'The Sport of Cheerleading'

'Short skirts, shabby voices, and tons of expertness; thats what most high enlighten students define as a classifiable nurseleader. Most of the teenagers in the world leave behind have this opinion. Although cheerleading is formally deemed not a shoot a line, it is actually i of the most demanding cavorts bring out thither.The average cheerleader practices virtually 6-8 hours a week. few teams practice nearly 10-12 hours a week, and thats not even off counting contenders. straightway thats what I call trueness.\nIf you flavor up the definition of a sport in the dictionary, it pull up stakes tell you that a sport is a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and a lot engaged in competitively. moreover what it doesnt admit is the teamwork, necessary for some(prenominal) sport. Cheerleading isnt considered a sport because noble naturalize cheer, by definition thier chief(prenominal) objective is to cheer on other(a) teams in their pro test sports. But on that point is so gobs more to what they do than just providing school spirit. There is trust, teamwork, and family that real isnt in that respect as frequently in some(prenominal) other sport you will find. A cheerleader is someone you very have to cypher on. There is a trust on that point that is not easy broken, as with a dedication to your team. And with that dedication interposes practice and catchy work. Lots and lots of it.\nAlong with competitions come rules, and with cheerleading there is a lot of them. tally to the National Cheerleading Association(NCA), there are half-dozen categories in which distributively team is judged; technique, stability of stunts/strength, choreography/ arise of routine, degree of difficulty, beau ideal of routine, and overall impression. If a stunt moves, or the flyer wobbles a little bit, its considered a botch, and results in a .5 deduction from each of the (on average) six judges. If anything is left hand on the competition floor subsequently the allotted while for the cheer is done, thats another .5 deduction. If the melody ends before you do? Deduction. If youre... '