Free Essays on Cheerleading

  1. Cheerleading Is Athletism

    ENG 102 –T/Th Cheerleading does take athletisim! What is a definition of a sport? Who and what qualifications decide what a sport is? Is it the amount of physical activity, the number of injuries the activity obtains, or the number of competitions in which one participates? Many people believe that...

  2. Is Cheerleading a Sport?

    Mello FYC 13100 15 December 2008 Competitive Cheerleading: A Sport? Though many people are apathetic toward this debate and hold inconclusive opinions, the decision whether to consider cheerleading a sport affects many. To some people, treating cheerleading as a sport is a pride issue. Cheerleaders themselves...

  3. Cheerleading Is a Sport

    Lindsie Newman Ms. M. Lauritsen English 98 07/14/13 Persuasive Essay Cheerleading is a Sport Many people stereotype cheerleaders as the pretty, popular airheads who stand on the sideline to look good, but that is further from the truth. Cheering at football games may appear unchallenging...

  4. Cheerleading Is a Sport

    Is cheerleading really a sport? With all the strength, flexibility, and pain cheerleaders have to go through and endure daily, I would say that should not even be up for question. In cheerleading, there is an extremely high injury rate. Cheerleading requires excessive physical activity. Cheerleaders...

  5. Sports and Cheerleading

    impact on my life is cheerleading. Cheerleading has taught me life long lessons in how to work as a team, to be friendly and social, and to always be a good sport no matter what. All of the lessons that cheerleading has taught me, I will carry on through the rest of my years. Cheerleading was a sport I had...

  6. Cheerleading Nationals

    Cheerleading Nationals As the thunderous crowd applauses and cheers with excitement from the jam-packed stadium, the energized but anxious cheerleaders wait behind the dark heavy curtain separating them from the solid blue mats waiting to be cheered upon. On the opposite side of the arena there is...

  7. Hidden Athletes

    the stereotype; I don’t deny that, but there are also other girls out there who fit that exact same stereotype and aren’t cheerleaders. So why is cheerleading the only sport that has this certain typecast? I’ve met many cheerleaders in my day, and yes some do fit the stereotype perfectly and others completely...

  8. Most Memorable Experience

    ceiling. I felt the aches and pain take over the muscles in my body. IT was time to get up and start yet another day of cheerleading camp. Camp was a function my high school cheerleading squad attended every year together in order to build and strengthen our skills. We did this not only for the benefits...

  9. Personal Experience That Affected My Education

    crowd. Although, I did learn the hard way in school the experiences are what molded me into the individual I am today. First and foremost, I felt cheerleading was my ticket into the popular social group. I made it my freshman year and not to mention I made All American cheerleader and went to Hawaii that...

  10. MGT 312 WEEK 3 KNOWLEDGE CHECK STUDY GUIDE

    Tara, a college freshman, is a talented singer and cheerleader. After various trials, she is offered a place in both the college choir and the cheerleading squad. However, she cannot be a part of both these groups because their practice schedules overlap. Both groups have the same number of members...

  11. Buckeye Pride, Priceless

    play at a Division 1-A level in their sport, but are also given the extensive benefits that athletes receive at Ohio State. At most universities cheerleading is not considered a sport, but at OSU it is a varsity sport that is given $169,000 in funding, which is used toward scholarships, jet time, and...

  12. Can Our Children Think for Themselves

    enroll their daughters in cheerleading or dance and their sons in basketball or football. They do not seem to care what their children really want or what they truly are passionate about. For instance, a really good friend of mine, Jill, put her eight year old daughter in cheerleading, because that is what...

  13. Let's Go Groundhog

    Gottshall, from Apollo, Pennsylvania is a very down to earth young lady. Bethany is thoughtful, nice, cheerful, energetic, and outgoing. Bethany, a cheerleading at Apollo High School, she enjoyed not only cheering but loved the girls she cheered with. She got along with everyone, loving life more than itself...

  14. Favorite Quote

    not the only reason this quote is meaningful to me. There have been times when I felt like giving up when it comes to my favorite sports track & cheerleading. For example, track is a competitive sport, and there have been time when my track coach has given us hard workouts. Giving up was always the...

