Who thinks cheerleading is a sport?

Question

im a cheerleader, and im sick of people saying its not a sport

we have 6-7 hour practices every weekend

2 hour practices after school 3 days a school week

we have to constently squeeze our muscles together and stay tight 24/7

we freaking lift girls into the air and throw them!

so i just want to know who agrees with me

Answer 1

i think it is a sport

and i play softball

but my sis is a cheerleader and all the flips and jumps and stunts that you have to do its amazing and takes a lot of muscels

you go girl :D

Answer 2

Cheer is a sport!!!

Answer 3

of course its a sport.a sport  is a phisically demanding activity. and if thats not demanding idk wat is!

Answer 4

Okay i understand your struggel hear. If you are on like a middle/high school team i might not consider it a sport, just cuz it's not up to like hard stuff yet, but like real competive teams yea that is a sport. The only thing i hate is when people say GYMNAST are CHEERLEADERS. That is so not true, i mean i got respect for you but we do what you guys do all in one event. That is a forth of gymnastics is like all of cheerleading. So i guess my thing is when ppl compare gymnast to cheerleaders, it bugs me lol.  

Answer 5

Cheerleading i 100 percent a sport! It takes a lot of hard work and we do practice for that long! Anyone is thinks it isn't a sport hasn't tried it or hasn't ever gone to a real cheer practice! If u don think its a sport come to one of our practices, trust me u will automatically change ur mind!

Answer 6

Yes it is, since you compete and use physical movement

Answer 7

ya you gotta compete

Answer 8

my daughter is a cheerleader she practices 3 days a wk she goes to tumbling class it most definatley a sport she can tumble across the floor you have to work hard to get that skill who ever says its not a sport obviousley has no ideal what they are talking about

Answer 9

I know how you feel, dance isn't considered a sport and lots of dancers dance more than you have mentioned. But i guess dance and cheerleading is just considered a fun kinda thing.. i'm not real sure

Answer 10

YES!

Anybody who says it isn't, has not been a cheerleader.

Yeah, it deffenatly is.

Its a lot of hard work and takes so much detication.

Really, if those peeps who said it wasn't a sport was a cheerleader for just a wk or 2, they would soooo change their mind and say it was a sport.

Don't listen 2 them girl!Their just jealuse that cheerleading has always been the popular sport!

Answer 11

i personally think its a sport.

but in my state (iowa) it is not considered a sport

Answer 12

Yes, anything that you go to practice for and condition your body for is a sport + It's probably boys or girls that can't make the team that are saying all that. You just need to say " I would like to see you try to do what we have to do." If you have any other questions email me.