Do you think cheerleadings a sport?

Question

I have been a cheerleader for 4 years now and i'm trying o prove to my older brother that cheerleading is a sport he said if I can get 80 people or more to say its a sport then he will stop sayingits not a sport!

I don't think little middle school cheering is a sport because all they do is yell.

But here or some videos that is REAL cheerleading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJYg_klavHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53EAM7B3nM0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKBQ4DMFaM

Answer 1

Ugh, I know! They say we are just there to encourage the athletes, but we're athletes just as much as those other guys! They don't have to do the kinda stretching we do! They aren't being thrown 10 feet in the air! Or have to throw and catch people in the air! Not to mention all of the memorization that we have to do! Cheerleading is both gymnastics and dance (and then some), and they're both sports, so shouldn't that make cheerleading, like, a double sport? Not all athletes could do these:

http://web1.hpu.edu/images/StudentLife/C...

http://z.about.com/d/cheerleading/1/0/_/...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1326/1434...

And have him tell you how cheerleading doesn't fit into that definition!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/s...

Some people are stupid. Cheerleading is a sport!! Cheers!

Answer 2

YES im in the same situation my brother thinks that bad cheer leaders like at the park are real cheerleaders and am an allstar and a fake cheerleader ive been cheering for 5 years.

cheerleading is definetly a sport!!!!

some people think activities you can break bones in are sports i broke a girls wrist once

some think because its hard cheerleading is very hard and takes quite a bit of work to be good(alot of work)

some think that sports only have competition COMPETATIVE CHEERLEDING

tell ur brother to go and do a routine with say lv 5 stunts and double fulls tell him to dance well and remember all of the material with no problem

tell him to do EVERTHING that a REAL cheerleader can do and see if he can...

Answer 3

yes it soooooooo is a sport cuz u have a squad its like a team and u depend on others and look at all the other stuff that can relate it to other sports so i support u 1 million %

Answer 4

cha its a sport! i would like to see someone who is not in cheer throw a girl or be thrown however many feet it the air and then catch her or be caught perfectly! it really ticks me off when people say its not! id like to see them try that!!

Answer 5

competitive cheering definetly is incredibly hard work

yup its a sport!

Answer 6

omgoshh yes cheerleading is a sport!

i actually had about 7 hours of cheer practice today and we did tons of stunting and dancing and cheers. i think its stupid that people say its not. I would like to see people who are not cheerleaders to base a stunt, than tell us its not. it takes alot of hard work to base stunts, and to fly in stunts. so to everyone who says it isnt a sport, it is.  

Answer 7

I agree. Some cheerleading can definitely be considered a sport, when the use gymnastics moves and stuff

Answer 8

yes it takes a lot to cheer lead

Answer 9

no i don't think it is

and if it is it shouldn't be =D

Answer 10

Sorry but it is NOT a sport. It is a waste of time and an excuss for girls who are stupid to look like they can do something. Sorry but I think cheerleading is a waste of time and my step sister is one. This is how I know what I believe to be true.

Answer 11

cheerleading is definently a sport it takes a lot of strength and gymnastics training

Answer 12

i think that cheerleading can be a sport. I think that cheerleaders should do there job, cheer. I dont think cheerleaders that just dance, do few stunts, and stand around can be considered athletes. Cheerleaders are supposed to get the crowd pumped up and they do group cheers that are easy for people to pick up on. They should also tumble and do good stunts. Then they can be called athletes.

Answer 13

YES, It is most def a sport. Competitions are not for the weak and frilly. You have to be disciplined and strong and mighty in your routine. Your doing flips, and mounts, and kicks, and jumps-its a sport. A very challenging one also.