Essays about Cheerleading Page 2

Introduction As James Brown states, “This is a man’s world . . . but it would be nothing without a woman. . .” and although this may be true in the real world, in the world of sports it is quite the opposite (Brown 1966). If someone was asked to name three male professional athletes,…

“We’re coming out!” – shout the women’s voices. “We’re going out to get it, and we are going to do it with a V, V-I-E-I-E, V-I-C-T-O-R-I-E!” The enthusiasm radiates and pours out from the squad of uniformed, perky girls who stand on the sidelines. Cheerleading is fun, stimulating and even very competitive. There is hardly…

Do you believe that cheerleading is a sport? Have you ever sat next to a football player who has referred to cheerleaders as “flirts in skirts”? Although cheerleaders, cheer coaches and fans of cheer will tell you differently. Cheerleading coach Tracy Williamson states “After coaching cheer for nine years I do believe it should be…

At an early age cheerleading became my passion; I began when I was six years old and it became such an important part of my life that I even continued through high school. When I reached ninth grade I was no longer on just one team (Norwalk High School) I had also joined an all-star…

The purpose of this research is to further expand upon the short article Cheerleading: Is It A Sport that is found in the textbook Sociology of North American Sport by Sage and Eitzen. The article argues that some cheerleading programs consist of complex physical skills that are required for competitions and thus should be granted…