cheerleading

CHEERLEADING

What is cheerleading?

Cheerleading is a sport that combines choreography composed of elements of gymnastics,dance and exspecially acrobatics to compete in specific competitions.It also used to encourage teams on the playing field,during matches.

THE HISTORY

The first demonstrations of cheerleading began to apper in the United States,in the late 1880s,when during some matches the audience sang together to cheer their teams.The earliest known case dates back to 1894 at Princeton University,On the 2 of November 1898 is reported the birthday of this sport,when a student named Johnny Campbell directed the cheering on the public.

Cheerleading therefore began as a very male activity,but from 1923 women also began to enter cheerleading teams.Nowdays it is estimated that 97% of cheerleaders are female.

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The main roles in this sport are four:the two bases,that is the athletes who push those who perform the stunts in the air;the flyer that is the one,or even the one,who is thrown into the air;finally the back spot which is the athlete who mainly stands behind th flyer to help support the weight and coordinate with the counts.Cheerleading mainly consists of two facets.The competitive one and the one of supporters.

COSTUMES

The athlete who practices cheerleading at a competitive level is called CHEERLEADER ,also named pompon girl or boy.The athlete who choreagraphs before,during and after the matches of other teams is called DANCE BRACKETS.They use pom ,a decorative ball or tufs of fibrous materia.They may come in many colours and sizes.

MY EXPERIENCEI have never practised cheerleaading but in middle school I did a cheerleading course where the instructors explained different types of rules of this sport.I tried to be one of bases that held the person who had to be thrown in the air.I would like to really try it,in a gym and compete to travel in the world.

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