Why is there not a "Cheerleading" section under the sports category?... I mean, c'mon, pool over cheerleading? Darts? Give me a break...\n\nI guess this introduces my next question: Do you personally consider cheerleading a sport?
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People play pool after leaving school. People play darts after leaving school. Besides cheerleading camp, tell me where all the cheerleading parks are. Cheerleading is not an enduring activity. It's like asking a CEO how he likes recess.
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boxing\nall other sports post the scores, including horse-type stuff, bowling, figure skating, ballroom dancing, golf, etc etc\nnot even the contestants know the points score until it is over in boxing.\n\nyeah, i'm a girl and i don't even like sports
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I agree with you. I'm a guy cheerleader and at first i thought it would be easy. I was wrong!! I think it is one of the hardest things i do, and i have an all new respect for it. Well good luck with cheerleading and don't listen to those people who don't know any better.
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Cheerleading is definitely a sport and cheerleaders word incredibly hard.  I suggest you ask the answers people to make it a category.
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I think you're in the wrong place.  If everybody else answering questions here is like me, they came to "swimming and diving" to talk about the sport.  Sorry.
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A better question: why is golf considered a sport? After all, all they do is hitting a ball with a club! Oh wait another one: is NASCAR really a sport? I can't believe some people enjoy watching 20+ cars making LEFT TURNS ONLY for 4 hours! How about football? First there are at most two kickers in each team; next, most of them don't seem to come in contact with ball (kinda frustrating for a BALL game). \n\nThe truth is when you don't know about something, try to understand it instead of bashing it because every existing sport is subject to criticism. \n\nTwo last words: GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bull fighting and auto racing are the only "sports", the rest are "games."\n\nI like your idea of having a category titled "Bar Sports" but may be "Bar Games" would be a slight improvement.  What do you think?
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Cheerleading is very well a sport..i am a cheerleader and have been one for 2 years....i love chearleading because you get to go to all of the games and you get to have fun with your friends and cheer the boyz on...but then again i absolutely hate it....becuase you dont get anything in return....we sit here practicing and remembering cheers chants and dances....and we dont even get a thankyou or "you guys looked great out ther" we also spend our time painting signs, decorating locker rooms, decorating the football feild, and just trying our hardest to please those who say we are idiots.....hop i helped....
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I think the stereotype doesn't apply to ALL cheerleaders but MOST. You're right, not all cheerleaders are snobs but alot of them are. They prance around like they're the best thing since grilled cheese and we're supposed to worship them or somethin, ya know?  If there were wayy more cheerleaders like you, I believe it would reduce the snob stereotype for cheerleaders everywhere!
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at my school cheerleading is under athletics so it is counted as a sport, but most people dont believe that cheerleading is a sport. IT IS!! NEVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT CHEERLEADING ISN'T A SPORT!!!
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Don't forget they have Darts too!!!!!\n\nI have been wondering that since I found this site...........\n\n more people Bowl then any other sport.....\n\nBut they do not have a category for it???
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What in the world does your question have to do with the category of Cycling in Sports???  Stick to the topic please and post your question somewhere else.
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Bowling isn't a common enough sport? Come on....pluh-eez. \n\nIf they have a category for curling for crying out loud, they should have a category for bowling. I've always thought that was ridiculous.
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i know...how stupid!!!!!!!!\n\npeople who think gymnastics is not a sport should try it and see how long they last!\n\nMaybe Yahoo people thinks\n it is too uncommon......\n\nyou should file a complaint:)
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That is lame. As a cross-country and track runner, I am quite offended. Of all sports, I believe running reqires the greatest determination and responsibilty. If cheerleading is considered a "sport" than certainly is running (not that I feel the need to convince anyone else).
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Depends on what aspect of cheerleading.  As for sideline cheerleading, I would say no.  Yes, you practice, but there is no competition.  As a sideline cheerleader, I can tell you that even doing the occassional stunt, it isn't THAT exhausting.  If anything, you are exhausted from yelling.  Now, if it is competitive cheerleading where you are competing against other squads (like stunting), then I would say yes.  You aren't really doing the 'cheer' aspect, but stunting over and over again is exhausting.  It is a fine line because I think cheerleading kind of falls in between of being a sport/not being a sport.\n\nAnd if cheerleading is a sport, then dancing is a sport.  And if dancing is a sport, than Colorguard (tossing flags and rifles) is a sport because like dance, Colorguard involved practice, competition, dancing, and physical stamina.  Many schools still do not recognize cheerleading, dance, and Colorguard as 'sports,' even though technically, I think they all should be.
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Cheerleading (and figure skating) are not sports.  They are specialized popularity contests.  The results of their activity cannot be measured by instruments nor can the winner be determined by an indisputable score.\n\nCheerleaders perform to please some judges who rank those performances strictly on subjective means.\n\nThe athleticism and conditioning of these groups are impressive indeed and they are fun to observe, but a sport?\n\nSorry, no.