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Cheerleading Is Definitely a Sport



Cheerleading is absolutely a sport and here are just a few of the numerous reasons why.

Strategy

Like all recognized sports, cheerleading has big-time strategy. One very important aspect of cheering is knowing when to say certain things. For instance, they only use touchdown cheers when their team has made a touchdown. Knowing when to say the right thing during a game is kind of like debating. 





Another strategy that could be even more essential to successful cheering is knowing how to read your audience. Cheerleaders always know when the crowd is getting bored and they combat this by doing some moves. For instance, a popular move would be a little shimmy, which always wakes up the males in the stand even if their team has yet to score a point.

Trash Talk

Every athlete knows that sports involve a lot of trash talking. Cheerleaders could possibly be the worst trashers of them all because a part of their sport is calling out the other team. For example, if one of the teams comes over to the other side of the field they might use a classic cheer like: “We’re hot, you’re not so go light up in the parking lot. Yeahhhhhhhh! Wheeeeew!”

I have to say though that trash talking in cheerleading is bringing a new aspect to the term, because members even slander their own team mates! They are definitely one up on all the other sports.

Uniforms

Every recognized sport has uniforms and cheerleading is no exception. In fact, their uniforms could possibly be the most recognized of any sport. Uniforms are perfected to best suit the athlete’s needs. In cheerleading, the girls are put in super-duper short skirts that probably do not even fit the dress code at the school. But there is a valid reason for their size. Short skirts allow for greater movement than a long skirt.

The guys are put in baggy shorts or pants. There is a definite reason why girls are dressed in skirts and not pants. Remember when we were discussing how there are strategic moves in cheerleading. Well…some of those moves tend to reveal a little more than others and that can sometimes be pretty entertaining to all that testosterone in the crowd. The shirts also tend to be pretty small and I really can’t figure out how that would be of any use to the cheerleaders. So again, I have come to my own conclusion and deducted that again they are for the entertainment.

Popularity

Anyone who has been to high school knows that the jocks are usually pretty popular and party pretty hard. This goes the same for cheerleaders. Like the male athletes, the cheerleaders are also strangely popular among their fellow peers. I really can only attribute this to their unique and special athletic ability. They also have the great ability to party on and on and on. This has to be because of their superior build and strategic mind.

TV Competitions

Maybe the most compelling evidence of all is that there are televised competitions. Every sport has televised competitions and so does cheerleading. I can just imagine the whole family gathering around to watch the national championships of cheerleading. It is probably the equivalent of the Super Bowl. Now don’t try and deny it, I know you have watched one of these in awe. Well…maybe you haven’t; but there is always a first for everything.

Now if this isn’t enough evidence that cheerleading is a sport, I have to conclude that you are just a stubborn person that is unwilling to expand your horizons even though your belly keeps miraculously expanding. You see, I know the trials and tribulations of cheerleading because I was one! Yes I was, and I am damn proud of it. Not really, but only you and I know that.






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cheergirl98 says on 2010-07-28 11:16:21 about cheer is a sport!
cheer is a sport even ESPN shows cheerleading like basetball I would love to see a football player do what I do like any sport you can get hurt I just broke my hand doing a back-hand-sring my bro also broke his hand in football










anonymous says on 2010-07-27 13:06:04 about invalid argument
How do any of those qualities make it a sport? Uniforms? Trash talk? TV competition. Cheerleading is choreographed, where is the strategy? The way the group performs doesn't directly affect the other squads ability. A sport is where a competitor(s) competes against an opposing force, the opponent. Football, soccer, basketball, ping pong, tennis, baseball, etc all directly affect the outcome and the performance of the opponent and the other competitor. Doing a great routine cannot equate to a tennis player winning 6-1,6-2. Cheerleading is JUDGED. Judging is imperfect. Opinions are not facts. One cannot truly promote a victor, unless the others are just screw ups and mess up every trick.










