Brynlee Cook Mrs. Price ELA 5/6: Argumentative Essay 22 February 2023 Is Cheerleading a Sport? Should cheerleading be recognized as a sport? It began in the 1980's with flashy costumes, dances routines, gymnastic, and stunts. Cheerleading should be recognized as a sport because it requires participants to use energy and have to remember two to four routines Cheerleading takes effort to tumble or stunt. If they don't use power they can get very injured. "The goal at competition is to ensure that every stunt, tumble sequence, jumps, pyramid, and dance move is flawless, which requires precise coordination." (Sherman). Cheerleading is a sport because they use a lot of energy and time. Sometimes cheerleading can take their life because they can …show more content…
"Cheerleading is a sport because there is training and hard work needed to be able to cheer and compete, and there are competitions to prove the hard work done over the season. For years, cheerleaders have been fighting to try to gain recognition for their hard work that goes beyond more than just standing at a game and supporting a team." (Hayden). Some people agree and some people do not because they have know idea of what they go through and what they have to learn to make their performances look amazing. "To be considered a sport, an activity must involve physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading involves throwing, catching, spinning, and flipping, which all involve physical exertion. Learning how to flip, spin, catch, and throw can take a lot of practice."Rebecca Matthews. Cheer can take so much time to learn the two to four routines. People think cheerleading is easy, but nothing is …show more content…
Even though they do the same warm ups and sometimes even harder. However, some people will still disagree that cheerleading is a sport. Some people will not change their mind. When thinking about it more, it is a sport because it competes and the cheerleaders practice. Cheerleading should be recognized as a sport because it takes a lot of effort and they have to remember lots of routines. Cheerleading uses physical exertion. Also other sports use physical exertion so cheerleading is considered a sport. People will still have their own strong opinion. That's all the reasons that Cheerleading is a