1. Is Cheerleading a Sport?
By: Jessica Hoag

2. Thesis Statement
Cheerleading is a sport because you compete, this requires a lot of
physical activity, and can have many different types of injuries.

3. National & World Competition
Nationals provide cheer teams the
opportunity to compete and with a
company that produces top-rate competitions.
World's is when 40 nations come together to
compete to see who will win the world title as
best cheer-leading squad in the world.

4. Physical Activity
Conditioning requires you to have good strength, endurance, flexibility,
and balance.
Stunts is when two cheerleaders lift another
cheerleader into the air this requires you to
have very good upper and lower body strength.

5. Sports Related Injuries
The most common injuries:
Strains & Sprains (52.4%)
Fractures & Dislocations (16.4%)
Concussions (3.5%)
Head & Neck injuries (18.8%)
The percentage of injuries caused by
Cheerleading: in high school the
Percentage of catastrophic injuries
Is 65.1% and in college for catastrophic
Injuries is 66.7%

6. Conclusion
Cheerleading is a sport because this has a lot of physical activity, and while being physically active you have the chance of getting hurt, whether you are competing out cheering on you team.