rosie;<3 says on 2010-07-24 17:57:25 about cheer
okay.okay.
so cheerleading may be a sport but only competitive cheerleading. i mean high cheer is nothing.At my school no one really cares about the cheerleaders, in fact at basketball games the crowd out cheers the cheerleaders. because we don't wanna hear the same cheers over and over. A lot of my friends are Cheerleaders.I don't hate them there is no reason to.I just think that vheer is nonsense. Im glad i play a sport where no cheerleaders are required. B/c i would probably go crazy with them. I mean i can barley stand going to the basketball games and being on the same side as them. Our Colorguard is way better. ha.LHS. yea baby!










rosie;<3 says on 2010-07-24 17:57:04 about cheer
okay.okay.
so cheerleading may be a sport but only competitive cheerleading. i mean high cheer is nothing.At my school no one really cares about the cheerleaders, in fact at basketball games the crowd out cheers the cheerleaders. because we don't wanna hear the same cheers over and over. A lot of my friends are Cheerleaders.I don't hate them there is no reason to.I just think that vheer is nonsense. Im glad i play a sport where no cheerleaders are required. B/c i would probably go crazy with them. I mean i can barley stand going to the basketball games and being on the same side as them. Our Colorguard is way better. ha.










haha says on 2010-07-22 18:59:57 about dumb bitches
Wow talk about dumb human beings....alright how did cheerleading originate? by cheering on sports teams. All it is is cheering that fans do but with uniforms and organization and some jogging around and the occasional holding girls above their heads..and what I've been getting from you dumb broads is that for it to be a sport is for you to get injured? I'm surpried that human beings would go so far to cheer,which fans can already do, And yet still get hurt. I didn't know that there were people that are actually that stupid, however those "humans" could actually be mindless apes...who knows?










kelly says on 2010-07-22 13:00:45 about dumbbbbbbbbb
oh and ANON, you keep making up your own definition of a sport, yet you're telling us to read a dictionary.. the dictionary doesnt say ANYTHING about manipulating other teams for your own benefit. dumb fuck










kelly says on 2010-07-22 12:59:30 about dumbbbbbbbbb
honestly, im sick of defending my sport. if GOLF is a sport theres no way cheerleading isnt. it is true that standing on sidelines yelling cheers may not be what it takes to qualify.. but competitive cheerleading shouldnt even be debated. theres NO way to defend that it's not physical.. we LIFT PEOPLE in the air. and they arent 30 pounds and idk one cheerleader that is anorexic. its called stereotypes. if alll cheerleaders are skinny bitches, then doesnt that mean we're all lifting our own body weight? still difficult..anyways, we have scores and rules and we are fighting for a prize. tumbling is completely physical as well. there are more DEATHS and injuries in cheerleading than any other SPORT. i laugh when football players get a concussion and have to sit out the rest of the season. i lost a tooth, got a hole in my lip, ive had 3 concussions and i've never missed a practice. im proud to be a cheerleader.










Saleenie says on 2010-07-21 18:26:40 about Cheerleading.
This article is insulting. Yes, COMPETITIVE cheerleading is technically a sport. As well it should be in any other context. This was so insulting. Until you have been a cheerleader you don't know how rough it is. God, you have no idea how angry this made me.










cat says on 2010-07-07 16:31:41 about cheer
im not even a cheerleader and i agree that it is a sport. its hard physical activity that no football or soccer player could ever do, plus the injuries are worse. cheerleading in a sport, most definitly.










Shelby says on 2010-05-29 16:38:48 about
I am a cheerleader and i play another sport, VOLLEYBALL. So one of the people below said that cheerleaders could not do all day tournaments like volleyball players. Well I am a cheerleader and i have done many all day tournaments so i believe i can handle it. On our volleyball teams for my school including the middle school team there are at least 10 cheerleaders. We can all handle it.

Also, if you have never seen a cheerleader sweat, go to a practice one or twice, yeah? Countless times i've come out of that gym with sweat dribbling down my cheeks.
DON'T BASH CHEERLEADERS TIL YOU'VE BEEN ONE YOURSELF!










Shelby says on 2010-05-29 16:18:33 about
To anon:

In swimming or track you can't get the opportunity to defend or alter the other persons offensive maneuvers..

Those are sports right?