  15. Log - Uca Nationals

    Florida. The team was so excited for this trip because it was our first time to the Universal Cheerleading Associations National High School Cheerleading Championship. The UCA Nationals is the biggest cheerleading competition in the world. The big event was the only thing discussed on the plane. What our...

  16. Joe History

    two-a-days three brothers, basketball not good, cheerleading offer, soccer, swimming, baseball not catching • Sophomore year • Girl friends, Kristin, Whitney, Emily, back to Kristin • Inman • sports , football starting var., cheerleading open gym, baseball • going to reds...

  17. Cheer captain

    cheerleaders, many good, and many bad. Some think of them as the girls standing by the football field, but I think of cheerleading as a symbol of all the spirit that we can share. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. Our faculty , administration , football and basketball teams...

  18. Upward

    for two years of my life. I was blessed with coaching over thirty girls in that time period. I was a coach for Upward, a Christian basketball and cheerleading program at my church. My first experience with Upward was helping my dad coach his basketball team that is when I fell in love with the program...

  19. ASH SOC 313 Week 4 DQ 1 Psychiatric Conditions

    mother, recalls that as a teen, Lucy would get very talkative at night and couldn’t go to sleep. Sarah also recalled th at Lucy was kicked off the cheerleading squad when her GPA fell below 3.0, and that during this time, Lucy’s friends were being mean to her. When this occurred, Lucy was “really down”...

  20. Cheer

    Taylor Alexander The Cheerleading Worlds Something that is as intense as the Olympics, something that you work your whole life for, something that makes your blood boil with nerves. So loud in the arena you can barely hear yourself think. Training all year for this 3 minute and thirty second routine...

  21. Comparison Essay

    Club |X |X |X |X |We are a group of girls that do fundraisers and talk about ways to help our school.| |Cheerleading |X |X | | |We would cheer in football and basketball games and perform routines in ...

  22. The Looking Glass

    of emotionally support or support with keeping up her grades. Also if Elise conformed to something like cheerleading, she would need good grades to be a cheerleader or even to stay in cheerleading, so that could help her out as well. If Elise were an innovator, she would probably receive her money...

  23. An Analysis of Marked Women

    was on a dance and cheerleading squad from 7th to 11th grade where my coach would make us come to school with make-up on, hair done, and appropriate clothing (meaning no sweats and no baggy t-shirts). Two out of our 5 school days we would all have to match in some sort of cheerleading apparel, this also...

  24. Love

    miss SO much about you! It’s really a sad thought that you won’t be there next year because you’re the whole reason I joined and fell in love with cheerleading! I’m so glad that you asked me to join last year because that was the whole foundation for our friendship. I’m also going to miss your sarcastic...

  25. introduction

    fisher c. Kim works at a senior citizens home in Moorhead d. David works as a construction work in Moorhead iii. Childhood a. Shaylee was in cheerleading and tumbling up to middle school b. She was in softball, basketball, track and dance and even entered the 5th grade elementary talent show. c...

  26. Isacc Newton

    Loomis. I also spent summer time with my mother in Gothenburg. When I was sixteen I moved to Brady. I graduated high school there, participating in cheerleading and basketball. I was able to complete my education even having given birth to my first child. When I was nineteen I met my husband in Gothenburg...

  27. Bad Coach

    Miss Wolf, I am writing in response to your recent as well as your first request for my daughter's (Kasi Lynch) Cheerleading uniform. I will make sure that the uniform is returned after Christmas break. I, of all people, would know how expensive the uniforms are due to the fact that my husband...

  28. It's All About Me

    for me. I had many friends, including best friends that I am still proud to call friends to this day. I was very athletic and loved gymnastics and cheerleading. I was very successful in school, making sure that my homework and chores were. You could say that in my teens, I had the opportunities to have...

  29. A Lasting Memory

    life, unlike some impermanent trophy proclaiming our victory. I have spent the last two years of my high school career dedicated to our cheerleading team, striving to improve myself and encouraging others to do the same. We have another chance this spring to win a state banner and once again...

  30. Compare Contrast

    Since Tidewater has more students, these activities are more likely to be occupied than New River. NRCC’s sports offer baseball for men, basketball, cheerleading, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball for both men and women. Tidewater, on the other hand, only offers basketball and weightlifting for both...

