My youngest daughter, the joy of my twilight years, is on the Jacksonville High School junior-varsity cheer squad, and the JHS JVs were at the competition. So I was there awash in a sea of estrogen, for as you know, high school cheerleading is, for all intents …
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Doctors call for cheerleading to be designated a sport – South China Morning Post (subscription)
While there are still traditional cheerleading squads that support schools’ athletic teams, some schools and private clubs have separate cheerleading teams that compete against other teams. Kali Wald suffered a serious concussion last year during an …
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Poll: Cheerleading a sport? – UpperMichigansSource.com
They’re cheerleaders, and for the Negaunee High School squad, they have a constant battle off the football field when it comes to maintaining their title as athletes. “These girls are true athletes in the sense that they run–they run, they work out.
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Should cheerleading be considered a sport? – My Fox 8
While there are still traditional cheerleading squads that support schools’ athletic teams, some schools and private clubs have separate cheerleading teams that compete against other teams. Kali Wald of Elburn, Ill., suffered a serious concussion last year …
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But is it a sport? – Meriden Record-Journal
“I hold that the University’s competitive cheerleading team does not qualify as a varsity sport for the purposes of Title IX, and, therefore, its members may not be counted as athletic participants,” Underhill wrote in his decision. For an activity to be considered a …
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Emi Gutgold: Cheerleading is a competitive sport too – Allentown Morning Call
By doing so, PIAA has given high school cheerleading programs across the state a fair and honest chance at a genuine state title. (Before, squads had the option to compete at privately run regional competitions, mainly under the Universal Cheerleaders …
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Cheerleading adds excitement as new club sport at IU Kokomo – Kokomo Perspective
She is ready to cheer on the teams, but she hopes to root for the Cougars as a member of the new cheerleading squad. Since the addition of competitive sports last fall, school spirit has reached new heights. This prompted Roller and others to continue the …
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Cheerleading is Not a Sport – EverythingLubbock.com
According to a federal appeals court, competitive cheerleading is not a sport. The decision was made after a volleyball coach from Quinnipiac University sued the school for eliminating that team in order to add cheerleading, allowing the school to satisfy Title …
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Federal court rules once and for all that cheerleading is not a real sport – Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)
As reported by the Associated Press, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Hartford, ruled that Quinnipiac University’s attempt to classify the school’s cheerleading squad as a varsity team sport was not valid, because as of 2010 cheerleading did not …
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Federal court rules that cheerleading is not a real sport – Examiner.com
The court, based in Hartford, ruled that Quinnipiac University’s attempt to classify the cheerleading squad at the school as a varsity team sport was invalid because cheerleading does not reach “the level of a varsity sport.” View slideshow: Federal court rules …
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