ok. ive been cheering for 4 years and also dancing. alot of people dont think that cheerleading is a sport. but i say if you work hard, can get a scolarship for it, and can possibly be crippled by it, its definetly a sport.
tell me what you think and why!
2006-12-30 04:57:27 · 25 answers · asked by Taylor S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Okay, honestly, I feel sorry for all the people who say cheerleading is not a sport, because obviously, if you even tried to do 1/8 of the stuff the cheerleaders do, you would fall and be seriously hurt. Cheerleading requires strength, determination, and it can even be more dangerous than football. There are girls that are thrown way up in the air, and if they aren't caught, they could really get hurt. There are cheerleaders that get hurt everyday, why do you think that in competitions, a lot of the girls have bandages on their knees, and legs, and wrists? Now, do you think that guys huffing around a field with a ball tackling eachother is more dangerous than throwing girls up in the air, and the base or spotter having the possibility of the flyer falling on them and they could break an ankle or a collarbone or even a ligament, and the flyer could have the possibility of the base or spotter not catching them and then falling on their head. Now you tell me, is cheerleading a sport? I think the ESPN rating of 52 on the 60 scale is incorrect, because golf is certainly not more challenging than cheerleading.
2007-01-01 04:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely a sport!!!! I did it for 9 years and it was so hard! I do agree that competitive cheerleading is a sport, not so much cheering on the sidelines.. It's a really dangerous sport as well. I got hurt at least once a week. The sad thing is the way cheerleading is viewed. I have heard that all cheerleaders do is jump up and down and act dumb.(I proved this person wrong!) Its a very hard, competitive, difficult, stressful, and FUN. I just want to say to cheerleaders out there; the people that don't call it a sport.. they haven't done it!!!!!
2016-03-29 01:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the approach that you take. Competitive cheer is very athletic and requires a tremendous amount of coordination and discipline, so I would consider that a sport. However, many squads don't do any of that; I have distinct memories of my own high school days, where the band knew the cheers better than the cheerleaders did! So if the squad's activities revolve more around bake sales and standing on the sidelines looking cute, then that's not a sport.
2006-12-30 06:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Erin L 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Cheerleading is most definatly a sport. At the school I went to it was practiced more than what basketball or any other sport was practiced. I know I didnt see any of the big basketball players in the gym at six in the morning practicing, but we sure was. So I think its something we work hard at and we do have a goal to achieve, which is entertaining the crowd and pumping up everyone and I think it is definately a sport!
2006-12-30 06:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by beth ann 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cheerleading is a sport depending on how you look at it. If your doing competition cheerleading then yes it is a sport. If its just cheering for football/basketball teams then no thats not counted as a sport.
2006-12-30 05:07:27 · answer #5 · answered by Baby Bunni 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a sport.There is a hell of a lot more athletic ability than alot of things that are called sports these days.Like pool for instance.I love to shoot pool but I do not consider it a sport.Not according to ESPN.How about the poker craze???Since when is sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing texas hold-em a sport???It is according to ESPN.Tell all the naysayers to go out and try flipping 20 feet in the air and not breaking your neck.It is a sport.
2006-12-30 05:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Bellows 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think Cheerleading is a sport, it might be because im a dancer. But give the cheerleaders a break! A lot of jumps and stunts require strengh.
2006-12-30 14:43:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, dancing and cheering is a sport. But more to the artistic type, unlike football and baseball. Some people might think its not a sport, but it is, no matter how artistic it is.
2006-12-30 05:22:45 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ qdgurrrl ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cheerleading is a sport. if cheerleading was easy it would be called football. and as someone mentioned they said cheer had no score and no winner but yes it friggin does! first of all stop by a practice adn see how hard we work and even better go to a competition. theres a winner there and a score. der da der. it is hard work and def. a sport.
2006-12-30 10:20:41 · answer #9 · answered by meq. <3 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My son is in Uni doing a degree in dance and he is also a cheerleader and definitely he thinks it is a sport as you can put your life at risk, its a very dangerous sport.
2006-12-30 07:55:59 · answer #10 · answered by superstar68 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