  31. Scholarship Review

    picture it reminds me, of myself trying to make my dream come true. One of my biggest dreams is to go to Oregon state university, and try out for the cheerleading team. Then I realize that I’m even closer to MLK than I thought I was because I can compare his dream with mine and then I feel, like if he could...

  32. Sexism: a prominent barrier between sexes

    foster stereotype of social roles is a girl that cannot play in a hockey league because of her gender, similarly to a male cannot be a part of many cheerleading squads because of his gender. There are many groups and movements that make this more aware to the public eye and help bring light to these issues...

  33. You Are an Entrepreneur

    which will include schools, gyms and other organizations. These type of clients will purchase large qualities of uniforms and accessories for cheerleading, football, basketball, and other sports. The strength of this company compared to others is the fact that we will be providing customized uniforms...

  34. Male Dominance

    -- nursing and looking after them as if they were their children. In schools girls are given extra curricular activities like home-sciences and cheerleading, where they learn about cooking and household activities. And even most household products advertised are geared towards a female audience. Working...

  35. Summer of Love

    ended my cheer career and I had always been interested in music I was in choir since my freshman year but I kept to one class at a time because cheerleading took over my life. When I decided not to cheer my senior year and had talked to my choir teacher, who I absolutely loved, I had agreed to take four...

  36. I Have a Dream

    believe crime would decrease. We have to find something for our children to do! We need to build centers state wide that provide basketball teams, cheerleading teams, volleyball teams, as well as a corner for kids who look to succeed in science, maybe we can provide science labs. With this we’ll have the...

  37. MGT 312 Week 3 Knowledge Check Study Guide

    Tara, a college freshman, is a talented singer and cheerleader. After various trials, she is offered a place in both the college choir and the cheerleading squad. However, she cannot be a part of both these groups because their practice schedules overlap. Both groups have the same number of members...

  38. Unjustified Discrimination

    we cheer at games together, and we go to competition together. It’s no wonder that we want to hang out together at school. We all share a love of cheerleading and we all have similar goals. Once I saw how close we became as a team, I soon realized how unfair I had been in assuming that all cheerleaders...

  39. Divorce

    than ever. It all ended about a month into my freshman year when my mom moved out for the final time. It was hard to come home from a three hour cheerleading practice to no dinner and constant yelling and fighting. My dad during one fight actually said “I don’t care about my kids right now, they will...

  40. What It Means to Be American

    California for college, so I am trying to get on the honor roll and take difficult classes so that I will impress USC, as well as trying to excel in cheerleading and join clubs that will make a difference in my community so that I will show USC that I am someone they will want to have attending their school...

  41. Always Keep Your Head Up

    for them through the predicaments they face. They know that I am someone they can turn to for support and advice. Being the head captain of my cheerleading squad, I sometimes go through conflicts that are hard to handle, but once again, I look on the upside and work things out for the good of the team...

  42. Danielle Renne Michael

    through out my school years I continued playing. I also played basketball up until my sophomore year. In junior high I was in track, gymnastics, cheerleading, softball, and basketball. Softball was my favorite sport ever. That is where I met my best friends at. Softball was a time for us to not...

  43. Graduate Degree Paper

    degree. I have always had a great support system when it came to my education, and even other activities that interested me such as basketball and cheerleading. Which in believe gave me discipline and team work skills that aid me to feel comfortable with my communication skills, and prepared me for my college...

  44. Movie Assignment

    problems with insecurities get worse because of her best friend Angela who is an aspiring model for her. When Lester and Carolyn went to Jane’s cheerleading competition, Lester meets Angela, he has fallen into uncontrollable lust for her and she becomes the motivation for Lester to change his body and...

  45. A Dark Portrayal of the American Dream in the Film American Beauty

    She is the cover girl of American teenage culture that every young girl is expected to aspire to. Angela is depicted as the young, flawless, head cheerleading, blond whose only ambition in life is to become a model. She uses Jane to feel better about herself and believes that she sits on a higher level...

