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Cheerleading (啦啦队) is the fastest growing girls’ sport, yet more than half of Americans do not believe it is a sport. In addition, they fail 1 (distinguish) between sideline cheerleaders and competitive ones. Sideline cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and lead them with team cheers, which should not 2 (consider) a sport.
A sport, according to the Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors, 3 (be) a “physical competition and its primary purpose is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants”. So competitive cheerleading is a sport. The whole routine has to be completed in less than three minutes and 15 seconds 4 the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area.
Competitive cheerleaders’ goal is to be the 5 (good). Just like gymnasts, they are awarded points for difficulty, technique, creativity and sharpness. The more difficult a stunt (动作), the sharper the motions, 6 better the score. Cheerleading is a team sport so 7 cooperation, first place is out of reach.
Competitive cheerleading is a physical activity that is governed by rules under 8 a winner can be declared and its primary purpose is to compare the skills of participants. 9 (hopeful), cheerleading will become as well-known a sport as football and basketball, and even appear in the Olympics since cheerleaders are just as athletic and physically fit as those 10 (involve) in the more accepted sports.