not a Sport According to Joe Hatton, the author of the article, “Sports Beat - The sport of cheerleading: It’s more than just pompoms and smiles,” cheerleading is a sport because it requires strength, balance, and coordination. The major claim of the article is “cheerleading is a sport - plain and simple - and cheerleaders are true athletes” (Hatton C-04). The article offers the following arguments in support of the claim. Hatton claims because cheerleaders are athletes, cheerleading