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.
Saving the Tigers from extinction It was a hurriedly organized citizen’s meeting at Guwahati Press Club, where serious concerns were expressed at the increasing trend of poaching and killing of wildlife in various parts of Assam.
The EIP factor - what you should learn from it When we grow older, or get older for the sake of the argument, we tend to start seeing the world only from one side. We tend to believe, no, not believe but know, how things are done. If you are smart, you understand that it shouldn't be that way, you understand this is wrong.
Vallerina says on 2011-07-30 02:49:18 about Cheer... duh!
First of all, cheer may not be classified as a real "sport", but it takes some of the same qualities to cheerlead as it takes to participate in most sports... For instance, Strength, memorization, stamina, energy... the list goes on and on.
Also, cheerleaders can do ALL of these things while smiling and mantaining a positive attitude. It's hard work falling down or having someone fall on you and having to brush it off quickly and keep going, all while sending out a positive vibe.
And cheerleaders are dumb? Really? You do realize there are academic requirements to even be let on the squad?
Also, there stereotype that ALL cheerleaders are either slutty drunks who just party all the time, or stuck-up blonde rich bitches needs to STOP! Okay maybe there are SOME cheerleaders who fit those descritions, however there are also WONDERFUL people who cheerlead and take life seriously and higher standards and goals than others. And that's also pretty much how it is with any sport. I mean, are there not slutty party girls on the basketball team? Are there not stuck up white bitches that participate in Softball? Or Soccer? Or even the swim team? Are there not Jocky asseholes in every sports team?
With ALL of that being said, Even though cheer may not be a classified "Sport" don't you haters dare say that it's "easy" or all the girls are "stuck-up" or "slutty" or that They're "dumb"
Thanks : )) CHEERLOVE
kaylahh says on 2011-05-19 11:33:01 about cheerleading is a sport
mane yall bitchess need tuh shut up because cheerleading is a freakkin sport
kaylahh,,!! says on 2011-05-17 11:31:39 about
i think cheerleading iss a veryy competitive sport and i thikk it should be counted as one,,!!
sisi says on 2011-05-04 09:41:10 about cheerleadin is a sport
fuck alll you haters out there cheerleadin is a sport im 13 and i have more since than you dumd asses thats a shame... get real
I hate the haters says on 2011-03-27 21:36:56 about so sorry for you.
Hahahahaha im not laughing becuase im on your side but how many times YOU didn`t make sense. Cheerleaders are not stupid and just because we don`t spell everything correctly on a quick BLOG doesnt mean were stupid. Shut yourself UP.
Amber says on 2011-03-27 20:59:59 about cheer rox
for all you haters out there listen to what Im about to say. Cheer is so a sport we lift people high and have lexibility that makes us look like pretzels. We tumble and do roundoffs rolls handsprings tucks layouts and even twists and it is two minutes of without a break have dance gymnastics cheers and chants stunts and jumps. That is so a sport and another thing it is fine if you don't think so but people shouldn't talk trash about it cause no matter what you could bring them down on what they wanna do and its their choice so don't bring em down they may think the samething about you but they don't say anything and what is the plan bring em down make em feel bad that they cheer they quit and they lost there dreams and you sit in your stupid chair treating them like crap. that is horrible that makes you one of stupid and what so ever you wouldn't desurve to have your passion still alive. So screw off the poor innocent people trying to have some fun and sleep well knowing you may have screwed there there lives but for all you freakin know you might not have been the only ones
Well if you love cheer rock on and stay powerful if you don't like it keep those opinions to yourself and if you make fun of them screw off their butts
P.S I agree with lexi and This is to people like S and H
Lexi says on 2011-03-27 20:47:35 about Cheer is TOTALLY A SPORT
Hey S and H CHEER IS A SPORT read about 99 percent of the comments and all of them say the same. The other like 1.5 percent!! We lift over 80 pound people over our head and you guys bounce a ball or wack a stick. Would you rather watch golf or cheerleading. poor jr. high cheerleaders lay off you guys!!!!!!!!!
VegasCheerGrl says on 2011-03-23 22:53:13 about CHEER IS A FREAKIN SPORT
CHEERLEADERS ARE NOT ALL SLUTS! U GUYS ARE IDIOTS!
VegasCheerGrl says on 2011-03-23 22:49:59 about CHEER IS A FREAKIN SPORT
cheerleaders do some of the toughest things out there. sure we're not ramming into other people or running with a ball but we are lifting and throwing people in the air who are either close to or are at least 100 lbs. well isnt weight lifting a sport?? YEAHH IT IS SO CHEER IS A DANG SPORT TOO! we run jump flip lift each other over our heads for pete's sake! anyone who says cheerleaders are not athletes are mentally insane.and CHEERLEADERS ARE NOT ALL AIRHEADS! every single girl on my team is on honor roll and almost all of them are in advanced classes. they also do service work and arent jerk faces like all the stereo types! people are ridiculous....cheerleaders keep the game going and cheer the players and the crowd up....it wouldnt be a game without cheerleaders. and we do compete and practice and work hard like any other team. and actually ANON!! CHEERLEADERS COMPETE AGAINST OTHER TEAMS IN THEIR DIVISION AND TEST EACH OTHER SKILLS! THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE (JUST LIKE IN ANY OTHER SPORT!!!!) WINS! DON'T BS URSELF
anon. says on 2011-03-22 10:26:45 about
y'all stupid....you needa brain. ☼
pretzel says on 2011-03-22 10:23:37 about
im a retard
pretzel says on 2011-03-21 12:14:28 about
ok #1 cheerleading is a sport. #2sideline cheerleading is a sport.#3 all people who don't think it's a sport can lay off bcuz ur jealous your not one!:) oh and anon u can suck it!cuz cheerleaders rock! and we are the ones supporting ur asses and keeping the crowd going.
pretzel says on 2011-03-21 12:12:48 about
ok #1 cheerleading is a sport. #2sideline cheerleading is a sport.#3 all people who don't think it's a sport can lay off bcuz ur jealous your not one!:)#4peace!
em(; says on 2011-03-17 10:27:44 about
i know everyone has their own opinion but we do compete against other teams just like football players and other teams and things. i have read every comment (sounds like a lot of waisted time but im doing a repo.) im just letting you all know we have different opinions and we can fight and scream it is and isnt a sport all we want but face it we arent going to change their minds. weather you think it is or not you shouldnt judge. especially if you havent been to a competitive compition. im not gonna scream at anyone or swear cause that isnt mature and im 13 and i act better than some of you who are swearing. i have done cheer my whole life. side line is not a sport i will admit but competitive is completely different. thanks everyone for your comments i will be using some of them in my report
-em
Ashley says on 2011-03-16 16:00:03 about
If only the people that said cheerleading isn't a sport would go to all the practices, they would realize how hard it is and how truly hard we work. We work just as hard as anyone else in any other sport, so why would it not be considered a sport unless you're a complete idiot?
vick says on 2011-03-14 21:02:00 about
so one of your reasons is that u know when to say certain things? what does that have to do with anything? second ,trash talk? cheerleaders don't do shit compared to the actual players! third, uniforms really? you think that because you have uniforms that makes cheerleading a sport? fourth, popularity has nothing to do with a sport. and finally competitions,those gay ass competitions come on when no one is awake or when there is a REAL sport on tv and everyone is watching the real sport and NOT cheerleading
LOVETOcheer says on 2011-02-17 14:00:49 about Cheerleading IS a sport.
if swimming, bowling, and running are considered sports, then cheerleading is one for sure!
if cheering is so easy and not a sport, why aren't you one?
lissa <3\'s cheer says on 2011-02-16 17:44:57 about cheeerrrr is awsomee
cheer is def a sport. you work your ass off all the time just to do a back tuck or watever. ppl who say this isnt a sport ... screwww you.!!!!!!!!!! i have my front tuck and my triple twist down so screw all you cheer haters and bad cheerleaders who think they are so good but they rlly suck and they r alternates
Cheer FREAK:) says on 2011-02-14 11:47:04 about cheerleading is a sport
I just went through and saw what half these girls put and they are right about cheerleading being a sport. All you football players and basketball players can say what you want about our sport but you have no idea what us girls go threw to be the best. Cheerleading isnt just us screaming cheers, we so happen to have gymnastics in our sport and lifting. You guys can act all cool and say you can lift a girl and do what we do, but you have no idea. its more then just putting a girl in the air. It is a lot of trial and error. i would love to see some of u guys do a full or a layout. can you? no i didnt think so. we train hard and we work hard like any other sport. and fyi this article sucks! you make us sound like we are idiots. Spend a week in our shoes during competition season and tell us how it is because i know very well that half the guys in my school wouldnt stand a chance. tumbling, stunting, voices, and facials have to all be perfect in order to be the best. i have been a cheerleader since i could walk and let me tell you its a lot of hard work! cheerleading is more dangerous then any sport! look it up and stop judging by what you see! REALITY CHECK! CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!
Haybales says on 2011-02-14 02:34:00 about Cheerleading being a sport
I just want to say that those who don't think cheerleading is a sport, haven't seen its true potential. There is such a thing as competitive cheerleading. And stunts are not just lifting the girl. Its waaaaaay more that that. I would like to see you try to lift a girl into a liberty on the first try. Its not just lifting her. The entire stunt group has to work together to get it perfect. AND its not only the bases that do the work, the flyer does a lot too. I can honestly say that any school that just has cheerleading for the sidelines, yeah its not a sport. But my squad went to competitions and our coached drilled us hard. We had four hour practices every day. Cheerleaders also compete to get to go to LONDON! Yeah i said LONDON. I would like to see everyone of you guys to do this. You talk about how football players get injured. YOU HAVE PADDING. We drop one girl and she can DIE!
lyss says on 2011-01-25 12:30:43 about cheerleading is a sport
cheerleading is totally a sport all of the physical ability that you have to have is intense you have to be tough if you do cheerleading it is a sport in all ways!
