It’s hard to imagine football or basketball games without cheerleaders. Their shouts and cheers are common sounds at most sporting events. They encourage the players to play their best with a variety of catchy chants. In addition, cheerleaders can perform difficult gymnastic and balancing techniques. All the while, cheerleaders keep the crowd excited and entertained at the event.
Although cheerleaders are part of the sport landscape, many people question whether cheerleading should be considered a sport. In July 2010, a ruling by a federal judge in Connecticut stated that cheerleading was not a sport because it was not a fully developed activity. There are very few definitive rules for cheerleading, which make it appear disorganized. This ruling came about because Quinnipiac University decided to reduce costs by cutting women’s volleyball team, which fought against this decision. The university was going to replace volleyball with a cost-effective cheerleading squad.
Despite this ruling, supporters of cheerleaders viewed it as an opportunity for development. They believed that the ruling would prompt a change within the cheerleading world. Cheerleaders would begin pushing to be called a sport by making new rules and regulations. In effect, they would make their activity a sport as well as design it to be safer for its participants.
Whatever happens to cheerleading in the future, it will still be a part of sports. Cheerleaders still encourage players and entertain people all around the world with their upbeat attitudes.
Which of the following best summarizes the second paragraph?
A.
A judge's ruling dismissed cheerleading as a sport when Quinnipiac University tried to replace its women's volleyball team with a cheerleading squad.
B.
Quinnipiac University tried to replace its women's volleyball team with a cheerleading squad because they wanted to reduce the costs of the sports programs.
C.
Because cheerleading has very few authoritative rules, it looks as if it is underdeveloped and disorganized and should be only considered as an activity.
D.
Many people question if cheerleading should be called a sport even though it has been a distinctive part of sporting events for a long time.