And its not possible to compete against yourself. You compete against other teams to see who is the best.










cheerisasport! says on 2010-05-16 21:44:34 about
cheerleading is a sport.
yes, we know a "sport" suppose to have two teams competing against one another. but in competions we go against other teams, more than two at the same time(: I am a cheerleader myself. for instence dance is a sport. cheerleading, use dancing skills. Gymnastics is a sport. we jump and tumble just like them and stunting, that's our own unique advantages. I bet you half the other "sports" could barley do the stuff we do. it takes blood sweat and tears to be on a cheerleading team. on our football team, there are four guys(popular guys) that are cheerleaders for dynasty all stars and they said that cheerleading is harder than football. cheerleading takes hardowrk and dedication. but all of those people saying cheerleading isn't a sport. try it out, you'll second guess yourself(:










xcheerbabiiox33 says on 2010-05-13 20:07:42 about Cheerleading - Sport (:
Alrighty , so cheerleading is a sport . I'm actually writting a persuasive essay at the moment on home much of a sport it is. A sport is , "physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." Cheerleading is in that category , thank you , good day (:










she she humba says on 2010-05-05 14:45:08 about cheerleading
i think cheerleading sucks!!so all you fuckers can go suck a fucking dick damn it! god cheer needs to start being more apropaite that all that slut dancning and shaking thoses god damn inerxcic asses! i mean rele go fuck yourself in the asswhole










Lindseeyy. says on 2010-04-06 18:36:32 about Cheerleading.
Cheerleading is a sport, end of story.










Shawzy says on 2010-04-05 11:38:02 about Cheerleading
I have done cheerleading for 6 years and have been captain for three of them. I weight lift and run for cheerleading. I have practices 5 days a week. I also work out for 3 hrs each day of the week. There is also a full schedule with games. I am a base, a back spot, a front spotter and learning to fly. I have also made four dances for my cheerleading squad as well as cheers and chants. Cheerleading is hard work adn takes a lot oft time, energy and organization as well as skilled, stong people. It is a sport and who ever thinks otherwise is WRONG. Do the sport 1st and then let me kno wat u think. If you haven't experianced it u don't kno wtf u r talkin about.










Shawzy says on 2010-04-05 11:33:29 about Cheerleading
I've done track, cross country and cheerleading. All 3 are sports and all 3 have diff requirements. It's just like playing basketball, golf and wrestling. CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










Shawzy says on 2010-04-05 11:28:57 about Cheerleading
Anon you dont know wtf you are talking about. Be a CHEERLEADER like I am and you will know what a true sport is ok. Cheerelading is a sport and we do compete just not for prizes. We have to look better than the team's squad we are playing. It includes better stunts, jumps, cheers, chants, dances and more. On and we are not the most annoying people on the court. We pump up the crowd and have school spirit. Whooo go Cheerleading.










Shawzy says on 2010-04-05 11:28:40 about Cheerleading
Anon you don't know wtf you are talking about. Be a CHEERLEADER like I am and you will know what a true sport is ok. Cheerelading is a sport and we do compete just not for prizes. We have to look better than the team's squad we are playing. It includes better stunts, jumps, cheers, chants, dances and more. On and we are not the most annoying people on the court. We pump up the crowd and have school spirit. Whooo go Cheerleading.










Sarah says on 2010-03-28 19:50:12 about cheer is a sport!
I have been cheering since i was 7 and now im 12. Cheerleading is a sport! ESPN declared it a sport but some stupid repoter said it wasn't.










