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2006-11-17 07:20:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
I AGREE, IT SURE LOOKS LIKE ONE TO ME, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT ANYONE SAYS, JUST KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU ARE DOING CAUSE IT MAKES ANY GAME MORE
EXCITING AND FUN TO WATCH!!! KEEP CHEERING!!!
2006-11-17 07:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but it's not a sport. You are the support of the sport teams, but not a sport itself. This is just my opinion, but the only ones who are so defensive about it being a sport are the cheerleaders themselves. Would a guy cheerleader call himself a jock? Besides, just because it's not a sport doesnt take away from all of the hard work and skill you have to have. Think of the Speech and Debate team or the band. They put in hours of work and no one calls that a sport.
2006-11-17 07:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a former cheerleader, the answer is YES!! Unfortunately, it is not recognized as a sport. Hold your head high and always know that you work just as hard in your sport as any other athlete in your school.
2006-11-17 07:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by brewinmichigan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not classified as a sport, but I think it should be. Cheerleaders work their tails off to maintain fitness level and agility. They are in tremendous physical shape. They get a raw deal when people think that they are only eye candy.
2006-11-17 07:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by cold runner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the best thing you can do. Just don't play any attention to them. You know what you are. And you know what it takes to be Cheerleader. So, go for it.
We want another basket just like the other. Hey, Hey.
Cheer on !
2006-11-17 07:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by whirlwind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the dictionary definition of Sport, Cheerleading should be considered a sport. I think the misconception comes from people thinking that to be a sport it has to be a competition or game and that's really not what sport means.
Definition of Sport from Dictionary.com :
sport /spÉrt, spoÊrt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[spawrt, spohrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2. a particular form of this, esp. in the out of doors.
3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
4. jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously.
5. mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him.
6. an object of derision; laughingstock.
7. something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything.
8. something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc.
9. a sportsman.
10. Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well.
11. Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler.
12. Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant.
13. Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation.
14. Obsolete. amorous dalliance.
–adjective 15. of, pertaining to, or used in sports or a particular sport.
16. suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes.
–verb (used without object) 17. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.
18. to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal.
19. to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport.
20. to trifle or treat lightly: to sport with another's emotions.
21. to mock, scoff, or tease: to sport at suburban life.
22. Botany. to mutate.
–verb (used with object) 23. to pass (time) in amusement or sport.
24. to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often fol. by away).
25. Informal. to wear, display, carry, etc., esp. with ostentation; show off: to sport a new mink coat.
26. Archaic. to amuse (esp. oneself).
—Idiom27. sport one's oak. oak (def. 5).
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; aph. var. of disport]
2006-11-17 07:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by KL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is..they show it on ESPN and actually compete so it is considered a sport.
2006-11-17 07:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by imsmartkid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate when people type in all caps and use numbers as letters. :P
2006-11-17 07:28:15 · answer #8 · answered by Laquishacashaunette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-17 07:22:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. i think it's more of a sport then golf is... and bowling. yes, i said golf.
2006-11-17 07:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by Sugs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