Jessi says on 2010-12-31 12:40:43 about ALLSTAR cheerleading
Why is it guys mostly arguing w/ girls? The last time I checked real, competitive, Allstar cheer is CO-ED !!!!!
Jessi says on 2010-12-31 12:36:59 about ALLSTAR cheerleading
Real cheerleaders compete not sit and cheer for sweaty guys and act like sluts for an audience. The losers who say its not a sport and make fun of it can STFU b/c there are more yearly injuries for cheer thaan football. Any allstar cheerleader can vouch for that. So dumbb guys need to pull their heads out of their asses and actually cheer before they talk shit.
SK_VOC says on 2010-12-25 10:13:23 about Cheerleading
I will laugh really hard the day cheer-leading becomes an Olympic sport.
And the fact that there are people think Cheerleading is a "Sport" is the surest sign of how much the human condition has degenerated.
Try boxing, Mua Thai, fencing, Tennis to get a flavor of real sport.
Kaylerr. says on 2010-12-14 08:34:26 about Cheering,
Okay, well, in my opinion, cheering is a sport. Saying cheering isn't a sport, is like saying iif you yell things during a basketball game, it's nota sport.
Do you REALLY need to be throwing a ball around for it to be a sport?
Because it's not like we're just dancing around in skirts.
We're working. And we have to know those cheers, just like you need to know those plays at a basketball game.
Jazz24 says on 2010-12-13 12:37:54 about cheerleading
hell it is a sport, cheerleaders practice and train hard for big competions just like basketball players,soccer players,etc...
cheerleader_2011 says on 2010-12-07 15:37:07 about cheerleading is a sport!!!!
I think all of you that dont think cheerleading is a sport can go to hell!!! it is a sport. We have to do just as much stuff as everyone else. The football players this year at my school even said they are lucky they arent us. Im sorry if some of you have never taken the chance to try cheerleading but still have time to get on this site and judge us. That means that you have noooo life and have nothing better to do then get on this and diss us. So maybe instead of sitting on here telling people how big your dick is or how much of sluts we are, think about yourself and what you are doing when you comment on this. You are just trying to judge people who do a lot and who support school spirit the most so that you can feel better about yourself...its still not working.
I just want to say that at my school, we do bootcamp for our practice, we run two miles, and sometimes more, sure we may complain but its because we work harder then everyone else. And I need to say that we go to school just like everyone else, we have to learn about grammar. Weather we choose to use it correctly or not has NOTHING to do with people being cheerleaders. Also we dont go out and drink and party. Maybe some cheerleaders do, but those are just POOR choices that effect the whole squad. And last. OUr unifomrs need to be that way...so boys keep your eyes off...
AND LAST SHUT YOUR FUCKING PIE HOLES. CHEERLEADING IS A SPORTTT!!!!!!!!!!
cheerchikka says on 2010-11-30 22:04:25 about cheer
ok, this is for the guy named "cheerleading is dumb" who posted the comment previous to mine, you know nothing about what any of us are talking about. wake up and do some research cuz we're talking about COMPETITIVE cheerleading. not those chicks at football games that scream and dance around. so go search it on youtube, and remember to type in COMPETITIVE cheerleading
Cheerleading is Dumb says on 2010-11-28 02:23:57 about Definitely not a Sport.
Ok, all you people who believe that cheerleading is a sport because it's hard to be flexible and do tricks and blah blah blah, those are all elements of GYMNASTICS, a REAL sport. A cheerleader's only job is to look pretty and shout crap at people. However, I tend to find the cheerleaders at games to be EXTREMELY annoying and distracting, and most of them have no idea about football. Also, lifting a girl isn't all that hard, esp. when you have at least two other people helping you. I'm sure if you were doing a real sport, you would know what it means to REALLY work. Ever tried water polo...?
miki♥ says on 2010-11-20 20:29:27 about Cheerleading
I find that cheerleading can be a sport if you put the effort in, You guys have very good comments, i enjoyed reading the debates. I also think that the people swearing in their comments need to calm down. like seriously, it's your own opinion.And if everyone has the right to have an opinion then why should we be shot down if we want to express ours? Whether Cheerleading is or isn't a sport determines on how good the team is. I think that cheerleading is a sport because you sweat, you get hurt, you lift people that more than half your size, you do things other people WISH they could do and we do it with a pretty smile on our face. Most people would beg to differ but heck, it's my opinion.
cheerchikka says on 2010-11-14 16:01:42 about cheerleading is a sport!!!
ok, first of all, for all of you who say that cheerleading isn't a sport, your completely incorrect. for your information, cheerleading causes more deaths and perminent injuries than american football, and yes that's a fact. and if you're cheering at competition and you break a leg or an arm, you can't just stop, you have to keep jumping and lifting people and tumling no matter what plus you have to at least smile while you're doing it. so yes cheerleading is totally a sport, and cheerleaders arn't stupid like those sterio types. i've been a cheerleader since i was 5 and i've always been in gifted(and still am) so those of you who think cheerleading is not a sport, you're stubborn, stupid and wrong!!!
Sports says on 2010-11-11 13:14:57 about
cheerleading isnt a sport just like wrestling!!! all you do is fight stupid guys and all cheerleaders do is scream
wrestling sucks says on 2010-11-11 13:13:01 about
cheerleading isnt a sport and u know what else isnt a sport wrestling!!!all u do is fight stupid people
anon. says on 2010-11-10 12:49:51 about
To all of the people that think Cheerleading is not a sport I beg to disagree...Can you do a split? throw a girl in the air? remember 80 or moree cheers just during 1 season? I dont think sooo! I am cheering my second year...GO WARRIORS! Cheerleading IS a sport...we are more fit and muscular than any football player:) sooo yeh!
Hails says on 2010-11-09 19:41:23 about Cheerleading
Cheerleading is so a sport. I have to do a debate thing in class and i picked this website do do my report on. GO TEAM!!!!
AverageMale says on 2010-11-06 15:31:21 about
I believe only about 50% of cheerleading makes it a sport. I respect the athletisism and coordination i nthe competition...but cheering for a team complete destroys that and takes respect out of it. If cheerleading would pertain to just there competitions I would respect it 100% as a sport.
cheerprincesss17 says on 2010-10-31 13:01:44 about the original article
Cheer is a sport, especially a good squad. But your entire article has not substance. Get some facts, not hypothetical reasons. Seriously, you make all cheerleaders look like idiots.
Amazed says on 2010-10-25 09:39:47 about This article
Are you retarted? None of those reasons make cheer leading a sport. Cheer leading is a sport but you just made it sound stupid. I hate you now you stupid high school cheerleader that doesn't know anything.
I CHEER says on 2010-10-24 22:37:58 about
Hey fucker if you knew the first thing about cheerleading you would know we dont play we compete and its sure the hell isnt on a court its on a mat.
Morg<3 says on 2010-10-20 12:34:15 about cheerleading is a sport
Cheerleading i think is a sport because it takes alot of practice i mean you just cant stand up and do a running back hand spring can you NO!!! so basically it is a sport
bellybear says on 2010-10-06 18:43:06 about everyone
One i was a cheerleader and am now a coach. I would still be cheering but im a cop in the united states air force. I would first like to say this article did a really bad job attempting to make a point. I a cheerleader and really feel like those reasons do not make cheerleading a sport, however i am a firm believer that cheerleading is a sport but it really depends on the team. for those teams that dont put anything in to you are the reason our sport is viewed the way it is. So many girls join the team for the short skirts and thats really not what its about. for all the people doubting the skills it take i challenge you to join a real team to see what it takes you really might be surprised at what you find. the work out and skills i learned while cheering really helped be excel in my military training getting ready to deploy. so dont put down things you dont really know about.
chsvarsitycaptain says on 2010-09-22 17:07:13 about cheer is a sport
i am a cheerleader. cheer is a sport. it is a simple as that. during a sports game the players aren't allowed to leave the field to go to the bathroom, neither are cheerleaders.
a popular saying among cheerleaders is that "some athletes throw balls. cheerleaders throw athletes
sexybeast says on 2010-09-21 12:00:35 about cheer leading is a sport!
okay i agree with cheergirl totally! and all of those people who believe and know that cheerleading is a sport! you can't just randomly take some of your friends and do kick twist double basket or a full scale double down! can you?no! it takes skill and strength! and technique! so all you people who think its not a sport...YOU ARE SOOO WRONG!
cheergirl says on 2010-09-21 11:54:43 about cheerleading is a sport!!
i have been a cheerleader since i was in first grade and i'm a freshman in highschool now. i know every single postition and it takes alot of skill,leadership,organization,and strength to be a cheerleader. so cheerleader is a sport so if you don't think it is thats mean you haven't tried it so go and try it...its harder than it looks!
Sonny says on 2010-08-14 17:21:14 about Cheer
I have to say that this article is very immature and so unappropriate. I am actually insalted by this article and i think that if the author was ever a cheerleader she or he woud actually see that this is a spory. You have no idea how this makes ppl feel by saying this... Im a cheerleader and im not some whore that dances around. Before you make a comment or article like this i think that you shoulda thought how this would effect ppl. You should be ashamed bout wat you wrote.