morgen15 says on 2010-03-25 09:49:46 about Cheerleading,
Uh cheer is deff a sport..You have to put hardwork and dedication into. I have been cheering for 8 years, and competition cheer is sooo intense! Maybe the people who talk shit, should try what we do. (:










morgen15 says on 2010-03-25 09:49:09 about Cheerleading,
Uh cheer is deff a sport..You have to put hardwork and dedication into. I have been cheering for 8 years, and competition cheer is sooo intense! Maybe the people who talk shit, so try what we do. (:










angelacc says on 2010-03-22 11:17:46 about cheer
i am a cheerleader and cheerleading is a sport. you work for what you got. you practice and have uniforms. it is a sport. just because it is cheering on our team does not mean it is a sport










conn says on 2010-03-09 22:26:12 about cheer
these are the weakest arguments ive ever seen, so basically this person is saying that war is a sport (wawr involves strategy, obviously you wont say nice things to and about the enemy, uniform are self explanatory, everyone turns up the tv to hear a war story so i think that covers the last two) cmon people










britt says on 2010-03-08 09:32:49 about
cheerleading is a sport, if you think its not, try doing it or go to an actual cheerleading competition. it takes alot to be a good cheerleader.and we are not anoying, we are motivational. and you may lift weights for your sport, but cheerleaders lift people.










Martini says on 2010-02-16 17:10:17 about Leonidas
Well holy fuck. hivemind.

/b/ needs to be trolled with this article










Martini says on 2010-02-16 17:05:52 about
Oops. *A sport does NOT require a uniform*










Martini says on 2010-02-16 17:02:43 about
I really hope this is a mockery article.
While yes, cheerleading is technically a sport, none of these reasons are why.
The ability to tell if people are getting bored? This is a trait of an entertainer, not an athlete.
Trash talking? In what world does that define athletic prowess? So you're good at talking bad about people, and generally being a bitch... here's your gold medal.
Having uniforms is more like a result of a sport, not a cause. And even then, a sport does require uniform.
And popularity? Really? Does social stature make or break a team?

This article is shear idiocy. There's no doubt that the poster, and everyone that supports this, is or was a cheerleader. So some advice to you people, if you want to stop being viewed is babbling bafoons, quit living up to the cheerleader stereotypes.
But I know I'm wasting my breath, because any cheerleader who agrees with this article doesn't desire to be respected intelligently.
Good day.










MRHS Cheer says on 2010-01-25 00:39:41 about Sport
I meant:
You can just do great and everyone else in the performance doesn't.










MRHS Cheer says on 2010-01-25 00:34:55 about Sport
Okay.. I have also done:
Track
Cross Country
Cheer
Karate
Gymnastics
Swim
Volleyball
Soccer
Football

I believe all these sports are real, and unique in there own way. But each one is definatley a sport. Cheer has been the hardest to master for me because its always changing. You have to rely on your team at all times. When you fly (like I do) you can't hold yourself up. You can just do great and everyone else in the performance does. You have to train for months on a dance and if it doesn't look good or capture the eye enough you can have to change it days before you performe it.

Anyways, yeah. Its a sport. :)










sydneee says on 2010-01-22 18:20:25 about Cheer leading.
Cheerleading is definetely a sport , you've got to literally be out of your mind , to think we don't go through the same exact crap you do in your sport .










CheerBby! says on 2010-01-20 20:30:55 about Cheerleadingg is a deff sportt!
Well, I read thee Article. && I agree with youu 100%!
It is a sport according to the Women's Sports Foundationn!
Yess, Cheerleading met up to the requirementss!
I'm so tired of people saying Cheerleading is not a Sport.
Trust me, it is. I'm a Cheerleader myself. So I kno!
As for L e o n i d a s,
Shut the fuckk up Bitch! Your just a haterr! You wish you could be a Cheerleaderr!
Your probably super fat && ugly && have alot of inscuritiess!
Haha!
Dumb hoess!










Iloverock&roll says on 2010-01-04 22:32:08 about
Ok i don't mean to repeat everything that has already been said but yes, it is a sport. I know I sound somewhat rediculous sticking up for it but I started cheering this year and it is hard work. You have to memorize over 20 routines and lift people. I'll talk more about lifting people later. Cheering requires muscles-a lot of them. My friends who did cheering last year gained muscles in about a week. One friend lost 18 pounds in less than 3 months. In basketball, you don't need as much muscle. You need to be able to run and have hand-eye coordination. Cheering requires coordination too. You have to be able to judge how steadily you are holding your flyer. Lifting people gets tough. I know I've built muscle in less than a month. You also have to work as a team. If one person messes up in competition, you all mess up. This is similar to basketball and other sports, if you throw a bad pass, you can lose your chances of winning. Cheering involves power in jumps and every sharp move. Also cheerleaders aren't dumb and girly. I get straight A's every year and I am not very girly at all. I understand that people think we are the stereotype version of cheerleaders, but I don't know anyone like that. Also, we don't do it for attention. We do it because we loves working with dance and gymnastics. I am very shy and I hate the thought of yelling to a crowd, but I do it because I love dancing. I have been dancing for five years. Everyone, please give us a chance. Most cheerleaders are not what you expect.










