When most people hear the word “cheerleading,” they think of teenage girls walking around school in their uniforms, and doing cheers while walking down the halls, right? Well, normally, that’s only in movies. Thankfully, the group I myself take part in is a competitive, extreme, sport. Don’t think of it as just a ‘hobby’ truly, people dedicate their time and lives to this sport. Honestly, it all matters on which group of cheer you join.
Cheerleading originally started in 1898 when a student decided to cheer on their team at a football game. A student with the name Johnny Campbell, gathered a group together to start yelling and cheering for their team. People often say cheerleading is ‘girly’. Believe it or not, after cheerleading became an official sport, this was a sport only men were allowed to participate in. It wasn’t until 1923 that women were allowed to take part in this sport. (Site Page)
Why exactly is cheerleading not considered a sport? The Women's Sports Foundation makes it clear that “any physical activity in which relative performance can be judged or qualified can be developed into a competitive sport.” (site page) Cheerleading meets all the athletic specifications too. 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 …show more content…
Cheerleading is a physically dangerous sport. It is second in catastrophic injuries compared to other sports.(Site my knowledge) Not only that, but when a cheerleader falls from a stunt, it can have a greater impact than a professional football player being tackled. According to other sources, “Growing evidence shows that cheerleading is dangerously increasing on one of the most dangerous activities for women.” (Site page) No matter what rules and regulations are changed, there is always going to be high levels of injuries. This is due to the fact of the intensity of the