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Cheerleaders Cheerleaders: The latest "Invention" in Indian Sports especially 20-20 cricket.
"Dancing, jumping, stunting around the field in short dresses" this is how we define cheerleaders in India. But the reality definitely got the different face.
Cheerleading is indeed a tough job. Cheer+Leader, As the name suggest there work is very hard. It requires a lot of physical fitness, flexibility, coordination and above all hardwork.
In India, it is there only in 20-20 Cricket, but in the countries like America, it is involved in almost every game e.g. Basketball, NBA, Rugby, Baseball, Football etc, you name any. Kids started playing Cheerleaders as early as High school. Most American High Schools and Colleges have organized cheerleading squads made up solely of students. Several colleges in America that compete at cheerleading offer cheerleading scholorships.
There has always been a debate on whether or not call Cheerleading a Sport. Supporters considering cheerleading as a whole, a sport citing the heavy use of athletics talents while the critics do not see it deserving of that status since "sport" implies a competition among squads.
As most of the other games, there are dangers involved in Cheerleading. Most tragically 20 years old Lauren Chang died in April 2008 from being kicked in the chest at the cheerleading contest in Worcester. There was also the 2005 case of Ashley Burns who, at 14 years old, ruptured her spleen. This occurred when she landed stomach down while practicing an airborne spin with her high school cheerleading squad. Cheerleading is now considered one of the most dangerous school activities. The most common cheerleading related injuries are: back injuries, sprained ankles, head injuries (sometimes concussions), broken arms, elbow injuries, and knee injuries.
I am sure while watching Cheerleaders next time in 20-20 Cricket, we definitely will pay more respect to their hard work and coordination.
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