Sonny says on 2010-08-14 16:59:58 about Cheer
Ok all you ppl are rediculous! Im a cheerleader and I cant believe some of the stuff you all are saying... You men are pigs. Cheerleading is a sport but only competition. We compete the same way other sports compete so y should we be treated any different. Yes i agree cheering isnt a sport thats jus extended practices for competion. Im not saying that cheereading is a sport cuz of injuries im saying its a sport cuz of our abilities, hard work, and we are jus like everyone else.
anonymous says on 2010-07-30 02:07:34 about cheerleading isnt a sport
i bet every person who defended cheerleading as a sport is a cheerleader. besides, how is it hard to use 3 people to lift a 90 pound girl up? wtf most dangerous sport my ass. try motocross, way more dangerous. and since im ranting already, why do girls feel the need to add over 9000 letters to each word?
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
Go ahead and badmouth us all you want people
Im just think that you didnt get any from the cheerleaders when you were in high school
So go bitch some more about us on the sidelines
at least we actually get off our asses and do something
i think its funny
and just a little pathetic
little-b says on 2008-10-06 07:39:25 about YES
Cheerleading is a sport
kellycheerlgirl:D says on 2008-10-05 15:43:20 about trash talking chess?
wooooooooooow. if you trash talk in chess, you must have some SERIOUS issues.
yeahh it is says on 2008-09-29 21:08:31 about is a sport.
you try lifting ppl in the air.
you think football players have muscles?
hhaahahhahah
try looking at a guy cheerleaders!
theres a difference. kay?
:DD
yes. it is a sport && screw all of you who think it isnt!
sassysky08 says on 2008-09-16 23:27:05 about cheerleafing is definitly a sport
OK PEOPLE OMFG!!!!CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT AND ALL U HATERS CAN GET OVER IT!!!YEA WE DO COMPETE AGAINST OTHER TEAMS/!!!IT IS CALLED CHEERLEADING COMPETITIONS WERE WE TRAVEL TO DIFFRENT STATES TO COMPETE AGAINST LIKE 15 DIFFRENT TEAMS!!!!WE DO GET POINTS FOR IT AND I DONT SEE YAW FOOTBALL PLAYERS PRACTICING EVERY FUCKIN DAY OF THE WEEK LIKE 3 OR 4 HOURS A DAY !!!!WE HAVE 20 TIMES MORE PEOPLE AT OUR COMPETITION THAN YAW HAVE EVER HAD AT a FOOTBALL GAME!!WE DONT SEE THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS DOING KICK FULLS AND BACK TUCKS AND TOETOUCH BASKETS AND TRIPPLE TOE TOUCHES AND ARIALS AND HILLSTRETCHES AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
SO ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THE PEOPLE THAT IS HATING ON THE CHEERLEADERS CUZ THEY NO WE PRACTICE HARDER THAN THEY EVER HAVE...FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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anon. says on 2008-08-29 14:46:44 about
hey anon. Or whatever. Listen and listen good. there is to a direct competition. and we do play against the other teams cheerleaders. We compete against other cheerleaders for a score just like football players play against the other team to score a touchdown and score. sports are against two people where we compete against 20 to 30 competing to win a trophy and yeah that'd be a goal.
Peaceloveandcheer11 says on 2008-08-29 14:36:02 about cheerleading is a sport
I agree with like everybody cheerleading is a sport. I have practices just as long as football five times a day and for 2 or 2 1/2 hours. We run a mile and go to the wait room. And we work just as hard or harder then other sports in my school just to gain respect from our peers. We have to work out to gain the muscle to throw a 100 person up in the air 20 feet. You don't need a ball for a sport. Swimming is a sport. There's no ball. Gymnastics and track wresting so why not cheerleading. Hate to tell all the haters who say we don't do anything but cheerleading is the sport that most people get hurt jet like football. So get out of your little fantasy world and relize cheerleading is a sport.
Cheerleadingrocksmyworld says on 2008-08-13 19:56:44 about Yes it is and dont you forget it
wow well you say we dont have a ball well swimming doesnt have a ball and thats a sport
you say we dont compete against anyone well umm YES WE DO
we do not compete agaisnt ourselves we compete agaisnt other teams and we copete to win the trophy
we have rules and boundrys just like soccer football baseball swimming and a whole bunch of others
also we are talking about competitive cheerleading not cheering at a game
you say a sport needs direct conflic well for your info we yell at all teams so hahaha
and to ever said that cheerleaders wouldn't run laps HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA we do that pluse our whole work out. do you see the muscles and abs that cheerleaders have well you should loook also if you are going to make fun of our uniform than make fun of swimmers theirs is just as reveling as ours but we need the skirts cause we need to be airodinamic and we are not just a feminam sport we are masculin too so if you cant tell me why cheerleading isnt a sport with a LOGICAL defination well hahahahaha and if you say something about cheerleading not being a sport . . .
trust me. . .
one cheerleader. . . . no . . . . all the cheerleaders will have a better reason why that answer is false
CHEERROXMYSOX says on 2008-06-02 18:34:10 about The Difference
I Just Started Cheering for a Competition Cheer Squad, there's a difference between that and high school cheer. High School Cheerleaders just stand around and yell they act omg! They aren't really "serious" about it.
Competition takes ALOT of strength, in other sports you lift weights well we lift people. In Competition you wear short skits in order to do stunts and jumps, you wear a little top so when you try and do a Backhand Spring or a Back Tuck your shirt doesn't go in your face. Cheer IS A SPORT! We can get hurt, and if your a backspot/base it's a possibility you can be kicked in the face, lets see you hold a handstand for a few minutes. So i think that high school cheerleaders are stupid and that's not a sport, but competition IS!
Cheery girl says on 2008-05-28 23:10:13 about cheerleading
Screw all you people who think cheer is not a sport.It is. stupid haters that are jealous cause they cant be like us and do what we do
cheer chick says on 2008-05-21 16:52:17 about cheerleading is a sporrt
yea cheerleading is definatly a sport we run we lift weight and people we have amazing abs and we defnatly work a lot harder and longer than any football team i know i dont see the football basketball or other sports team up at there school or gym till 11:30-11:45 getting ready for a pep rally and the back up at the school at 6:45 the next morning and all the other sports you dont have to look cute while doing it cheerleading you have to constantly smiling even if somthing bad just happend in your life and i dont see any other athletes going out to play their game with a concusion or sprain or any other injury cheerleaders will cheer no matter what
Football24 says on 2008-05-21 14:19:04 about Cheerleading
cheerleading is not a fucking sport. it doesnt have a ball you dont hit any one. it not a sport. cheerleaders are just something for the football players to look at.
cheerleading says on 2008-05-19 17:04:04 about cheerleading:is a sport!
Oh and anon said its 2 people going towards a goal it is. There are probably 20 different teams going towards one goal :to win the competition!
cheerleading says on 2008-05-19 17:02:22 about cheerleading:is a sport!
Cheerleading a sport? What makes a sport? A ball? nope, wrestling doesnt have a ball and its a sport. Sweat? Nope we sweat just as much or more during our practices. Practices, audiences? Nope, not that either. We practice 2 hours a day 4 days a week, 4 weeks a month and 12 months a year, and there is often more people attending a cheer comptition then a ball game. We tumble, jump, scream, cheer, stunt and more. Flyers have to have flexibility and strength, and bases need ot have strength to be able to lift flyers and throw them up more then 10-15 feet in the air. We also need to have strength to get our pikes toe touches herkies and more jumps high. Not to mention our tumbling. You thing its easy doing a back handspring? Why don't you tr yit. Not to mentin a back tuck! If you can't do a backbend kickover, not to mention just a backbend, good luck trying to do what we cheerleaders can do!
So next time you thing cheerleaidng isnt a sport, think again!
anon. says on 2008-05-14 12:02:46 about
im a cheerleader and i deffently think this is a sport.
we lift people 30 ft in the air, jump, tumble, dance, and scream. We have to murge everything into only 2:30sec. you think that football is hard? if football was any harder it would be called cheerleading.. [:
K10 says on 2008-05-13 15:40:16 about
Okay, so I’ve been cheering for a long time now. I cheered on my varsity high school sideline team for all of high school. And I’m gonna have to say that I don’t think that part of cheerleading is a sport… don’t’ get me wrong. It’s difficult, and I think it largely depends on the high school in question to say how much effort goes in to it, and what skills are performed. But there are way too many high school teams out there that can barely get a girl up in to an extension and that only have one or two girls on the team that can tumble. And I’m not trying to diss anyone’s team or anything… I’m just saying hat if all you’re doing is yelling and kicking on the sideline in support of another sports team… that’s not exactly what I would call a sport…
BUT… competition cheerleading is entirely different. I was also on my school’s competition team as well as an all star team all throughout high school… and anyone who doesn’t view that as a sport is entirely ignorant. It involves constant and strenuous practice as well as being in shape in every aspect of fitness. Cheerleading involves every part of your body. Your abs have to be strong to jump high, legs and arms to lift people, endurance to make it through routines, coordination for dancing, flexibility in general, as well as shoulder strength and balance. And for those of you who say you don’t get points in cheerleading you’re wrong… it’s a judged sport just like gymnastics and ice skating or whatever else you guys want to compare it too.
As for stereotypes about cheerleaders… I mean every girls sports team is going to have people that gossip or try to show off… it’s high school… it happens. And there are plenty of girls that join just to get a certain reputation. But in my experience if you’re on a challenging enough team… those girls usually can’t hang, unless they actually have talent of course. And cheerleaders aren’t all dumb… I cheered and I got a scholarship to Virginia Tech, another girl on the squad is going to UVA… etc.
