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Persuasive Essay: Is Cheerleading A Sport?

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English 9 Mr. Primorsky There are men all over the world saying that cheerleading isn't a sport! Well, there are girls all over the world working hard and even getting hurt from these extreme stunts and hard choreography. For example, cheerleaders have a 56.7% chance of getting hurt while football players have about 47.2% chance. But still, football is said to be more dangerous than cheerleading. Getting hit while cheerleading in the impact position has a higher chance of death and permanent injury. Also, every 1 out of 3 cheerleaders get a concussion during cheer season, even during just a practice. Firstly, cheerleading may not look too hard some of the time. It's a hard sport which involves a lot of injury and concussions. Cheerleaders have a 56.7% chance of getting hurt while football players have about 47.2% chance. Both still being a decently high number but cheerleading by far being more dangerous or likely to get hurt doing it. Cheerleading is a sport where it's almost hard to not get hurt during it. Even the practices are dangerous, kicking your legs up as high as they can go around 30 times a day. That surely called for a torn hamstring. Or even flying you get dropped or get fallen on. Even …show more content…

The average cheerleader gets thrown up in the air in a specific position about 20 ft up in the air. Depending on how you fall, your weight and the actual impact, you could potentially die. Even landing on your back on a button you could hit your spinal cord and pass away. And the impact from football is enough to break a bone or get a concussion. But they are less likely to die or have permanent injuries compared to cheerleading. The impact from a simple kick could also cause you to tear muscle or pull something out of the palace. There are several ways the impact of a simple stunt in cheerleading could lead to serious consequences compared to a simple play in

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