Cheerleader

A cheerleader is a person who does cheerleading, or leads cheers for sporting events or during competition. This is usually done as a group. It is done to keep the spirit of a sports team up. Although often women, there are also many homosexual men who decide to become cheerleaders.^[1]

History

This sport is originally from the United States. It was first seen in the beginning of the 1900s. It was, and is still used to support a local sports group (for example football).

Because of the athletic ability often needed in cheerleading, many people think cheerleading is a sport. Cheerleaders perform routines that include dancing, tumbling, cheering, stunting and jumping. Cheerleading teams can compete in competitions against other cheer teams as well as perform for different sporting events.

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Cheerleading Squads

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↑ Staff, Outtraveler (November 3rd, 2007). "Study: One Third of Male College Cheerleaders Had Gay Sex". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2025 (not sure if I've done this one correctly). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[1] Staff, Outtraveler (November 3rd, 2007). "Study: One Third of Male College Cheerleaders Had Gay Sex". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2025 (not sure if I've done this one correctly). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

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