Is ALL-STAR competition cheerleading considered a sport?
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Cheerleading is judged similarly to gymnastics and figure skating, and those sports are in the olympics. They are also very physically demanding. So yes cheerleading competitions are sports.
890845
I guess you have to define "better". I'm an allstar coach, so of course, I vote in favor of allstar. Allstar is physically more demanding, allows for more stuff than school does (midriff uniforms, LOL, thank god), it's usually practiced on spring floors nowadays, which is ten times safer for crashes and much softer on your wrists when tumbling.\n\nThe competitions are a blast, plus you get to do the outrageous makeup and get cool music (which I make, by the way). Allstars are also known for coming up with really innovative stunts that cheer sponsors just have no clue about, being stuck in the old school style and everything. I mean, God, how many times can you put up a plain ole lib?\n\nAllstars all the way, as far as I'm concerned. Plus the cheers aren't cheesy, and we don't have to do HERKIES! (puke) Who EVER said that was an acceptable jump? It's half a toe touch. LAME!
5278
Good Question\nThe answer would be- Yes & No\nIt involves physical skill , so it qualifies as a sport & it has predictable & pre planned results , hence its not.
1058148
Yeah Definatally..\nBecause It is definately a sport.\nWe compete, practice, and get hurt a lot...\nso yeah it should be on the list.
499688
Meriam Webster defines sport as a function (noun); a source of diversion; RECREATION; physical activity engaged in for pleasure; and a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in...\n\nThere is such a thing as DANCE SPORT. And people have been lobbying to include ballroom dancing in the Olympics. The Winter Olympics' figure skating may also be considered a dance on ice.  So YES, dancing MAY be considered a sport.\n\nHowever, it may also be considered a PROFESSION for some - like dance instructors, coaches, dancers, entertainers.\n\nIt may also be considered a HOBBY for those who just dance because they want to, but not for sport (competition) or livelihood (career).
81630
It isn't considered a sport because unlike gymnastics and iceskating, people that dance don't compete in big competitions like the Olympics. I don't think that's fair because people get excersize from dance just like the other sports, but that's my oppinion and that's not what you asked. Anyway, that's why I think dance isn't considered a sport.
327447
I am not a cheerleader, but as an onlooker, cheerleading seems like very hard dedicated work.  You have to have a lot of stamina, physically fit and a wonderful personality to boot.  \n\nI hope you find the link useful.
1143530
anything that requires physical skill is a sport to me.  Not just anybody can be a cheerleader.  It takes a lot of training to be a great cheerleader.
484933
This question is one that will never be answered correctly or incorrectly.  The one thing that can be said for it is that it is an athletic endeavor.\n\nThere are two major schools of thought on this.  One, there are contests to see which is better so therefore it is a sport.  The other is that since the contests are decided by a third party it is not a sport but a competition.\n\nOne also must look at what types of cheerleading is being done.  Is it merely standing on the sidelines, waving pompoms and saying chants or is it going backflips and pyramids and throws?  Most would be more likely to call the latter a sport while considering the former not a sport.\n\nIn any case, as long as whomever is participating and/or watching is having a good time, then it is all good.\n\nGO TEAM!
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It's all about Cheerleading. If you don't believe it's a sport try out for it. it'll cahnge your mind. It's hard work see for yourslef.
498474
I do it!!! I also do competitive cheerleading!!
828010
Drill team is just dance, not gymnastics. Cheerleading is a combination of both.\n\nIf you wanna learn more about it, go here, it fun, I did drill one year.\nhttp://www.danceadts.com/
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well i fly fish if that helps\n\ni truly believe that's a sport\nand dancing is too\n\nDancing is competitive because your all ways learning the next thing and your competing with yourself to get better\nAlso there are competitions in dance\nwell at least i was at one\n\nEveryone well most American guys use football as a basis for anything that is called a sport.  Thats why most guys dont think its a sport\nso yes i think it is a sport
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An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. It is usually used in U.S. team sports to refer to players that are selected by members of the national media. The term is used primarily with regard to college and occasionally (and more controversially) high school players; professional players are usually referred to as all-stars, or, in the case of professional football, "All-Pros", who are usually selected by the fans to compete in Pro Bowls. Selection to such a team is primarily of an honorary nature; All-America teams, unlike some other all-star teams, are generally not assembled for the purpose of playing games as a unit. The original usage seems to have been to a list of players regarded as the best of that year at their respective positions in college football selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s; the College Football All-America Team is still selected annually by his successors and continues to be one of the most prestigious.
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OK if you guys consider this a sport dance and cheer because its so fun and addicting i love everything about dance and cheer except for the injuries of course causes its really easy to tear something like a leg muscle from kicks and splits. if you don't consider this a sport then i guess i like softball to i use to play Catcher and second baseman
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For high school teams, most state qualifying teams have requirements for standing backhandsprings and backtucks, while allstar teams generally require backtucks if not more. College cheerleaders generally must fit a certain criteria in addition to be working on or have a standing tuck. Its great to have tumbling taken care of and then just work on the basics when you become an actual cheerleader. Just remind your daughter to continue working on flexibility, as that is what most gymnasts struggle with.
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Here is a definition of "sport" from Wikipedia:\n\n"A sport is an activity requiring physical ability, physical fitness or physical skill which usually, but not always, involves competition between two or more people."\n\nI would say that competitive and sideline cheerleading are sports.  There is physical demand and there are several physical skills that not everybody can posses, and it is not necessary to  compete to be considered a sport.\n\nI was never a cheerleader, I was one of those male major sport athlete where the cheerleaders cheered for me!  And I can't do those things that they do!