And for anyone that doesn’t believe competitive cheerleading is a sport… go to youtube and type in allstar cheerleading routine and see what comes up… then try to do half the stuff that you saw and maybe you will get the idea…
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:53:37 about cheerleading is a sport
anon:hmm...do i hear.JELOUSY.your an F**K head too.ok smart one theres not direct competion in oce skating or physical for that matter. and it does not have 2 or more people cometing for a common goeal unless its pairs,but thats diff.anyways iceskating is a sport and it has no direct competion. maybe i should give you some advice.think before you speak because you totally have made a fool of yourself just letting you know because no matter what you say it is a sport.think about iceskating nno DIRECT contact and giess what its in the OLYMPICS dumbass
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:48:56 about cheerleading is a sport
moron:ok if anyone is an F**K head its you.dipstck.cheerleading is a sport with girls who most of the time are pretty.your just made because you cant get one and never will.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:47:25 about cheerleading is a sport
brian:hahaha.cheerleading a sport yes.what we do is considered a sport to most people.so just shut up and get over yourself.get a life.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:45:59 about cheerleading is a sport
reelbigsteve:lets face no one gives you a trphy because you dont deserve on hun.you spend six months practicing 3 hours a 5days a week sometimes longer than 3 hours i've had 6 and its not pretty.and yeah you dont keep score in ice skating and its a sport.you keep a score(well you get some) but you dont keep score like in football and iys still a sport.and in cheerleading most are required to have a gymnastics back or are in it and yeah gymnastics is a sport.its in the OLYMPICS!
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:41:54 about cheerleading is a sport
jason:lets be honest here you just wish that you had a girl that was a cheerleader because your so socially challenged.it is a sport i'd like to see you out there doing what we do you wouldnt last 5minutes.face it.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:40:15 about cheerleading is a sport
cheerleadersgivegoodhead:dude seriously get a life i mean your just a horndog whos has nothing better to do that jack of to tha back of a sears catolage while watching cheerleaders on t.v. your disgusting.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:38:07 about cheerleading is a sport
Dr.DRe:you wish you were a doctor.your disgusting and dispicable.you make you us feel like were some candy thats bought in a store when were not.just because some cheerleaders do that stuff doent mean we all do.so SHUT-UP!
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:35:53 about cheerleading is a sport
theENd: you really need to get your fact straight competion is a sport.its got rules and you cempete agains other teams. foot ball basketball volleyball all have rules and the have "competion" hence the fat that they are a sport and cheerleading exspecially competative is just as physical and demabd and there are more injuries.so before you say something thats not correct and speak before you think maybe you should look it up first.competing has to do with every sport.and obviously cheerleading.hence the term COMPETATIVE CHEERLEADING!
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:30:47 about cheerleading is a sport
mikemak:yeah its a sport and a spectator sport get your stuff right genius. your just jelous cause cant get one.listen om gonna let you in on a little something. if you were smart youd join cheerleadeing cause girls are on the team.but i said if you were smart so that deffinatley leaves you out.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:28:22 about cheerleading is a sport
youer so dumb for looking up how dumb it is smartone.your just another one of those pathetic losers who didnt make it on a cheer team and are mad about it guess what get over it. and if your not one of those then i have a question. why are you looking up how dumb it is?and cheering in highschool dosent make you a bicth.you saying that makes you one. and btw haha its is a sport. this is for cheerhater btw.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:27:58 about cheerleading is a sport
youer so dumb for looking up how dumb it is smartone.your just another one of those pathetic losers who didnt make it on a cheer team and are mad about it guess what get over it. and if your not one of those then i have a question. why are you looking up how dumb it is?and cheering in highschool dosent make you a bicth.you saying that makes you one. and btw haha its is a sport.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:24:59 about cheerleading is a sport
soccer_freak:ok so yeah cheerleaders are in tight shirts and short skirts but guess what?you know what baggy shorts are like dont you? of course you do your a soccer player.you know everything there is to know about soccer.but are you a cheerleader? no! didnt think so!you try jumping and stunting in baggy shorts and a baggy shirt.yeah not happening.like i said to cupcake more injuries than before.and atleast we have something under are skirts so u dont see anything.stop making us look like sluts when were not. just because some girls give off that impression and really are and also happen to be cheerleaders dosent mean we all are.get it straight!
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:20:06 about cheerleading is a sport
so sorry for you:yeah hun if your going to bash other people about using correct grammer maybe you should first.tough is not spelled though just thought i'd let you know that. and at the bottom of your paragragh. its you not you its your.get it right.whats sad to me is that you obviously have no life if your siting here bashing cheer;eaders and your writing like a whole essay on it.clearly you have not life and need to get one.i advise you to.think of all the brain cells your losing doing nothing. and guess what in case you havent heard cheerleaders get scolarships. yeah so we do learn things not just fliping and stunting.because in order to keep that scolarship we have to have a 3.0. so know tell me cheerleaders lose braincells by IMPROViNG there ability to do what they do so they can get a scholarship and guess wht football soccer volleyball and ect.all sports get scholarships too.
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 19:07:01 about cheerleading is a sport
crosscounteygal:ok news flash for you too umm obviously you dont know many people if you dont think cheerleaders dont have tournaments all day like volleyball players. and you obviously dont know many people and you havent been out much if you have never seen a cheerleader sweat. YEAH I HAVE!!. ok last week we hard to run lets see..ummm 4 miles now tell me i didnt get sweaty doing that.tell me all of my friends didnt get sweaty.you cant because you know its B.S.umm yeah we work harder than the football players the basketball team and the scoccer.ok were i cheer we practice before the guys do and were still out there when they leave 2 hours after they leave we are still out there so yeah try to tell me that i dont freaking sweat!"cheerleading is hardly physical let alone a sport" HAHA! yeah right!its just as physical.yeah cross counrty not so physical.just running.we do alot more than running hun alot more.you wouldnt last 5 minutes as a cheerleader.so spare ME the dramatics and go get a life!
xxcutiepiexx says on 2008-05-12 18:56:33 about cheerleading is a sport
chess19:chess? seriously just because your a pathetic loser that cant get a cheerleader dosent mean you have to trash talk US. thank you. band yeah thants deffinatley not a sport marching im uniforms playing a instrument. how bout this go to your nearest chherleading gym and have a look for ur self maybe actually go out there and try.see if you sweat. obviously you have never doen cheerleading.so if you dont have your facts straigh then dont ANSWER! cheerleading is a sport.just because you are socially challenged dosent mean you have to go and take it out on us.
ya none of you no what your talking about says on 2008-05-12 16:58:26 about so just shut up
so if the cheerleaders you dumbasses are talking about are you high school sideline squads then go ahead say it isn’t a sport, but not because of any physical definition, actually cheerleading meets all of the athletic specifications but the only reason that you could say its not a sport is because some squads PRIMARY purpose isnt competition, there primary purpose would be supporting the sports teams at football/bball games, but don't for a second think cheerleading isn't just as hard as any other sport cause it is
yup says on 2008-05-10 22:17:18 about cheerleading is a sport
Cheerleading yes indeed is a sport.
i have been cheerleading since i was two. i cheer seven days a week. work out run and lift just so i at i am in shape for every year. I am only 15 but i have the strength of a 17 year old boy/ i am more athletic then any guy/girl in my class. and they all play soccer football softball and basketball.
there is blood sweat tears in cheerleading just like every other sport!!
why does it matter if its called a sport i bet if you stick a stupid football player out on the mat he will not be able to do anything. because he is not out on a field grabing other guys and catching a ball!!
thats all i have to say CHEERLEADING IS SO A SPORT!!!
cupcake. says on 2008-05-07 21:12:52 about gay fricking cheerleading.
okay. so heres how it is.
cheerleading is NOT a sport.
it never has been and it never will be.
most cheerleaders have low self esteem and thats why they decide its a good way to get attention if they go out and wear teeny shirts and tiny skirts and dance around.
good way to spend your time you brainiac cheerleader.
ive never met a cheerleader on the face of the planet who can run jump or do anything worth crap.
so all you cheerleaders... pull your head out of the clouds and maybe join a real sport.
thats all i have to say.
thanks.
cupcake. says on 2008-05-07 21:05:12 about response to crosscountrygal
hey.
you are the most opinionated girls ever.
and i admire your position on the issue.
YOU ROCK!
cupcake. says on 2008-05-07 21:02:49 about response to anon and moron
hey moron. (im not calling you moron;; thats your name) anon is COMPLETELY RIGHT.
and you are acting like a jerk becuase thats his/her right to think that... and you are violating his/her rights by trashing him/her like that.
SO GO DIE!
Hanny says on 2008-05-07 12:20:50 about Cheer
Umm ya cheerleding is a sport and anyone who says it isn't obviously has never done cheerleading before. Newsflash instead of lifting balls we're lifting people and throwing them in the air. Do you know how much strength that takes. Obviously not Mr. Anon! Your an idiot
Hanny says on 2008-05-07 12:16:42 about Cheer
Ya cheerleading is most definately a sport. And anyone who says its not obviously has never cheered before.
Riah says on 2008-05-04 19:24:27 about Cheerleading IS a sport!!!