Leonidas says on 2009-12-13 00:56:33 about This Artical
Wow, just WOW. Cheer Leading is a sport? are you serious? It is not a sport.

1. Strategy of knowing when to say something? That makes it a sport? HELL NO! Thats like saying the game BINGO is a sport for knowing when to say "BINGO"

2. Trash Talk? Anyone can talk Trash Talk, you idiot. a fuckin 4 year old can! Your saying every single human being at age 4+ is an athlete... for talking trash...wow

3. Just because you have a uniform, doesn't mean cheer leading is a sport. that is so retarded. If that was true, THEN MARCHING BAND WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SPORT!

4. Popularity makes something a sport? Monopoly is popular, so i guess its a sport according to you. Cross Country is the toughest sport because of its training conditions, yet its not that popular.

5. Because you see cheer leaders at the super bowl, they're considered athletes? THATS SAYING THAT THE SPECTATORS ARE ATHLETES FOR VISITING! THEY'RE ON TV TOO, DUMB SHIT! How can you say cheer leading is equivalent to the super bowl! Fucking stupid...

This is the worst article ever. Not only were the reasons extremely non intelligent(retarded), but because you didn't have any good support - it proves that there is nothing to show that cheer leading is a sport (being a slut makes you an athlete? jumping up and screaming, holding hands, and making circles and waving your arms maks you an athlete?)

You better give up, because you failed big time...

btw to the girl few posts ago that said wrestling is not a sport, you should go die... Wrestling takes Alot of muscle, ALOT. Coordination, speed of movements, knowing which moves to overcome your enemy, alot of reflexes. Guess what - WRESTLING IS A WORLD WIDE COMPETITION OF ADULTS, TELEVISION PROGRAMS, REAL stuff.

And even if it wasn't so famous, how can you say "friendly" fighting (my way of describing wrestling) isn't as tough as cheer leading? You gotta be an idiot for saying shit like that.

I've spoken half my mind, i got plenty of other stuff to bomb shell this article but it'll be too complicated. So good day, people.










abby says on 2009-11-21 11:05:37 about cheerleading
ok i want to comment on Blue's post. i don't really know who or what gave you the right to categorize cheerleading. i have been on a competitive dance team and cheered all of my life and never in a cheer dance do we do any kind of dance like on the dance team i am on, and please tell me what dance team builds stunts (as in throwing girls in the air, in case you didn't know)? um, none that i know of so actually no, you cant just join a dance team and do the same thing cheerleaders do. So what if cheerleaders want to do something for themselves and compete. how does that "insult" any true cheerleader when they are just doing what they love? and who made the Olympics the judge of what is really a sport? (not to down talk the Olympics)










cheer21 says on 2009-11-12 20:34:43 about Cheerleading IS a SPORT!
Cheerleading is a sport! I have been cheering for 5 years. We do practice just as much if not more than any other sport. We also lift weights and throw girls in the air. I would love to see half of you cheerleading haters do anything that we do. I agree that most of the people that sit around wasting their breath saying cheerleading isn't a sport either tried out and didn't make it or are just jealous because they wish they could do what we do. I feel bad for all the people who want to sit around arguing over how its not. Get a life! IT IS A SPORT AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! If wrestling can be called a sport then so can cheerleading because all wrestling is boys grabbing each other when they arn't starving them selves. So everyone can back off.










girrrl says on 2009-11-12 11:50:54 about this article
soo i've seen atleast 5 people on here say cheerleading isn't a sport because there is no direct contact, we compete against ourselves?

