Aurora Silva
February 8th, 2016
Topic: Power and Influence of Cheerleaders and Audiences
When one thinks of a leader in sports their mind automatically goes to a team captain, coach, or other equivalent role. Although they are very important roles to lead the team, what about the viewers? One never thinks that cheerleaders could really represent a leadership position in sports until we just take away the crowd. As a cheerleader whether they are a captain or not, it is their sole responsibility to make the crowd excited and pumped to watch their favorite team win. Without the influence of these leaders then there wouldn't be the excitement that is presented across the arena at many sports games. Not only do cheerleaders pump up the crowd, but they also keep the players going. They see that they have so many other individuals backing them up and pushing for their success and they are influenced by this positive energy to keep moving forward. Sometimes during sports, the only thing that keeps a team pushing is the reception that they're receiving from those who are watching. It's just like any other performing would say, getting in front of a crowd that is rooting for you really pushes you want to give your best. It may not seem that a cheer or that all the yelling can really help a team concentrate, but it is a very good feeling to see everyone stand behind a team through thick and thin. Sometimes crowds can even influence how a team is playing. Each person in an arena is influencing the players in a specific way, if one person does not give their enthusiasm then it could cause a mountain of others to stop as well. It takes each person working together to get pumped with the cheerleaders and lead their team to a victory.
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