Cheerleading is a sport you goi against other teams in competition and you have fun like the other sports
Cheergirl11125 says on 2008-04-30 22:42:52 about cheerleading is a sport
Cheerleading is a sport because not only do we do complicated dances we have to tumble and we have to lift other people in the air and throw them way up over are heads i would like to see football players do that!!!
me says on 2008-04-30 16:21:05 about cheerleading
OK. "So sorry for you." I have a little something to tell you. You spelled tough and losing wrong and you're the one trying to say that cheerleaders are morons and don't know the English language very well. At least spell everything right if you are going to try to make an argument about that. Nice job. Really. If you think cheerleaders are stupid, why would you even be reading the article about how cheerleading is a sport anyways??? Answer that. Please.
ur mothherrrr says on 2008-04-29 20:48:31 about respone to people that dont think its a sport
honestly people that are saying that cheerleading is not a sport shud just be quite! cas if u do ur obviously not talking about competitive cheerleading, im sure we have 3-4 hr practices almost every night, get hurt almost constanly. cheerleading is just not cheering at games its competing agaist other teams NOT only locally but NATIONALLYY ! soo get at thatt hatterrs.
cookie says on 2008-04-29 11:48:30 about cheer
cheerleading Is a sport..
we use just much energy as everybody else.....
probably more
thisarticlesucked says on 2008-04-29 11:46:06 about wrong
I am a cheerleader and I do consider cheerleading a sport but not for any of the reasons you said. You made cheerleaders sound like a bunch of sluts. Were not. We work very hard to get somewhere. We have very long practices and bleed to win. Ive been hurt so many times it doesn't phase me anymore. People that don't believe it is can have their own opinions and that's okay but you should at least respect cheerleaders and their opinions.
JHEAPS says on 2008-04-25 16:25:32 about cheerleading is a sport
CHEERLEADING IS SOOOOOO A SPORT. FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT IT ISN'T OVOUISLY NEVER HAVE DONE IT BEFORE, YOU MAY LOOK AT IT AND SAY CHEERLEADERS ARE NOT ATHLEATES BUT THE AMOUNT OF STRENGH AND WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHEERLEADER. SO SHUT-UP IF YOUR SAYING CHEERLEADING IS NOT A SPORT IT IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nickname says on 2008-04-25 16:23:39 about cheerleading is a sport
CHEERLEADING IS SOOOOOO A SPORT
nickname says on 2008-04-25 16:23:32 about cheerleading is a sport
CHEERLEADING IS SOOOOOO A SPORT?????????????
Kishan Johnson (Desai) says on 2008-04-24 19:12:42 about NOT A SPORT
Cheerleading is not a sport all you do is jump up and down and you cheer. You dont get any points it doesnt invovle any ball like a football baseball. SO PEOPLE WHO THINK CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT ITS NOT SO SHUT THE F****K up.
weenie. says on 2008-04-24 13:44:10 about cheerleading
why is this even a question? everyone knows that cheerleading is a sport.
Holly says on 2008-04-21 11:43:30 about Cheerleading is a sport.
First of all, not all cheerleader's are popular. I am a cheerleader at my highschool and we are not popular. I'm doing a paper on cheerleading and how it's a sport.
It is a sport, no matter what you say.
cheer maniac says on 2008-04-16 10:40:27 about cheer being a sport
i think it is a sport b/c we have worked so hard and we get trophys like other athletes. why aren't we getting credit???
CHEER COACH says on 2008-04-15 21:26:42 about CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT
YEA I AM A CHEER COACH, GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTOR, DANCE COACH, AND CHEERLEADER. IF YOU HAVNT CHEERED ON A REAL ALL STAR COMPETITIVE "CHEERLEADING" TEAM, YOU DONT KNOW! OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE NOT! YOU NEED TO GET IT STRAIGHT AND DO SOME MORE RESEARCH, OR BETTER YET, COME UP TO MY GYM AND SEE IF YOU CAN LAST 10 MINUTES! I DONT THINK SO.. GET A LIFE, GET OVER YOURSELF, YOUR PROBABLY TRIED OUT AND DIDNT MAKE IT, SO NOW YOURE BASHING! WHATA LOSER! :(
B.E.T (BLACK-ENRTNATIONAL-TOGTHER) says on 2008-04-14 09:21:28 about CHEERLAEDING
CHEERLEADiNG iS tHE BESt SPORt EVER IF ANYONE MAY tHINK OTHER THAN YOU CAN SEE ME
Diamondchains says on 2008-04-09 13:30:54 about its true...
cheer really is a sport. i completely agree with all that the person below me (christa) said. its true. and they do work super hard and do a lot more. so. yah....and just because they wear short skirts means nothing. ever walk around in the summer? so many girls wear even shorter skirts. and atleast cheerleaders wear something under them. the stunts and moves they do are super difficult too. way more than drippling and passing a basketball around, or throwing and hitting a baseballl or softball. cheer takes soo soo much more. and a lot of body strength, cordination, practice, and concentration. not to mention talent and skills. so yes. cheer is a sport.
christa says on 2008-04-08 13:34:40 about try this
can any other sport organize sixteen of their "players" to do the exact same difficult move at the exact same time. i don't think so. perfect timing is what we have. Anyways nowadays the uniforms are required to have underarmour which looks better, the skirt allows freedom so we can move our legs to do the stunts. It is a time consuming Sport because we have practices just as long or maybe even longer as say basketball players or football. We don't use or throw a ball no, but we are the only athletes that throw other athletes. It really doesn't matter who thinks its not. It all comes down to what the cheerleader believes.
c says on 2008-04-08 00:42:00 about
it was tyy, i believe
C says on 2008-04-08 00:40:11 about
oh and whoever says that male cheerleaders aren't gay, a full 50% of all the male cheerleaders at my school(and yes i checked) are out of the closet gays. so there.
C says on 2008-04-07 20:25:58 about oh really?
poker has televised competitions too...is poker a sport? oh and as someone who plays three REAL sports...its not a sport. trust me. anyone who plays reals sports only wants cheerleaders because some of them are hot, occasionally
cheer girl4 life says on 2008-03-27 11:56:27 about
Hey cheerleading is most definatly a sport because we do so much more than any other sport. we put so many hours hard work and dedication into cheerleading.
Tyy. says on 2008-03-26 09:10:45 about CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!
Most definatly cheerleading is a sport. More people get hurt in cheerleading then they do in any other sport. Not only that but you have to have alot of strength, plus u have to be really athletic. Guys may not think its a sport but if you go to a competition then maybe you will see how competitive it actually is. Guys cheer. No that does not mean they are gay but it helps them get in shape because you use every part of your body. in most sports you dont.
well cheerleading is a sport. like it or not.
Izuh says on 2008-03-26 09:07:23 about cheerleading is a sport
CHEERLEADING IS MOST DEFINITELY A SPORT. IT'S AMAZING. IT'S SUCH HARD WORK AND SOME GUYS COULD NOT LAST ONE HOUR AT A PRACTICE!
sassy says on 2008-03-21 23:56:10 about cheerleading
just for the record i meen what anon first said.
sassy says on 2008-03-21 23:52:19 about cheerlaeding
Cheerleading is a sport because we do work very hard.anon is wrong and thats a fact.
poop says on 2008-03-20 11:44:21 about cheer
cheer is a sport no matter what people say. i think we do harder stuff then other sports. we risk our lives for the girls we throw up in the air. we work hard. we train hard. we are hard workers. you should go to our practices to see how hard we work. when we perform you think it looks easy, but we practice hard to get it right. i wanna see YOU go out there and do jumps and hard stunts and tumbling !
anon. says on 2008-03-17 16:38:02 about
cheerleading is a sport cuze theres not 1 thang a sport is dat a cheerleaders not they practice a lot sumtimes even more than any other sport jus 2 perform wel all u who dont think cheerleadings a sport know deep down inside of u it is jus scared 2 atmit it most people that think it is a sport r cheerleaders but im not n i think it is a sport
jENNA says on 2008-03-15 22:03:41 about cheerleading
cheerleading is a sport and nobody can change that.
ALIKAT says on 2008-03-04 14:00:43 about Cheerleading is a Sport.
Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.....A definition provided in the dictionary.
There is more than just 'cheering' in cheerleading. Just as it says above^.."activity requiring skills or physical prowess"...Cheerleading involves so much skill, hand and eye co-ordination, memory, organization, muscle power, energy...not to mention you sweat and have to look graceful at the same time. Overall..for those of you who aren't in cheerleading...please don't categorize it as "not a sport"....all sports are different...I bet some of you didn't even know that fishing is catagorized as a sport. So please, ladies and gentleman if you don't know anything about cheerleading, your negative comments are clearly unstable.
ALIKAT says on 2008-03-04 14:00:42 about Cheerleading is a Sport.
Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.....A definition provided in the dictionary.
There is more than just 'cheering' in cheerleading. Just as it says above^.."activity requiring skills or physical prowess"...Cheerleading involves so much skill, hand and eye co-ordination, memory, organization, muscle power, energy...not to mention you sweat and have to look graceful at the same time. Overall..for those of you who aren't in cheerleading...please don't categorize it as "not a sport"....all sports are different...I bet some of you didn't even know that fishing is catagorized as a sport. So please, ladies and gentleman if you don't know anything about cheerleading, your negative comments are clearly unstable.
ALIKAT says on 2008-03-04 13:59:45 about Cheerleading is a Sport.
Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.....A definition provided in the dictionary.
There is more than just 'cheering' in cheerleading. Just as it says above^.."activity requiring skills or physical prowess"...Cheerleading involves so much skill, hand and eye co-ordination, memory, organization, muscle power, energy...not to mention you sweat and have to look graceful at the same time. Overall..for those of you who aren't in cheerleading...please don't categorize it as "not a sport"....all sports are different...I bet some of you didn't even know that fishing is catagorized as a sport. So please, ladies and gentleman if you don't know anything about cheerleading, your negative comments are clearly unstable.
ALIKAT says on 2008-03-04 13:59:39 about Cheerleading is a Sport.
Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.....A definition provided in the dictionary.
There is more than just 'cheering' in cheerleading. Just as it says above^.."activity requiring skills or physical prowess"...Cheerleading involves so much skill, hand and eye co-ordination, memory, organization, muscle power, energy...not to mention you sweat and have to look graceful at the same time. Overall..for those of you who aren't in cheerleading...please don't categorize it as "not a sport"....all sports are different...I bet some of you didn't even know that fishing is catagorized as a sport. So please, ladies and gentleman if you don't know anything about cheerleading, your negative comments are clearly unstable.