well, there is contact.
in an article i read, the supreme court actually stated there is a lot of physical contact between the cheerleaders.
and we dont only compete for points against ourselves. we compete against teams everywhere around the world. just like other sports. in order to be the best you have to beat the best.

and anyways, if people are referring to the reason, theres no contact. what about swimming, cross country, track, diving and ice skating.. any contact between opponents there? no didnt think so.










girrrl says on 2009-11-12 11:43:45 about cupcake
dear cupcake.
i realllllly think you should rethink everything you said.
low self esteem? all cheerleaders?
hell no.
i sure know i do not have a low self esteem, and i don't join cheerleading to go around in a "short skirt" to look hot in front of a crowd.
sure, maybe i do. maybe i look better than you in one, which could cause some of your jealousy?
or perhaps its the straight up fact that no one thats serious about the SPORT would join it for the reason you said, at all.
i cheer because i love the sport. and you also said you've never seen a cheerleader that can jump or dance? have you ever even watched a cheerleading competition?
i think you should.
cheerleading is a sport and people should just give it up and let it be one. whats the problem anyways?
i've done numerous essays for school on controversies of whether or not it's a sport. and the same exact reasons always seem to come up.
nobody has a solid reason as to why it isn't a sport.
and again cupcake, studies have proved that more than 90% or so of cheerleaders, do one or more different sports.

:)
have a great day.
all you cheerleaders on here, keep it up!










:) says on 2009-09-30 17:03:12 about last comment
sorry about the typos. i was in a rush, my friends mom had arrived to pick me up for soccer pratice. but cheer is a sport! (with or without typos) :)










:) says on 2009-09-29 18:33:21 about
the definition of sport in the dictonary is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature. now about the whole offense defense direct compitition thing, so your saying that gymnastics, figure skating , ski jumping, swimming, luge (ect) wich all happen to be olympic sports arent? cheerleading is a sport. and so id everything elsew listed here.










cheermasterrr says on 2009-09-11 10:01:24 about cheerleadin
yes, cheerleadinq is a sport, ive been cheerinq since i was 6 years old - it is a sport, we do just as much work as any other sport, we have to lift people, throw people, tumble, jump &_ work on motions, run, &_ scream. Cheerleaders work hard &_ we qet the least amount of respect, everyone who doesnt think its a sport, should try it one day &_ see how lonq you can last because cheerleading isnt as easy as it looks.










Blue says on 2009-07-10 13:21:25 about
The problem with referring to cheerleading as a sport is this. Cheerleading is there to support an athletic team, not become one itself. When Football games at school are looked at as "practice", how does that help your cause? Cheerleading in itself is not a sport. If you want to dance as a team competitively against one another, just call it dance competition.

I feel that calling anything in those competitions "cheerleading" is insulting to cheerleaders who actually do the job of leading a crowd to cheer for their team at an actual game. Not to perform for some random neutral crowd.

All a "cheerleading competition" actually is, is a bunch of competitive dancing while robbing the cheerleading name as some sort of excuse to wear a uniform and really ruin what cheerleading is all about. Really, these "squads" are only doing what dance and gymnastics do already. Why not join your schools dance team or do gymnastics (at least that is an olympic sport).










sam says on 2009-07-08 23:15:27 about cheerleading
cheerleading is most deff. a sport. all you cheer haters need to get over your selves. i bet almost all of the people who commented tried out and didnt make it










Cheerstar says on 2009-04-29 23:50:50 about those who don't think cheerleading is a sport...
For those of you who say cheerleading is not a sport... Every sport has a uniform. So does cheerleading... every sport has a winning or loosing oponent. SO DOES COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING. We practice just as much as you do if not more. Because we cheer all year round. I'm so sick of hearing that it isn't a sport. I'm 21 and I've been defending this topic my whole life. NOT EVERY SPORT INVOLVES A BALL OF SOME KIND. WRESTLING doesn't include a ball and it is a sport. Trac and field doesn't have a ball and its a sport. SO WHY NOT CHEERLEADING????? IT IS A SPORT!










athlete says on 2009-04-27 20:53:55 about
ha these comments are ridiculous.



