How come people often don’t consider cheerleading to be a sport?

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jcheergirl asked:


I’m a cheerleader and time and time again, people tell me that cheerleading is not a sport. We are athletes and cheerleading is not a easy as it looks. Cheer requires yelling, showmanship, tumbling, strength, dance skills, jumping, and much more. Give me your opinon. Do you think cheerleading is a sport? Why or why not?

Delta Sky Miles

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5 Responses to “How come people often don’t consider cheerleading to be a sport?”

  1. Gordon L Says:
    November 7th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    During football games and basketball games, etc… I could see why its not considered one.

    But.

    During competitions between cheerleaders squads…
    Now thats considered a sport to me.
    Since they have judges.. and the fact that they have competition there makes it a sport to me.

    But like I said, at basketball, football games, etc..
    They are just cheering on their respective teams.

  2. EmanC Says:
    November 8th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    if you look at as gymnastics then i guess it would be a sport

  3. Jas G Says:
    November 10th, 2008 at 9:31 am

    I suspect it has to do with the fact that people only see them at football games basically “acting pretty” and not really much else.

    And most of those people don’t see the things like the competitions, the practices, etc. Cheerleading is a sport, requiring actual athleticism.

    Its more of a sport than bowling or golf. And those guys are considered athletes. Now don’t get me wrong, I know golf requires strategy and an actual ability, as does bowling. But neither of those require actual athleticism. Cheerleading does.

  4. Cheerleader<3 Says:
    November 13th, 2008 at 8:33 pm

    i know why do the not call it a sport im in cheerleading and it is very hard to make it to be the leader of the sqaud

  5. sarah.suicidee Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    To be honest, the most talented cheerleadings are better off going into gymnastics :) I love cheerleading, however.
    Idk.
    I noticed earlier that yahoo hadn’t put gymnastics as a sport.
    It is.
    And cheerleading is too, it’s dancing, singing, yelling, and being awesome at gymnastics.

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