Amanda says on 2008-02-27 08:18:53 about CHEEER IS A SPORT
I think cheer is a sport we work are butts off like everyother one and dont get anything they just think the stuff we can do is easy and takes no skill i get sick of people down gradeing us WE ARE A SPORT
Amanda says on 2008-02-27 08:18:48 about CHEEER IS A SPORT
I think cheer is a sport we work are butts off like everyother one and dont get anything they just think the stuff we can do is easy and takes no skill i get sick of people down gradeing us WE ARE A SPORT
Amanda says on 2008-02-27 08:18:42 about CHEEER IS A SPORT
I think cheer is a sport we work are butts off like everyother one and dont get anything they just think the stuff we can do is easy and takes no skill i get sick of people down gradeing us WE ARE A SPORT
Erin says on 2008-02-12 11:35:37 about
we're hot, you're not, so go light up in the parking lot??? who seriously would ever say that? that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. this argument sucks
Erin says on 2008-02-12 11:35:04 about
we're hot, you're not, so go light up in the parking lot??? who seriously would ever say that? that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. this argument sucks
Erin says on 2008-02-12 11:33:48 about
we're hot, you're not, so go light up in the parking lot??? who seriously would ever say that? that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. this argument sucks
Erin says on 2008-02-12 11:33:13 about
we're hot, you're not, so go light up in the parking lot??? who seriously would ever say that? that's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. this argument sucks
Suzie says on 2007-11-03 11:39:44 about To the fuckhead beneath me
TO THE CHESS PLAYING IGNORANT DORK BEANEATH ME:
Of course cheerleading is a sport. Just cuz judges detimine the winner doesn't mean we aren't a sport.! What about fucking winter sports, like ice skating and snowboarding??? SAME FUCKING THING!
As for famous cheerleaders: (look it up)
George Bush (our president)
Samuel Jackson (Famous Actor)
Cameron Diaz (Actress)
Halle Berry (actress)
Steve Martian (actor)
Kelly Ripa (Regis&Kelly)
Reese Witherspoon (Actress)
Wow...do ur research...What kinda of low-life loser wastes their lives on video games anyways?!?!?! You're a LOSER, CHESS??? BAND?? give me a break....you're JEALOUS
suzie says on 2007-11-03 11:29:01 about Cheer is a sport,
This is seriously the worst argument I have ever heard, ya cheerleadings a sport...but are you even a cheerleader?? you made it sound like we are just sluts in skirts their to entertain the crowd....and thats not really what we are about. We are about school pride and positive cheering. We compete too, which is probably what makes us a sport above all. Plus, I think that its more about skill than popularity...The girl who can do a back tuck would probably get picked over a girl with a pretty smile and hott boyfriend...Seriously...are you a cheerleader????
suzie says on 2007-11-03 11:26:00 about Cheer is a sport,
This is seriously the worst argument I have ever heard, ya cheerleadings a sport...but are you even a cheerleader?? you made it sound like we are just sluts in skirts their to entertain the crowd....and thats not really what we are about. We are about school pride and positive cheering. We compete too, which is probably what makes us a sport above all. Plus, I think that its more about skill than popularity...The girl who can do a back tuck would probably get picked over a girl with a pretty smile and hott boyfriend...Seriously...are you a cheerleader????
Chess19 says on 2007-10-29 19:11:51 about Oh give me a break
I'm sorry... but... this is one of the WORST arguments for cheerleading being a sport that I have EVER seen.
Oh come on... "Only use touchdown cheers when their team has made a touchdown"?!?! Here's a strategy for you "Inhale. Exhale."
Trashtalk? A sport? Ever heard of "Sportsman like conduct?" I play Chess (hence why your idea of strategy is crazy), and we trash talk. Does that make chess a sport?
I'm also in Band. Band has a uniform. Not a sport.
Popularity? Oh come on... graduate 8th grade already. ANYONE can be popular, doesn't make them a sports player... (The most popular guy in my school is in the choir, and is really a wimp)
TV competitions... Ever see ESPN? They show professional hot dog eating contests. DEFINATELY not a sport.
If you want to use moronic arguments, here's a few... Celebrities? Every sport has a famous person associated with it (with maybe only 1 or 2 exceptions) Golf = Tiger Woods, Baseball = Babe Ruth, Ken Griffy, ect. (Hint: it's usually the guy they name the vidogames off of) Who can name a famous cheerleader?
Video games... name a decent cheerleading game... (one that actually gets coverage)
As mentioned before, sports involve direct competitions. When you compete for the best score, it's called a performance.
Ultimately, teh real question is this: Who cares?! Why are cheerleaders so obsessed with being a sport? Can't something that's not a sport be worthwhile too? Or are they offended by being grouped with the dance team, or the marching band, and the color guard?
katie says on 2007-01-02 16:34:56 about definitely a sport
cheerleading is definitely a sport because its just like the sports we cheer for. cheering at games is practice for compitition just like playing in a game is practice for tournaments and playoffs. anyone who thinks cheerleading isnt a sport should look up the definition of a cheerleader. and the definition of a sport. cheerleading takes time and effort and if you dont consider cheerleading a sport you probably never were a cheerleader. in a sport no one has to keep score and even if they do, we keep score by how many compititions we win. o by the way if cheerleaders are so annoying and disliked then why do so many people like us and think we are HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITISASPORT! says on 2006-11-20 12:19:55 about it is a sport!
the definition:
"Sport" means all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all levels.
Everyone who says that cheerleading is not a sport because there is no direct contact, that we just compete with ourselves is WRONG! according to the definition, cheerleading is a sport! there is nothing in the definition of a sport that says that there has to be direct contact for it to be a sport. When people say that all cheerleaders do is run around, throw our hands up in the air, and do our hair/makup, is WRONG! What if i said that volleyball isn't a sport because it just gives them an excuse to be on their knees all the time. or if i said that hockey wasn't a sport because all hockey is is people running around with sticks in their hands, and it's not a sport because fighting is allowed. what sport allows people to fight while playing that sport? ( i just wanted to prove a point that people say that cheer is just people waving their hands around, and people also have their views of other sports. the things i said about hockey and volleyball werent my opinion, i just said it to prove a point)
i just argued with one of my fellow classmates today about if cheerleading is a sport or not and he compared it to football. the discussion ended up not talking about wheather or not cheerleading is a sport or not, but if cheerleading was easier or harder than football. Sports in general are hard. just because football is harder than golf, doesnt make football a sport and golf not a sport. every sport takes alot of skill and practice, but just because you believe that one sport is harder than the other doesnt make one activity a sport and the other activity not a sport.
The whole argument about that juding thing and that cheerleading isnt a sport because it is someone's opinion is wrong. we dont get let's say 5 judges with cards that have 10, 9.5, and numbers liek that, we get scored on difficulty and its not just someones opinion, you get a certain amount of points for certain stunts or tumbling in the routine. its just liek in basketball when you throw a 3 pointer or a 2 pointer for different distances away from the basket. and in the definition of a sport is says that "obtaining results in competition at all levels." even if it is judged, you still get a result.
cheerleaders are not stupid! at least half of my squad is on high honors and we get certificates saying that we are "scholar athletes" and the other half of them are on honors. and if we are failing one class, we cant cheer for a game or practice, and if its really bad we cant compete.
there are 27 states, including mine, that recognize cheerleading as a sport. and more states are following the 27 that have already considered it a sport.
therefore, it is a sport especially by definition and in some states it is already a sport, so theres no argument there, you dont see people arguing if golf is a sport, because it is already recognized as one. so for the people who think its not a sport, in 27 (and growing) states, youre WRONG!!!
Taylor says on 2006-11-15 07:37:33 about
your article sucks pretty bad. some parts of it are just plain weird.otherwise, it's ok.
cheer_qt08 says on 2006-11-12 17:21:44 about like to see you try
for all those people that say cheerleading isn't a sport... i'd like to see you do a full layout and land it.. i'd love to see you do a roud-off back handspring into a back tuck...just because our sport doesn't invovle a ball doesnt mean that is isn't a sport.. wrestleing doesn't have a ball? therefor is that not a sport.. and we train, practice, preform and comepete just as hard as any football , basketball, or volleyball team does.. we even sweat just as much.. but we do well hiding it... sorry.. that isn't our doing... so there fore maybe cheerleading isn't a sport to you.. but there are beings out there that dedicate their every minute and lives to cheerleading..
Cmk says on 2006-11-09 19:15:18 about cheer
All of those idiots who dont think that cheer is a sport, come to a cheer competition or even to one of our practices. We have daily doubbles too and work harder than a lot of other sports. We are practicing 6 times a week and i still manage to earn a 3.75 and higher, and i know a lot of cheerleaders who have the same grades too. We arnt idiots!!! We work hard at games, practices and competitions. last year my team got 1st at state and 4th at Nationals!!! Say thats not working hard.....you dont know anything. If you dont believe us that we work hard ect, just try it, i dare you. You could never last in our shoes. Id like to see you wip out a backhandspring, tuck, layout or a full. Also i would like to see you stunt!!! Its not as easy as it looks! Lets see you base kick full baskets or scorp doubbles!!!! Just try it, and youll know that cheerleading is a sport!!!!!
cheerxxcutiexx says on 2006-08-08 22:00:04 about cheerleading is deff. a sport
cheerleading is a sport.....ok u have to dance to the music throw girls into the air with only like 3 ppl to catch them and do tumbling.......i just got back from nationals and wow u have no idea how many girls i seen fall out of a basket toss ...its a dangerous sport...more ppl get hurt in cheer than any other sport........i read this icon wich is very true ..it said...it basketball u throw a ball into a hoop, in football u throw a ball down a field..but in cheerleaidng..u throw a girl 20 feet (its actually alot more than that) in the air with only three ppl to catch her..now wich sounds most extreme....oh and for whoever said they never seen a sweaty cheerleader..wow u must not of been to any practices...just the other day iw as in practice and we practiced so hard i almost passed out.....if u think cheerleading isnt a sport than id like to see u go out there andt ry it
So sorry for you. says on 2006-04-12 05:48:54 about Morons or just cheerleaders?