...not a sport.







not even close.












i loves cheer says on 2009-04-24 19:58:32 about agreed!!!
i TOTALLY AGREE!!! vvv i wrote a 6 page essay on why it is... is it relle nessesary 2 post it cuz some ppl r dumb n think its not?










thebestcheerleader says on 2009-04-23 09:21:56 about cheerleading
cheerleading is a sport. ya'll are stupid and the guys on this site are really perverted. just get over the fact that cheerleading is more than hott girls.










hehefe says on 2009-04-08 12:35:40 about poopsikals
i luv poopsikals.










Shabalaba says on 2009-03-29 17:39:43 about Not a sport
Just because cheerleading has compittions it doesnt mean its a sport. Checkers has compittions but its NOT a sport










Shabalaba says on 2009-03-29 17:39:25 about Not a sport
Just because cheerleading has compittions it doesnt mean its a sport. Checkers has comittions but its NOT a sport










Cheerleading is my life <3 says on 2009-03-25 10:23:35 about cheerleading is a sport !!!!!!!!!!!!
WELL, cheerleading IS a sport. cross country, chess and i could name a lot of other ones that are NOT. i agree with everything i










I <3 cheer says on 2009-03-24 17:17:01 about this article
wow this has to be one of the worst articles i have EVER read...
seriously they make it sound like everything the cheer-haters say is true but we've got a good reason for it!!! it makes me so mad that they say that all we do is trash talk the other teams (i admit sometimes we do but its not a big deal, like we dont do it constantly) and another thing...
in the article it says that we wear "super-duper" small skirts because it helps us preform better (and it does) but is there a reason to call them "super-duper small"??? and then to say the shirts are quite small too, but we dont have a reason for that so i guess its just to please the crowd and excite them... like seriously we dont want all the guys jackin off just because we are preforming!!! this author makes it sound like he/she looked up cheerleading stereotypes and based the article after that. But the thing that made me the most mad was that they said we "slander" our own teammates!!! that is not true AT ALL or at least the teammates I have dont. Overall i was going to use this as a source for my english essay until i read it!!! i COMPLETELY and TOTALLY agree cheerleading is definatly a sport but not for the dumb reasons this article says.
ps. sry this comment is not well written BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN IM DUMB (for the person that insulted all the comments that werent perfect)
pss. anyone know if this "journalist" has gotten fired yet??? seriously HORRIBLE article
psss. for all the cheer-haters i could sit here telling you why your all wrong but i have to go WORK MY ASS OFF with my non- back-stabbing teammates at my SPORTS practice :)

~a cheerleader that knows from experience










Warriors Cheerleader says on 2009-03-13 13:02:49 about Cheerleading is a sport!
CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!!!!!!! I dare anyone who disagrees to go out in front of a big crowd with a couple of friends and do what we do everyday! I am willing to bet my life's savings that you would totally change your mind about cheerleading. If you don't change your mind than you are just a stubborn fuckhead who's got it all wrong about cheerleading! I can't believe that people would even think about it as not being a sport! I love cheerleading! It's my life! I don't care what you have to say about me or any other cheerleader out there. CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










jessie says on 2009-02-09 12:30:31 about cheerleading
Cheerleading is awsome!
so fuck everyone that says its not










cheer girl says on 2009-01-23 15:18:37 about cheer
This is so stupid!!! This article is not at all showing what cheerleaders do and seems to be written by someone like football 24! All it talks about is how they look good and are popular. Cheerleading is for sure a sport and a very difficult one. The reason that people are usually popular when they are in sports is because the hormones such as endorphins that make people happy, not being shy( being a cheerleader you obviously are not), and many other reasons. It is a very good argument but the support in this essay is whack!










jojo says on 2009-01-15 16:44:02 about cheerleading
yes it is people










Hanna says on 2009-01-15 07:58:31 about Cheer
Cheerleading is a sport!!!!










