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Article: In Defense Of Cheering.(Sports)(cheerleaders )
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- Newsweek
- Article date:
- March 24, 2008
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Byline: Jennie Yabroff
They jump. They shout. A few become president. It's time for cheerleaders to get some respect.
The team is in bad shape. One member has a broken rib. The other, a possible concussion from a nasty fall. A third wraps a compression bandage around a sprained ankle. They've been practicing day and night, focusing on their sport to the exclusion of most everything else, and the strain is showing. Their coach is screaming at them from the sidelines. What they could really use is a nice, peppy cheerleader to raise their spirits. The only thing is, these are the cheerleaders.
Bring it on? Modern cheerleaders do, with a vengeance. ...