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Should Cheerleading be considered a sport? - Coggle Diagram
Should Cheerleading be considered a sport?
Thesis statement
Cheerleading should be considered a sport because it requires skill, is competitive, and it has a large following.
Specialized information
Cheer is a synchronized combing dance, gymnastics, and stunts.
Sports are generally something that is organized and competitive.
Cheerleading exercises confidence, team building, and cooperation.
History and backround
Women dominated the sport when WW2 started and it became more of a dance then modern cheerleading.
In the late 1970's cheerleading incorporated more jumps and stunts.
Cheer was originally a male dominated sport in the late 1800's.
in 2021, the international Olympic committee recognized cheer as a sport, and it is now eligible for Olympic competition.
Hook
Cheerleading inspires many girls and boys worldwide to push their abilities and use their bodies to compete and conquer, similar to other sports.
Competitive cheer uses judges, scorecards, and other grading systems so there should be no reason for it to not be considered a sport.
Cheerleading is about lifting each other up, both physically and mentally.
Argument 3: It require skills.
Cheerleaders have to lift up their teammates up with accurate and precise motions
All star cheer
Cheerleaders have to put a energized smile on while they are enduring extreme core strength.
Argument 1: It has a large following.
There was a netflix documentary on cheerleaders
It inspires people on social media platforms.
Girls and boys come from all over the world just to see the Dallas cowboys cheerleaders.
Argument 2: It is a competitive sport.
The Olympics classified it as a competitive sport
It has differnt tiers and tournements, for example, provincials and nationals.
All star cheer judges judge on specific factors, similar to other sports.