destineeee56 says on 2008-12-30 22:34:25 about cheerleading
Idk what the heck people issues are with thinking cheerleading isnt a sport. Newsflash dumbasses it is.If u dont think cheerleading is a sport try iy,I promise u wont last a day.Yall try lifting and throwing ppl 30 feet in the freaking air its really scary being thrown that high but we do it.Theres some movies and people talk and say that cheerleaders are snobs bc we can be preppy.Cheerleading is the MOST DANGEROUS SPORT IN THE USA.NO not football cheerleading so suck that one.










minimegs says on 2008-12-02 19:20:40 about
ok mr. football 24 before you call someone a dumbass for not knowing the definition of a sport know it yourself...
a sport is defined in the dictionary as a physical activity that requires skill, is goverened by a set of rules and engaged in competetively against a component
which cheerleading applies to all of the above
and dont tell me it doesnt require skill because it is one ok the hardest sports to be apart of and im not saying football isnt hard but anyone can run up and down a feild throw a ball and tackle people. Cheerleading requires just as much endurance we work just just as hard and we tumble, stunt,, jump and have to do all of that while keeping tight motions, staying on time with the entire team, keep our voices loud, and with a smile on our face.










anon. says on 2008-11-19 20:53:32 about
Mr. Football 24...read the definition of a sport in the dictionary...if you ever pick one up you dumbass.










cheer101 says on 2008-11-12 20:43:05 about
stupid ppl cheerleading is a 100% a sport why do they call it a sport if they say its the most dangerous sport. oh and how someone said cheerleaders are dumb are soooooooo wrong im a cheerleader and im a honor student at a catholic school so i get twice as much hw as public and i practice 3 days a week 2 hours a night and get everything else done. id like try doing what we do! You wouldnt last 1 cheer. try holding people up in the air poping at the right time at the same time as the other stunt groups. We sweat ever feel a cheerleaders shirt after a game or even a comptition we sweat. if you think its so easy get off you f*****g but and go do what we do!!










Cheergoddess_19 says on 2008-11-07 22:06:42 about cheerleading is definately a sport
I totally agree that cheerleading is a sport. I've been doing it for years and it is so difficult. Especially when you're the flyer cause you're so light so your bases chuck you 20-30 ft in the air and your life is in their hands and you just have to keep smiling even though in your head you're thinking omg! I could die if this stunt goes wrong and they drop me. There is so much trust and i don't wanna make a scene but people really need to stop criticizing cheerleading and just accept that a sport means any exersion of physical activity. I looked it up. And just let me see you do my whole routine in 5 minutes. We practice evry day for 3 hours for an entire year. other sports only last a season. this is our life. I dare you to try my routine. Go on youtube and look at some videos there. There's lots there and they can prove to you how big a activity cheerleading really is. It takes so much time and energy and devotion and persistance. And I woud just like to point out that not just football players think that we(cheerladers) are not a sport. Even the emo freaks or the loners or even chess players. They all think that we're hoes in short skirts and all we do is party and watch what we eat and have sex with football players and we need to stop this rumour and show everyone what cheerleading is really all about. It's about getting the fans pumped up to help major football or wrestling or soccer or hockey players. and basketball players get excited and make them want to win. we do it for you and then you throw it back in our faces and say we're not a sport. well, that is all i have to say











8 inch anaconda?!?! haha says on 2008-10-21 17:02:09 about cheerleading
wow this subject is so DUMB! who cares what anyone says???? my lord. i was sitting in english class looking up report topics and decided to write about cheerleading being a sport.. after reading all this shit I'm changing my mind because you people chap my ass!










dancequeen says on 2008-10-16 18:36:00 about the intelligence of cheerleaders
oh yea for that guy that said we make ourselves look dumb by using incorrect grammar on the INTERNET...
I get 36s on the grammar part of the ACT.
Just because we dont feel like having perfect grammar all the time doesnt mean we're not intelligent.
The cheerleaders on my squad are all in the top 10% of their class.
I have done
karate
track
softball
horseback riding
BMX
four wheeling
gymnastics
and Cheerleading
Guess which one i think is the hardest mentally and physically?
Cheerleading
So go screw yourself.










Dancequeen says on 2008-10-16 18:23:37 about cheerleading