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Reagan Harrison
Kyllikki Rytov
Enc 2135-49
6 Oct 2015
Keeping Track of Research Sources
Bernstein, Lenny. "Cheerleading Accounts for More than Half of 'Catastrophic' Injuries to Girl
Athletes." The Washington Post 10 Sept. 2013:1. Print.
This article is featured in a newspaper about how dangerous cheerleading can be. The
author takes the stance that cheerleading is not a sport and with or without government
regulation it is the most dangerous activity girls participate in. The author includes quotes
from significant people regarding precautionary measures they take for their team and
cheerleading as a whole.

Brenner, Joel, et al. "Cheerleading Injuries: Epidemiology and Recommendations for

Prevention." Pediatrics 130.5 (2012): 966-71. Print.
This source is an article about how the evolution of cheerleading has led to an increase of
injuries. This article explains where catastrophic injuries are happening the most, the
types of injuries, and statistics of how cheerleaders are getting hurt the most but, also
ways to prevent these injuries. This source takes the position that cheerleading should
become a sport so that NCAA can put rules in place to keep these athletes safe.

Buzuvis, Erin. "The Feminist Case for the NCAA's Recognition of Competitive Cheer as an
Emerging Sport for Women." Boston College Law Review 52.2 (2011): 439-64. Print.

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This article gives small proposals to work around NCAAs definition of cheerleading to
make it become a sport. The author also looks at the Quinnipiac University cheerleading
case and how it brought up questions. The author believes cheerleading should become a
sport for safety reasons and that NCAA should recognize cheerleading as a sport and
endorse it as an emerging women's sport.

Deford, Frank." Sport? Not a Sport? THIS WEEK: CHEERLEADING." Sports Illustrated 94.1 8
Jan. 2001: 22. Print.
This article is featured in a magazine that offers quotes to my paper and not much else. In
this article the author asks multiple athletes if they believe cheerleading should be
recognized as a sport or not. Some of the athletes say yes while others disagree. The
author himself does not take a stance on the question but shows the viewpoints of others.

Egan, Nicole Weisensee, and Amy Mindell. "Is Cheering Safe?" People 71.2 19 Jan. 2009: 73-6.
Print.
This article featured in a magazine starts out using pathos by giving a story of how a girl
wanted to be like her big sister and become a cheerleader which lead to her becoming
paralyzed. This article puts stories of deaths and injuries of cheerleaders and also include
statistics of injuries in cheerleading. This article dos not take a stance on whether
cheerleading is safe or not it is more for you to decide as the reader.

Gregory, Sean. "Cheer Factor." Time 179.16 23 Apr. 2012: 54-7. Print.

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This article, featured in a newspaper takes the stance on how cheerleaders are not fighting
to get sideline cheerleading recognized as a sport but instead competitive cheerleading.
The article shows that these two types of cheerleading are completely different and that
competitive cheerleading complies with title IX in becoming a sport because it has acro
and tumbling which are considered sports in college. The author does not seem to take a
position but instead shows that people are going to extreme measures to get competitive
cheerleading recognized as a sport.

Grindstaff, Laura, and Emily West. "Cheerleading and the Gendered Politics of Sport." Social
Problems 53.4 4 Nov. 2006: 500-18. Print.
This article featured in a magazine goes into much detail on how gender plays a role in
cheerleading. The author understands that cheerleaders want cheerleading to become a
sport so that they can be respected among other athletes. It also takes the stance on how
guy cheerleaders do not want to be stereotyped as gay. This article deals with stereotypes,
race, and gender issues that cheerleaders face in their sport. This article does not take a
stance on if cheerleading should become a sport or not but does give me stereotypes that I
could use in my paper.

Johnson, Andrew, and Pam R. Sailors. "Dont Bring it on: The Case Against Cheerleading as a
Collegiate Sport." Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 40.2 (2013): 255-77. Print.
The article takes the stance against what I am arguing saying that cheer should not be a
sport. They bring the Quinnipiac University cheerleading case into their article as it
raised questions for cheerleading becoming a sport. This article gives the definition

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NCAA gives for a sport and argues that cheerleading does not meet these requirements
for the reasons they explain.

Toporek, Bryan. "Sport Status Urged for Cheerleading." Education Week 32.10 30 Oct. 2012: 5.
Print.
Found in a newspaper, this author uses data from one of my sources (Brenner). He also
argues that cheerleading should become a sport due to the fact that there is so many
injuries arising with cheerleading over the years. I also gained information I did not know
by learning that 29 states high school athletic associations have recognized cheerleading
as a sport. He gives statistics and backs them up with facts that I can use in my paper.

Yabroff, Jennie. "In Defense of Cheering." Newsweek 151.12 15 Mar. 2008: 62. Print.
Featured in a magazine the author followed three different cheerleading teams for a year
and noticed that they do not at all fit the stereotype cheerleaders have gotten over the
year. She feels that cheerleading should become recognized as a sport but is not due to
the stereotypes most people associate with cheerleading.