Male cheerleader gets high school team disqualified
A. Isaac You know all those inspirational stories you hear about high school girls competing on the boys football, wrestling teams? Well, let’s flip the script. How about a boy on the cheerleading squad? Would he receive the same support from parents, friends, or even administrators?
14-year-old Brandon Urbas of Michigan got his answer, albeit, in a very unfortunate way. The Lakeview High School cheerleading squad was disqualified in a tournament after officials deemed Urbas’ participation illegal.
Your Ebenezer Scrooge of the holidays folks, the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
It amazes me sometimes how uninformed and naive school administrators can be. Yes, there is such a thing as male cheerleaders, and yes, larger universities do give them financial aid in the form of scholarships.
Shocking, I know.
For what it’s worth, there’s also male volleyball players and gymnasts. Feel free to pick your jaw up off the floor now MHSAA.
High school male cheerleader gets team disqualified from competitive meet [WXYZ]
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