Inspired by SDAngel101~ Do you think Cheerleading is a sport?

[TiggerBelle05]

Hey! well I agree with SDAngel101, CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT! Some people think all we do is sit an support a team. Thats just the half of it. There are more cheerleading related injurys than football. We lift people above our heads for petes sake!!! According to DIctionary.com this is the definition of sport:
sport n.
Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
A particular form of this activity.
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
An active pastime; recreation.
We have rules, we are an activity involving physical exertion.
DOnt mind what you see on Bring it On. Thats all Just some luv sick romance story and cheerleading is only a part of it. I know my All*Star coaches work our buttsoff to be the best. We get as much ridicule as football players!!!Theres stunting (lifting), jumps, tumbling, (gymnastics is considered a sort! howa bot cheerleading!?), dance ( which is also a sport), and many other little things. We have as much team work as the next sport.

 

[ShuisFan584]

No, I don't think cheerleading is a sport.

 

[BabyLove99]

OMG, we've had this debate in homeroom SO many times lol!

I don't think it's a sport. I mean yeah, I know cheerleaders work hard and there's no way I could do any of that stuff. But there's no direct contact against another team or whatever. That's just my opinion

 

[KittieKat]

Yes its a sport! I cheered 3 yrs., yet so sadly my cheering lifestyle fell short at this years try-outs. lol, their was A LOT of competition this year, but its all good, cuz i was thinking whether or not to cheer next year, plus cheering's not my style anymore. ..i disagree with the no direct comp. with other teams..maybe its me what do you call competition? lol..so i say...its a sport!

 

[SDAngel101]

WOOHOO i inspired a post! i feel soo special. YES cheer is a sport, against what most people say. We compete against other teams, just like football/soccer/basketball/volleyball/baseball/softball/tennis and many more. At our school we are looked upon as a sport. We are a team, we work as a team,, compete as a team, and pay for our mistakes as a team (as much as i hate that part), just in any other sports. We get a letter for making it through the whole year as a Varsity cheerleader just as the sports above do. People who have never been a cheerleader dont understand what goes on behind all the smiles and loud voices. Some girls on the squad are risking their lives by being flyers (the girls who are being thrown up in the air). Im serious.. please dont laugh, there has been times while trying a new stunt that our flyer has almost hit the ground, or fallen from a stunt and landed on my head! If you dont think its a sport, im not going to be mad or anything, im just stating my opinion like everyone else.

p.s- in case you guys are wondering, this will be my 3rd and last year cheering . one year on JV 1 on Varsity, and this year (being my senior year) will add another year to that list. I am also proud to say i am one of the Captains for the 02-03 squad at San Diego High School! GO CAVERS! hehe sorry i had to do that!

 

[WDWfanatic288]

I think cheerleading is a sport!!
just as much as Dance and gymnastics and ice skating are sports too!

my mom says they are all more of competions
as in you don't affect another team directly...like in basketball or football does
like in cheerleading you compete at meet...well you don't directly affect the other teams as you do in say football...were you can sack the quatrtback,tackle people etc.


I say it's a sport but I totally understand how people can think it is not

 

[TiggerBelle05]

Originally posted by BabyLove99
. But there's no direct contact against another team or whatever

theres no direct contact with swimming, track, gymnastics, dance, and many other activities but they are considered sports? or did i miss something?

 

[BabyLove99]

Jules explained my thoughts perfectly!

And Maggie, congrats on being a captain!

 

[OrlandoDisney]

In my opinion.....cheerleaders are retarted dancers.

 

[TiggerBelle05]

Originally posted by OrlandoDisney
In my opinion.....cheerleaders are retarted dancers.

ok this isnt Bring it On!!! :lol: u sound like the choreographer in the movie!

 

[waverunnerchick]

cheerleading is defently a sport. i was the co captain for the last to years for my team and i so agree.
i can't cheer this year do to a back injurie last seacon in which we had a basket toss go bad. but it takes so much hard work and dedication i was praticing the days a week for 3 hours and some times a saterdays too

 

[ShuisFan584]

When was the last time you heard someone say I'm going to the cheerleading game tonight? Or how about what was the score of the cheerleading game, or who won? The last time I checked, in real sports they keep score and someone ends up winning or losing.

 

[teh fish]

I do not consider cheerleading a sport, nor do I consider band a sport. In theatre, we do physical exertions , have our own customs, and have competitions, but I don't consider theatre a sport.

 

[nsyncraider17]

I don't consider cheerleading a sport, mostly because cheerleading was originally used to support sports teams. It makes no sense to me that the job of one sports team would be to cheer on another team...do you ever see a soccer team cheering for a baseball team? I have nothing against cheerleading really, I have friends who are cheerleaders, but i don't think it's a sport.

 

[SDAngel101]

I love hearing everyones opinion on this topic. Thanks Marissa for the congrats. Dont be afraid to speak your mind, its not going to hurt mine

 

[minniegirl88]

Originally posted by ShuisFan584
When was the last time you heard someone say I'm going to the cheerleading game tonight? Or how about what was the score of the cheerleading game, or who won? The last time I checked, in real sports they keep score and someone ends up winning or losing.

OMG! That was so funny. I don't consider it anything, because I don't really care either way, it can be if it is competitive, but if its just rah rah rah for a team, I don't think so but that was SO funny what you said, ShuisFan!

 

[natty41]

omg you don't know how many times we had this discussion in yearbook last year!!! personally, I don't think it's a sport, and I totally agree w/ minniegirl and shuisfan! I don't have anything against cheerleading, I mean a lot of my friends are cheerleaders, but I just dont see it as a sport! This is kinda like is baton twirling a sport? There was a story on the news about that today...people want it to be an olympic sport. hmmm......

 

[KittieKat]

The reason you dont hear, "what was the score of the cheerleading game last night?"...is because it is not a game, gymnastics isnt a game, and thats a sport. Cheerleading is a LOT like gymnastics. If your not a cheerleader you usually dont get it.

 

[teh fish]

yes, but in gymnastics, they keep score.

 

[minniegirl88]

Yeah in Gymnastics, you are usually competing for things, and its usually individual people trying to win. In cheerleading, you have a whole group of girls, and I don't think you win anything.

And this is just my opinion, so its not the right thing to believe.