I think the best thing about this article was the GREAT responses from all the cheerleaders.
I’ve never before seen a group of comments so rife with spelling/ grammatical errors. You all sound so verbally challenged, like it is so hard for you to come up with a logical argument. I’m not sure if it is funny or just sad.
You can easily tell which comments are for “Cheerleading as a Sport” by how poorly the author uses the English language. Even the coaches seem to have a though time making much sense and writing above a 6th grade level. This despite the assumption that all of you have at least made it TO the high school level at some point. I especially love the comment about being on a High school team for six years? Wow, one would think those extra 2 years would have really helped you grasp some simple spelling skills.
In the end, who cares whether cheerleading is a “Sport”? What is really sad to me is how all of you got through Jr. high without learning how to say, write or think anything intelligent. Was your school experience just all about cheering, a superfluous pep activity to support some other superfluous pep activity. I agree sports are FUN and exercise IS good for you. However, learning how to spell and not sound like and idiot is also good for you, in fact that’s the REAL reason MOST people go to school.
Just think what you all might have accomplished with your lives if you hadn’t spent all those hours loosing brain cells trying “TO COME UP WITH STUNTS AND DO ALL THOSE FLIPS.” Think of where your lives might have taken you if you had spent those countless hours of practice actually learning something at school?
Many of you mention that you wish more people would respect you for what you do. You comments are great proof of why most people never will have much respect for cheerleading. “…the student body in our hometown does not realize what it takes to be a cheerleader today…” apparently even LESS intelligence that 20 years ago.
Cheerleader4Life says on 2006-03-08 13:48:21 about CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!!
to All of yall who have never cheered or havent been to a cheer competition...Listen up. Cheerleading is to a sport. and those of u who thinks its not, ur dumb asses. u dont no how much we do inside of practices & games and outsied of practices. So if u think its not a sport... get off ur ass & go try it. then leave comments. if uve never tried it, u dont have nething to say. SO SHUT YOUR MOUTHS!!!! U DONT NO WHAT THE FUCK UR TALKIN ABOUT!!!!
CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT!!!!
ALLstarcheer&tumble says on 2006-02-21 15:54:50 about hah, CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT
first of all, to the author of this document I would like to say that you have done a very poor job or research and you don't seem the least bit smart when you word things the way you did. Second of all. cheerleading is DEFINITLY a sport, i've been on a comp and a school squad for SIX YEARS! In tumbling I have my full, layout and tuck as well as front tuck, in my gym there are girls in gymnastics who can't even do that, yet gymnastics is in the olympics? I also base and fly. Each year my squad goes to 7 to 8 comps and to get to that level, we practice 6 days a week some days before & after school for 3 or 4 hours. I also keep my grades up and to all A's and am also the grade nine rerp for my school, if you dont see that as someone who is dedicated enough to be called an athlete, I think you may be crazy. I also run every day or chance I get for at least a mile or so, and you call us trash talkers? LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT YOU JUST WROTE, hmm sound familiar? You've proved nothing and basically embaressed yourself. PROPS. I would love to see you for one second try to do comp cheer, I would laugh in your face. and to the person above my comment, we compete MANY squads, not ourselves. Once again, if your going to make a comment like that, make sure you know your facts first.
anon. says on 2006-02-10 08:46:41 about
Could u tumble in baggy clothes? No. So why should cheerleaders? Our uniforms are tight b/c of that and help us move faster and with ease. If u have anything u want to say about cheerleaders try being one first. Bet cha can't!
blondie says on 2006-02-09 18:32:28 about CHEER IS A SPORT!!!
ok other sports are hard! I understand that! cheer is also hard!!! we work our asses off!!! and for all you people who think we are just sluts...you're wrong!!! we are so much more then that!!! :o
lioncheerleader says on 2006-01-17 11:38:35 about is cheerleading a sport
cheerleading is most definatly a sport... i cheer and at every practice we do more conditioning then most of the sports in my highschool
kt says on 2006-01-06 14:20:57 about cheerleading
Very poorly writen. However, cheerleading is the most dangerous sport and many ppl dont relize that. 88% of all highschool injuries are infact from cheerleading. it is even more dangerous than football. Ive been cheering since 2nd grade and im in 11th grade now and co-captin of my highschools varsity squad, ive been on competion sqauds where we practiced 6 days a week. 3 hours on weekdays and 5 hours on saturdays. We worked so hard just to get 3 place. (however there were 100 teams competeing so i guess thats pretty good.) Just becouse cheering isnt 1 on 1 competion that dosent mean its not a sport.(basketball players have 5 ppl agenst 5.When we compete we have specific giudlines we have to follow. We have to do a certian amount of gymnastics, (and gymnastics is in the olympics)a certain dificulty level of stunts and manuvers, we have to all these giudlines we have to follow and we are all judged on the same thing. Fuck whoever thinks cheering is not a sport
holl says on 2006-01-02 05:48:48 about sherleading
cool
brookie says on 2005-12-06 14:27:00 about qoute
loook if you really want say being a cheerleader is not a sport just a comption and suts in skirts well men were the frist cheerleaders have somthing to say about it email me bsg96@comcast.net
brookie says on 2005-12-06 14:18:40 about UMMM no
UMMMM no you worng you not a cheerleader to sat that we compet we risk our life with stunts we run drills we repeat are moves over and over agin so befor you say its no do resherch
brookie says on 2005-12-06 14:11:23 about cheerleading
i 9 i been cheering sense i was six i think mediea makes cheerleaders look bad the girls kick girls off the squad the captain is in controle wheres the coach? And that one reason there so little older cheerleaders
Anna LOVES Cheerleading says on 2005-12-04 01:48:05 about Are we Jealous?
I have been cheerleading for 4 years, and I really dont I'll quit for a while. Getting to the point-Cheerleading is a bigger sport than what peopld think. If you think not? *watch bring it on*...that movie shows most of the things that c-leaders have to go thru. The only reason I can come up w/ is they are jealous and they dont want to admit it!! are we jealous? Answer, I b-leave so!! If you think that track is a sport, you have lost your mind!! All you do is run around in circles like a cat on catnip!! yall agree? People that think that cheerleading isnt a sport, need to go up a wall and not come back. *That was the best way to put what I was gonna say in nicer terms*
CheerChick05 says on 2005-11-14 12:53:54 about Cheerleading is a sport
I am doing a paper on the reasons cheerleading is a sport, i tried to use this site, but its not going to help because half of your reasons are bogus... have u thought of how hard we all work, how our practices are just as long if not longer then any other sport, and have you thought of our dedication, u say nothing about any of this in ur site, u talk about popularity, that doesnt make it a sport, u talk about partying wtf.. this site is bogus and u dont give any good reasons, work on the reseach lady
chs VASRSiTY cheer 08 says on 2005-10-27 07:10:06 about its a sport so shut up
okaay .. if golf is a sport then cheerleading is a sport .. cheerleaders work hard and dedicate theirselves towards 1st place trophies.. cheerleaders have to practice harder then football players basketball players, tennis players. MOST football teams suck anyways & that makes the cheerleaders look bad... it pisses me off that there are people out there that say cheerleading is a sport.. when it is we have to work our asses off and cheer along with it.. it not as easy as you think.. maybe you chould come and see how we cheer in alabama and maybe yall will change your mind ... PEACE - LE
cheerleader08 says on 2005-10-27 07:02:17 about cheerleading is a sport
cheerleading is a sport dont sit here and say it aint if u dont do it cheeleaders are very talented i would love to seeu get out there and tumbe or double down from an arebesque bet u couldnt do it what about a kick double basket bet u cant do hat either we are very talented so u just need to back off !!!!!!!
to: Ummm...NO says on 2005-10-24 00:23:20 about
DON'T ACT LIKE YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO GET ON TOP OF SOMEONE AND TRY TO DO A STUN. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH STUNTS AND DO ALL THOSE FLIPS. IF YOU WERE A CHEERLEADER YOU'LL PROBABLY KNOE THAT WE DO SWEAT, MAYBE YOU'RE JUST NOT AROUND TO SEE IT.
Crosscountrygal says on 2005-10-23 16:04:44 about Ummm...NO.
Listen, I bet all the other athletes out there would agree with me. Cheerleading is DEFINITELY not a sport. I don't know one cheerleader that could run sprint drills like the football players, have all day tournaments like the volleyball girls, or even finish 1 mile like the cross country kids. Listen, I have NEVER seen a sweaty cheerleader. They have no idea what it's like to finish a 2 mile race with competitive girls that can run under 13:00 minutes or sprint until the lungs inside your chest feel like they'll explode when you're running for a touchdown. Please, spare me the dramatics and get over yourselves; cheerleading is hardly ever physical, let alone a sport.
coach c says on 2005-09-18 15:44:49 about oblivious
I am a coach of a high school and competion squad in the midwest. Obviously many of you have never really been exposed to real cheerleading. Not only do you not realize why we are required to wear tight or short clothing but you also do not realize that squads in our town are not selected by name. We have very high standards for our team and they practice 10 months out of the year. I know that I am probably rambling on but many times the student body in our hometown does not realize what it takes to be a cheerleader today. I am sorry for the writer of this article. She obviously had been on a very unsuccessful squad to have not enjoyed it, but don't believe that it is the same for every team.
