According to Varsity.com in "Being a Cheerleader - Is cheerleading a Sport?", cheerleading is stated as a sport. Though it’s not written in context saying it is, put all the points that explain what cheerleading is together and you will have a sport. Cheerleaders; male and female, both have the strength of a football player. They need to be able to pick up other girls and do flips while lifting them. Cheerleaders are considered athletes. We compete, have timed routines, tumble, stunt, cheer, and dance. We meet the criteria of what it means to be an athlete. Any other sport; football, baseball, soccer, golf, basketball, hockey, and even World Series poker is on ESPN; so is cheerleading. Tell me how World Series poker is considered a sport and cheerleading would not be? According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, an activity can be considered a sport if:” It must be a physical activity which involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of mass, “Contesting” or competing against/with an opponent is required, it must be governed by rules that explicitly define the time, space, and purpose of the contest and the conditions under which a winner is declared, acknowledgement that the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants. Cheerleading has ALL of these qualifications.
In my opinion, I’ve cheered for 11 years and I do see it as a sport. Cheerleaders work as hard as any other sport. We have a lot of strength and endurance. Just because we wear tiny skirts and cheer for boys, doesn’t mean we’re not competitive. Tell any cheerleader that it’s not a sport and you will not hear the end of it.
http://www.varsity.com/event/1262/being-a-cheerleader-sport.aspx
Monday, December 6, 2010
Cheerleading injuries Blog Post 5
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=1465814
Heather Cabot from ABC news reports that cheerleading injuries have escalated in the last 2 decades. Its been estimated that about 16,000 cheerleaders get injured every year. The percentage from 1990 to 2002 increased to 110%. Nineteen year old, Bethany Hancock reveals the pain she went through with her 2 reconstructive knee surgeries. Doctors have found and increasingly large number of injuries do to the tumbling and stunts. Many with concussions, bruises, cuts, and even injuries like Bethany’s that require multiple surgeries. Many schools are now attempting to enforce more rules stating that the cheerleaders are prohibited to practice unless its safe. Meaning more mats and not on hard surfaces such as the marble floor Bethany fell on.
I agree with this article because I have done cheerleading for 11 years and I have also had my share of injuries. Being a backspot, I don’t get as hurt as the flyers might, but I’ve come out with a few injuries. I even had surgery in 7th grade for a broken nose. I do believe that schools sould take more caution in where the cheerleaders practice and have mats. Athletic trainers should be on site at every practice in case something were to happen.
Heather Cabot from ABC news reports that cheerleading injuries have escalated in the last 2 decades. Its been estimated that about 16,000 cheerleaders get injured every year. The percentage from 1990 to 2002 increased to 110%. Nineteen year old, Bethany Hancock reveals the pain she went through with her 2 reconstructive knee surgeries. Doctors have found and increasingly large number of injuries do to the tumbling and stunts. Many with concussions, bruises, cuts, and even injuries like Bethany’s that require multiple surgeries. Many schools are now attempting to enforce more rules stating that the cheerleaders are prohibited to practice unless its safe. Meaning more mats and not on hard surfaces such as the marble floor Bethany fell on.
I agree with this article because I have done cheerleading for 11 years and I have also had my share of injuries. Being a backspot, I don’t get as hurt as the flyers might, but I’ve come out with a few injuries. I even had surgery in 7th grade for a broken nose. I do believe that schools sould take more caution in where the cheerleaders practice and have mats. Athletic trainers should be on site at every practice in case something were to happen.
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