Why Is Cheerleading Even A Sport?
Many cheerleaders seem to get offended or fired up when they hear the phrase “Is cheerleading even a sport?” I personally have been a cheerleader for fourteen years and the sport is like any other. Every team must come together to perform athletic skills such as jumps, dances and chants to gain a response from spectators at a competition or school event. Cheerleaders all over the world want to get the same respect like any other sport because it meets all qualifications to call it an official sport.
Cheerleading jumps range from simple, quick jumps to complicated, vigorous ones. In the cheer world there are a variety of jumps with different names, but are all executed in the same way. One of the most common jumps is called a “toe touch.” It is fairly easy to learn and perform, arms are simply in a "T" motion and legs are in a “V” position, with knees pointing toward the sky and hips are rotated to make your jumps higher. For example just like bodybuilders need to lift weights to continue being bulk, cheerleaders must do special exercises to execute decent jumps. One must eat well, sleep early, and exercise on a daily to get the …show more content…
In cheer learning a dance is not as easy as it looks, it takes a lot of time, energy, and remembrance. When at competition teams are judged on a number of criteria like showmanship, precision of motions, jumps, choreography, and enthusiasm. Similar to a football game when each player on the field is evaluated by a scout to see how talented they are. They also evaluate them on skill, how smart they run their plays, teamwork, and character. Just like in any other sport deductions are also given to cheerleaders for falls, mistakes and for breaking rules, as for when going over the time limit or going out of bounds in another contact sport. This comes to show that cheer should be respected by any
Cheerleading jumps range from simple, quick jumps to complicated, vigorous ones. In the cheer world there are a variety of jumps with different names, but are all executed in the same way. One of the most common jumps is called a “toe touch.” It is fairly easy to learn and perform, arms are simply in a "T" motion and legs are in a “V” position, with knees pointing toward the sky and hips are rotated to make your jumps higher. For example just like bodybuilders need to lift weights to continue being bulk, cheerleaders must do special exercises to execute decent jumps. One must eat well, sleep early, and exercise on a daily to get the …show more content…
In cheer learning a dance is not as easy as it looks, it takes a lot of time, energy, and remembrance. When at competition teams are judged on a number of criteria like showmanship, precision of motions, jumps, choreography, and enthusiasm. Similar to a football game when each player on the field is evaluated by a scout to see how talented they are. They also evaluate them on skill, how smart they run their plays, teamwork, and character. Just like in any other sport deductions are also given to cheerleaders for falls, mistakes and for breaking rules, as for when going over the time limit or going out of bounds in another contact sport. This comes to show that cheer should be respected by any