To answer a few misconceptions in your comments: Tight shirts- have you every tried to catch a double full or basket toss with loose fitting clothing. IT IS DANGEROUS!
Short skirts - Have you every tried to tumble or jump in a long or full skirt. IT WON'T WORK!
Competing against yourself - Get your info straight. Have you every been to regional or nationals. I doubt it!
Stereotypes - Maybe in your town but don't try to talk that way about any of my squad. They were selected by college cheerleaders who had never met them before.
Furthermore, I am a Coach and not a sponsor as many of you would want to believe. I have coached my team for over 6 years and am very proud of their hard work and dedication. We have taken home many trophies from local and national levels. Oh and by the way. last year we had two young men join our competion squad, one of which was the quarterback of our football team. He basically did it on a whim and was overcome with the degree of difficulty and athleticism that it took. By the way, he was recruited by the University of Nebraska.
For those of you who still believe that cheerleading is not a sport, then I feel sorry for your hometown squad who obviously do not have a coach but a sponsor who gives you this impression of cheerleading. For those of you who still have questions regarding real cheerleading, BRING IT ON!!!
anon. says on 2005-08-26 11:17:16 about CHEERLEADING
CHEERLEADING DOES INVOLVE TWO TEAMS WHEN YOU ARE COMPETING! DUH! WHY DON'T ALL OF YOU THAT THINK IT IS NOT A SPORT GO TRY FOR YOURSELVES AND THEN MAKE A COMMENT OTHERWISE DON'T SAY CHEERLEADING AIN'T A SPORT!
PHOTOCHICK says on 2005-08-26 11:10:00 about CHEERLEADING
ALL OF YOU LOSERS WHO THINK CHEERLEADING IS NOT A SPORT DON'T KNOW WHAT YOIUR TALKING ABOUT!! IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO CHEER THAN IT DOES TO DO MOST OTHER SPORTS! IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT GET OUT THERE AND TRY IT YOUR SELF!!!!!!!!!11
PHOTOCHICK says on 2005-08-26 11:00:44 about cheerleading
why is it so hard for people to see that cheerleading is a sport? I mean we put in as much effort as all other sports!! we work, sweat, train, practice... CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT
Brian says on 2005-06-21 11:08:57 about GUFFAW
Cheerleading a sport ???
HA HA HA HA HA
Kevin says on 2005-06-19 10:39:06 about Cheerleading
IS it a sport if it raises ur ............ lolsHey read what's written on "In teh name of entertainment......" by syed abdul mateen...quite contrasting u see. i liek the way he writes abt cheerleading, ofcourse more could have been written.
love2cheer says on 2005-04-05 11:43:30 about cheerleading in olimpics
I think cheerleading should be an olimpic sport how many people can flip other people in the air then catch them with one hand
NMScheerleader says on 2005-04-04 17:55:19 about Cheerleadings a sport
if you've never tried it youll never know! cheerleading is a sport! its hard as hell and very competitive!
Kim_possible says on 2005-04-04 01:15:29 about ISNT golf
a sport? there is no direct contact between the opponents there? but yet it is recognized as a sport.
Spirit Elite Cheerleader says on 2005-03-31 12:05:00 about Cheerleading is a sport
Everyone cheerleading is a sport! it takes a cheerleader to excite the crowd! Duh dorks that is that!
champcheer says on 2005-03-23 15:42:09 about sport?YEAH!!
All i have to say is stop watching from the side, thinking you know what cheerleaders do! And get off your ass and do it yourself! Dont put something down before you've even dont it for yourself!!
jackcheer says on 2005-03-23 15:37:25 about cheerleading
yeah that article was obviously saying cheerleading was a sport! to me that was the most sarcastic thing i have ever heard. maybe if you would open your eyes and actually take the time to watch or get involed in cheerleading, you would know there is much much much more involvement than what you stated. and im not here to wine about how women always have to fight or that your stupid, all i ahve to say is do it!
Caitlyn says on 2005-03-22 08:56:53 about HE HE HE
Tiffany K.,
I didnt write the cheerfreak333 thing i wrote the one saying it was write.
Tomato
Cheerleader says on 2005-03-22 08:53:34 about Cheerfreak333isright!!!
I belive every thing cheerfreak333 said except the cursing because most cheerleaders dont do that.
GO TAMPA PALMS ALL*STARS!!!!
Cheerfreak333 says on 2005-03-22 08:48:02 about It is a sport
From a cheerleaders point of view it is absolutely a sport. We work just as hard in cheering as in any other sport. Between tumbling and/or gymnastic, which for all you bone heads is an olympic sport, is tough already without the critism. And thats from a blonde!!! YOU DUMB ASS HOES WHO SAYS ITS NOT!!!!!
Britt says on 2005-03-21 13:47:33 about Cheerleading is a sport
No one will ever know what it really takes to be a cheerleader unless they have been one. Cheerleading takes a lot of dedication, and determination. Cheerleaders compete just like the football, basketball, and baseball team. Women always have to fight for what they believe in so why should this be any different. Just because we aren't shootgun'in anyone doesn't make us qualified for a sport?! Come on get a life or some help whatever is best for you. Cheerleaders should get just as much respect as other players. The stereotypes should also stop because all cheerleaders arent sluts- moron!!!
The ENd says on 2005-03-18 18:25:07 about Competition does NOT justify sport
cheerleading is a competition, NOT a sport.
Sport involves direct conflict between the athletes, and in cheer, it's simply by judges. TV competitions? hahaha, just like the dog show, but is that a sport? nope, just a competition, where the judges decide everything.
Cheer is NOT a sport, unless they start shotgun'in at each other and perform stunts to take out the other team, it'll never be a sport.
Marjo M says on 2005-03-17 19:24:54 about Um, comment moderator??
you're letting too many drunks in-- jeesh!
soccer_freak says on 2005-03-15 17:00:08 about cheerleading
cheerleading isn't a sport its hott girls in tight t-shirts and short skirts jumping around like sluts wen all the guys watch and get horney
anon. says on 2005-03-09 23:00:53 about Good job...... ooohhh wait, that was a lie
hmmm.... that in no way explians why cheerleading is a sport. unfortunatly the example used are not reasons why cheerleading is a sport. if you want to defend the fact that cheerleading is actually a sport you are going to have to do better than that. Cheerleading is not a sport, its an activity
CheerHater says on 2005-03-09 19:10:44 about This article sucked
This was the biggest waste of time. I only read this because I was linked from another site saying how dumb it was. I can't believe you actually think about cheerleading this much. Get a life...just so you know, after highschool cheerleading means ur just a bitch...BC
reelbigsteve says on 2005-03-09 16:53:37 about its not a sport dammit
Cheering is not a sport. I don't care what you say. In sports, someone has to keep score. Girls just cheer because they like jumping around and yelling for the team or because they're not good at anything else. When I stand in the crowd and cheer on a team nobody gives my a trophy or congratulates me on the good effort. Because it is not a sport. I bet this site was cerated by a bunch of whiny chicks so obsessed with their own "accomplishment" that they had to share it with the world, the majority of which does not care. Keep cheering. But dont call it a sport.
Cheerleadersgivegoodhead says on 2005-03-09 10:56:54 about I like head
I like getting head from cheerleaders, now that shoudl be a sport!!!
Dr. Dre says on 2005-03-09 10:42:37 about rollin wit my shit off safety
Yo, if I had the chance, I'd fuck every Laker's Girl at once. Dem bitches is smokin, and they'd prolly be good at smokin all 8 inches of my black anaconda. I'd bend dem hoes so far ova they'd be lickin they own pussies. Peace out niggas.
Dre
Mike Mak says on 2005-03-09 04:41:57 about Hah
Its a sport.... a spectator sport.
Jason Ketis says on 2005-03-08 11:02:37 about It''s Not A Sport
Although the definition of "sport" is vague and can include pretty much anything (you can define tag as a sport) I don''t think that cheerleading is anything close to a sport. Just the name implies that all your doing is leading in a cheer.
Is starting the wave a sport? It''s basically the same thing right? WHat about tearing your shirt off in the stands and running around screaming??? Thats a sport aswell isn''t it? You motivate the crowd, you wear a uniform, your definitly popular and chances are your going to get on T.V.
Lets be honest here folks, cheering isn''t a sport. It''s use is to motivate fans that came to watch a sport.
I''m happy you have your own competition on tv and everything...but last i checked so do the special olympics!
David.... says on 2005-03-08 02:22:37 about lol
wow.....i think its all correct...nothing seems wrong....dudes...its CHEERLEADING...like why bag out the writer.....u know u want to have a hot 3sum with cheerleaders, so stop it :P
moron says on 2005-03-08 01:03:41 about response to fuckhead
HEY FUCKHEAD the article is a SATIRE!
I hope you know what that means, other wise look it up.
anon. says on 2005-03-08 00:00:06 about
Hey fuckhead. There''s no "direct" competition. DIRECT. You''re not playing against anybody. You compete against yourselves for a score. That''s not a sport. Sports involves at least two people, competing directly towards a common goal. One person has the opportunity to defend or alter the other persons offensive maneuvers. THAT''S A SPORT. Not stupid ass cheerleading. Cheerleaders are the most annoying things on the court.
Whether we want to admit it or not, even now, in year 2012, there are still big gender biases in some fields of life. While it's generally understandable that men should do more heavy lifting than women and knitting fits a bit better for the women (even though I am aware even here there are many people who want to disagree), art is one of those things where our gender really should not play any significant role at all. And within the past decade things have started to change even on this front and even on the more conservative arenas such as Bukowskis - the top Nordic auction house.
