Competitive Cheerleading, Not Sideline Cheering
2006-10-23 07:37:29 · 18 answers · asked by AHaskizzle 2 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
Yes cheerleading is definately a sport. There are competitions, one has to be in very good physical condition, etc. Yes i'd say it is a good healthy sport!
2006-10-23 07:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheerleading, PERIOD, is a sport. As a high school cheerleader we worked harder and trained longer than the football and basketball teams we supported. As a plus-sized woman I not only lost about ten pounds in the semester I was a member of the squad (about a million years ago) but toned my lower body through the intense workouts that were required to be a member of the squad. Anyone who disagrees either had lax coaches or watches too much TV.
2006-10-23 14:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... Competitive At College or a Serious Varsity Level (or NFL Cheerleaders. ) I'm not a cheerleader myself but some squads have to be incredibly stong, flexible, and athletic. But compared to other sports like football, field hockey, volleyball, and baseball... its kinda in the middle.
Watch on CMT (channel 51 for NC) but anyway they have a program called: Making The Team- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
or check out the website : http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/dallas_cowboys_cheerleaders_making_the_team/series.jhtml
2006-10-23 17:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by saddlechic2918 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheerleading is very much a sport, you have to be in great shape. I was a cheerleader in school and if you were out of shape it was very difficult. I loved it, I also played basketball when I wasn't cheerleading.
2006-10-23 15:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by Angie M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece is A Cheerleader for her school and they go to competition every year And I would say it is definiatly a sport after watching and seeing how many long hours they put into it .
2006-10-23 14:48:04 · answer #5 · answered by SAHM and proud of it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's definitely a sport! The competitions are very intense and competitive.
2006-10-23 14:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Golf and Bowling can be classified as a sport... I would say Cheerleading could as well... they do have competitions as well...
2006-10-23 14:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by FallDownGoBoom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it is. Consider:
Sychornized Swimming and Curling are Olymics sports.
Cheerleading is a whole lot more athletic and compelling and interesting and exciting then both of those events.
2006-10-23 15:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by commish144 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you have to be athletic and in good shape. So I would say yes it is a sport.
2006-10-23 14:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by mailler_mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is some kind of sport...
Not anyone could jump like that... And all that energy, awesome !
2006-10-23 14:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by Look-At-ME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