Cheerleading is NOT a sport

In Paragraph 1, what unexpected decision did the American Medical Association make regarding cheerleading?

• vote to create a policy that labels cheerleading as a sport

• vote to keep cheerleading OUT of the sports category

In Paragraph 2, What was the AMA's intention behind labeling cheerleading as a sport? [Multiple correct answers : Choose 2]

• increase safety protocols

• increase funding for cheer programs

• allow cheer scholarships

• pay cheer coaches

Closely Read Paragraphs 3-4: What actions qualify Ms. Alyssa Roenigk as a cheerleading expert?

Answer explanation

Alyssa Roenigk is an expert in cheerleading because she was a cheerleader during college at the University of Florida. She received a cheer scholarship to go to UF. Roenigk also taught cheerleading during summer camps. Additionally, she worked as an editor for American Cheerleader magazine.

Closely Read Paragraphs 5-7: According to the author, what is the primary focus of school cheerleading?

• to compete against other cheer teams

• to support other teams from the sidelines

What's a counterclaim/ counterargument?

• using details or information from a text or source to prove a point or support your argument

• a statement that asserts a position on an issue, often serving as the main argument in an essay or paragraph

• an opposing viewpoint or argument that challenges a main point or claim

• when you challenge, criticise or find fault with your opponent's argument with reason

A counterclaim/ counterargument is an opposite viewpoint or argument that challenges a main point or claim.

What counterclaims exist in paragraphs 7-8?

What's a rebuttal?

• using details or information from a text or source to prove a point or support your argument

• an argument that directly opposes your main point or claim

• a statement that asserts a position on an issue, often serving as the main argument in an essay or paragraph

• when you challenge, criticise or find fault with your opponent's argument with reason

Closely Read Paragraphs 7-8: How does the competition at high school and collegiate national championships relate to the sport-or-not debate? Identify the counterclaim and rebuttal in these paragraphs.

Answer explanation

The fact that high school and colleges compete is cheer is the counterargument and a rebuttal would be that these competitions only happen once per year, which doesn't satisfy the Title IX requirements for cheer to be categorized as a sport.

Closely Read Paragraph 9: What would happen if cheerleading squads began practicing and competing enough to satisfy Title IX sport requirements?

Answer explanation

If squads began practicing and competing enough to satisfy Title IX sports requirements, they would be forced to dramatically scale back the number of games at which they cheer. THis would stop or end cheerleading completely.

Read Paragraph 10 and 7: What is STUNT, and how does it differ from traditional cheerleading?

Answer explanation

If squads began practicing and competing enough to satisfy Title IX sports requirements, they would be forced to dramatically scale back the number of games at which they cheer. THis would stop or end cheerleading completely.