  46. Human sexuality

    any that have wronged her (5) slowly diminish playing with opposite sex toys (6) encourage the girl to do something in school for girls such as cheerleading. It is not certain that any intervention will “change” any individual each person may experience different cultural, biological, and environmental...

  47. From Beast to Beauty

    beautiful to be bruising yourselves over non-sense. You all are on the honor roll and suppose to be leaders in the school. You are all are on the same cheerleading team and kick-ball team. So, this has to stop or you’ll have to face him. Because he was not going to send us to the principle’s office to get...

  48. Depression

    "Oh, my God, I am so starving," says high-school student Brittany Birnbaum, who ate nothing except "a Twix and a half bag of Fritos" before her cheerleading tryout and whose stomach revolts at the sight of her mother's salisbury steak. "You know," she warns, "it's against the law to treat your kids like...

  49. NFL Marketing Plan

    sponsors 4. Most attended domestic sports league in the world, with an average attendance of more than 67000 per game 5. Most teams have famous cheerleading squads, bringing more glamour to the league Weakness 1.Does not have a global fan base 2.Crediblity crisis due to instances of doping 3.No proper...

  50. Scholastic Sports: Women Coaches

    Collegiate Head Coaches, Per Sport Women's Men's Sport Coaches Sport Coaches Basketball Baseball 1,816 1,621 Bowling Basketball 76 1,845 Cheerleading Cross Country 772 1,280 Cross Country Diving 1,382 262 Diving Fencing 314 35 Fencing Football 41 860 Field Hockey Golf 265 1...

  51. How To Essay

    and Tammy Spikes. And of course sidekicks being sidekicks, they followed behind her every move. We had all started out as friends; we were on the cheerleading team together and we always had sleepovers together. On the outside looking in, we were all kind of the “it” girls. You see the thing with girls...

  52. The Universally Prevalent Habits

    likely to use other illegal substances. On the other hand, if the teen becomes a member of a pro-social group, such as those participating in sports, cheerleading, or any club that promotes healthy living, the likelihood that the teen will attempt to stop smoking improves. The amount of teens smoking cigarettes...

  53. My Dear Charity

    have me hide you under my wing. It was more important to live. And that you did. You danced so beautifully, for years. And then your greatest joy, cheerleading. You made me so proud. You have always been my greatest pride and joy. I'm not sure how I can live this life without you. Remember when you would...

  54. Nike's Global Victory

    approximately 300 models of athletic shoes in 900 styles for 25 different sports including basketball, tennis, cross training, baseball, hiking, cycling, cheerleading, aquatic sports, golf, and soccer. Nike continues to rely on superior technological developments to differentiate its products from those of its...

  55. Friar Lawrence

    “I am sure that our troops and the multinational forces will defeat Boko Haram very soon,” he  said.  Some Boko Haram experts said the recent cheerleading for the advances against Boko Haram  could be wishful thinking by officials who were overly optimistic about Mr. Buhari’s new  administration...

  56. Story Osan Hour

    charity organization in Delaware, Ohio.              My mother said that one afternoon Kaleb came over when Aunt Gayle wasn’t at home. She was at cheerleading practice. She and Aunt Minnie ran out to greet him and brought him the last cold Coke in the fridge. All grins and giggles, Kaleb led the girls...

  57. A Girly Soul in a Boyish Body

    boring, no-style choice of clothing prevents many male students from finding her attractive enough as a girl with the presence of many stylish, cheerleading girls with fashionable styles and outstanding, bold attitudes at school. Moreover, her family’s firm emphasis on her having to dedicate herself...

  58. Manipulation

    they have heard on TV or read in a book. This results in a minimal amount of insightful ideas. For example my senior year in high school during cheerleading practice I was asked to come up with a formation for my team for a game. I just used one that we used before because that was the first thing that...

  59. Haha

    shoes for outdoor activities such as tennis, golf, skateboarding, association football, baseball,American football, cycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities, auto racing, and other athletic and recreational uses. Nike is well known and popular in youth culture,chav culture and hip...

  60. Review of Emotional Intelligence

    cites various researchers to point out this fact, and takes it a step further, claiming that Emotional Intelligence is in fact mostly playing a "cheerleading function [by raising] a flag for the importance of emotion in real life", while merely complementing the role that has been traditionally played...