Tumbling

for a trophy. The judge rate there cheers 1-10, ten the highest, and one the lowest. Cheerleaders have competition daily. Cheerleading got gymnastic in it which is a sport. If gymnastic a sport wy cant cheerleading be a sport? Tumbling is also a sport. Tumbling is in cheerleading and some people stilll dont think it's a sport. If you combined two sports the outcome should be a sport

The world of cheerleading has transformed from girls wearing sweaters and short skirts yelling cheers on the sideline into performing routines including powerful tumbling passes, fast paced choreography, and intense stunt sections. Competitive cheerleading is a twist on gymnastics, dance, and acrobatics that has become extremely popular in recent years: "with its elements of dance, gymnastics, and daring stunts, competitive cheerleading is an extremely popular high school athletic activity. Over

Cheerleading is a sport!! Hit! Hit! Pull! This is what keeps me and my competitive cheer teams energy up in our two minute and thirty second routine that consists of stunting, tumbling, standing tumbling, and a dance which is at the end of the routine. In 2013, competitive cheerleading is not considered an official sport. There’s been a lot of push for cheerleading recognition. Cheerleading should be considered a sport because in competitive cheer you have to really push yourself physically and

mean we aren’t pushed hard or even harder than the guys falling over each other for the ball or the people running down the court for a two pointer. Every competition cheerleaders walk into they are expected to hit every stunt and land every single tumbling pass they have in their routine. If they don’t, they can say goodbye to the first place trophy. Most bystanders don’t really understand the hard work that goes into being a competitive cheerleader. I’m sure if you sat down at a cheer competition

injury. Due to the fact that cheerleaders can become greatly injured from cheerleading like other athletic activities that are said to be sports proves that cheerleading is a sport (Tanner). Injuries can be caused by a variety of things such as, tumbling, flyers and bases hitting the ground after performing a risky stunt and even people colliding. USA Today states that The American Medical Association says “cheerleading should be considered a sport because of its rigors and risks” (Tanner). Since

shape. The exercises that cheerleading consist of cardiovascular which is going through the routine a couple of times. There is strength training where the cheer leaders do sit ups and push-ups to show that they can hold their own body weight up when tumbling and for strength to be able to hold other teammates (Kastner Par. 2). To be a great cheerleader, they also cannot have any health issues; health issues ruins a cheerleader’s chances at being their best at practice or even when they are on the competition

you do not do a “real sport” these athletes just want you to believe that their sport is a sport. Team work, dedication, and drive motivates these athletes to keep striving and fighting to do good things in their sport. The advances stunting and tumbling that these athletes perform is what draws in a crowd of thousands all to watch two minutes and thirty seconds. The amount of physicality and dedication is admirable to those who have a real passion for the sport. To the athletes that participate

everything from stunts to halftime routines. “It takes determination and an open mindset to work, you have to be coachable.” Coach Q, on what it takes to be a cheerleader. Being a cheerleader is more than just cheering. From sidelines and routines, to tumbling

only perform on the ground. Cheerleading and gymnastics also have tumbling in common, but the way they use it is vastly different. The way that the sport is scored on tumbling and other activities is also extremely different. Gymnastics doesn’t require teamwork as much as cheerleading does.

more. In cheerleading, the routine almost always consists of tumbling, dance, and stunts. The first part of cheer that takes time, patience, and energy is tumbling. The tumbling section is divided into two parts standing and running tumbling. Tumbling is a hit or miss because you can have really good days or really bad days, but getting lots of practice in can affect your practices. Not only can you have crummy days, but tumbling takes time to get and isn’t always easy to get. It requires stamina