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Cheerleading: Controversy and Competition Aug 2nd 2011, 10:02  Related Resources • Cheer Air Dates • Cheer Competitions • Stereotyping Cheerleaders   ESPN's Outside the Lines will examine issues surrounding Cheerleading, including the debate whether it is a "sport" or an "activity," serious injuries, and stereotyping of cheerleaders of both genders, in a one-hour Cheerleading: Controversy and Competition Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. ET. It will re-air November 6 at 2 p.m. on ESPN. Cheerleading has expanded from pom-poms and pep rallies into big business -- an estimated half-billion dollar industry. In addition to college cheerleaders who joke they practice more than their football teams, there are also independent cheerleading groups not affiliated with schools, which compete nationally. Some high schools offer cheerleading as a credited course and 225 colleges and junior colleges offer full and partial scholarships. Outside the Lines - Cheerleading: Controversy and Competition will also touch on the history of cheerleading; cheerleading becoming part of American culture (cheerleaders in commercials and Saturday Night Live skits); the recent release of cheerleading movies; and celebrity cheerleaders (Ashley Judd, Halle Berry, Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Sela Ward, Sandra Bullock). Segments in Outside the Lines - Cheerleading: Controversy and Competition, hosted by Bob Ley, include: LSU CHEERLEADERS - BEHIND THE SCENES A behind-the-scenes look at the training, time, commitment and determination it takes to be a college cheerleader on one of the nation's premiere college squads during a fall football week. - Mike Greenberg DANGEROUS MOVES Cheerleading is one of the most dangerous sports/activities - The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports nearly 25,000 cheerleading injuries required emergency room care in 2001. This segment focuses on the University of Nebraska cheerleading squad which is no longer allowed to perform aerial maneuvers after one of its cheerleaders was seriously injured six years ago. OTL also speaks with Dale Baldwin, a University of Kentucky cheerleader paralyzed after performing a stunt in 1986, and the sister of Janis Thompson, a North Dakota State University cheerleader killed doing a stunt in 1986. -- Shelley Smith STEREOTYPING OTL will look at stereotyping in cheerleading and how cheerleaders deal with it, focusing on Lewisville High in Texas, one of the top co-ed high school cheerleading teams in the country. -- Bob Ley CHEERLEADING IS BIG BUSINESS OTL will look at how cheerleading has grown into a big business. Companies now teach cheerleading moves, make cheer supplies (pom-poms, shoes, clothing, megaphones, hair ribbons, etc.), run cheerleading camps and televised competitions. - Bob Ley POM-POM GATE OTL will look at how a judging scandal at Newport Harbor High (Newport Beach, Calif.) has torn apart the community. The judging and selection process was questioned causing the school to change its mind twice resulting in controversy upsetting cheerleaders and parents, destroying friendships and causing the coach to be fired. -- Steve Delsohn NFL CHEERLEADERS EAGLES CHEERLEADERS VS NFL TEAMS - More than 100 Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders filed a lawsuit this year against 29 NFL teams (all but the Eagles and Jaguars) claiming players spied on them in their locker room through holes in the visitor's locker room from 1983-2002. This year an all new squad of Eagles cheerleaders released the first cheerleader lingerie calendar. ORIGINAL DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS - The first cheerleading group to be marketed, celebrated the 30th reunion of the original 1972 squad earlier this season. RAIDERETTES - This piece looks at what it takes to make an NFL cheerleading squad, including the anxiety and emotions surrounding the tryouts. - Bob Ley (all three parts) CHEERLEADING 2002 OTL will examine the state of cheerleading in 2002. What used to be just about women supporting men's sports has become increasingly co-ed and competitive. The number of high school cheerleaders has more than tripled to more than 94,000 in the past eight years. The top high school and college teams now work year-round towards competing in national competitions. The new focus on cheerleading begs the question of whether or not it should be considered a sport. - Bob Ley Previous Articles   Â

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