does anyone in here believe cheerleading is a sport?
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Some schools let it be a sport, but many schools prohibit the acrobatics and other things that make cheerleading a sport.
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i dont no? i play basketball and i am tall and i love it but i love cheerleading also and im trying out this year. i dont know their both fun, it depends on which 1 u like best.
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Cheerleading in Australia.  It is not a big thing generally in Australia.  At the bigger games - games supported by corporations - yes we have cheerleaders.  It's not a career thing here.  It is one of those things we seem to be copying from the USA. On this basis it is not something most Australia are wrapped it. On the basis that it can be nice to look at while the team is taking a break, it is accepted and enjoyed. Naturally if you have a family member in the squad you probably are very into it.
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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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I'm not a cheerleader, and i dint really like cheerleaders, but i do think it is a sport because of all the stuff they have to do, i mean i may not like cheerleaders but i respect that they can do alot of hard stuff that other people cant do
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Yes .. it is a sport ... and a silly one.
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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.
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Yes, it was very confusing especially when the cheerleaders at my high school did that cheer during our basketball games...\n\nI learned the rules of football just like every American kid growing up in my neighborhood did...Electric Football!
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Well, while most are abusing. I think it's an awesome sport. It takes a lot of skill to stay on beat and land everything perfectly. It's really cool to watch and I only wish I possesed the skill necessary to play such a sport.
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Definitely an art form.  You could try to call it a sport, but you'd have to use a loose definition of the word.  If you have judges, it's at least as much of a sport as figure skating.  (No disrespect for the physical requirements to be a dancer or skater, we are just talking about what you call it!)  \n\nI have trouble calling anything that is judged subjectively a sport, especially if the code of points used to score it may cause two competent judges to score it differently.  You'd know better than I if dancing falls into that category or not.
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Yes there are different levels of cheerleading... if you want to cheerlead competitively then most likely yes because there are divisions whre the skills performed are highly limited. The HS cheerleading typically doesn't require tumbling or spilts.... a key thing is energy and personality...plus if the coach is qualified, he or she can assist you  and teach you proper technique!
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I've said this before and I'll say it again...\n\nDefinitely. The word sport is defined as "Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." Cheerleading is just that.
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I agree.  I am unable to serve, but I am still considering it.\n\nOh, what purpose exactly to cheerleaders serve for the football teams, anyway?  Yes, they do provide a service, after all.   Don't they?
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I think it's a sport - they have competitions and what not - people turn up to training and learn routines. Dancing is a sport - chess is a sport - hell even computer gaming at Lan parties is considered a sport by some. So i'm my opinion yes cheerleading is a sport!
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Definitely....gymnastics is much more of a sport than a lot of the other sports they have listed!
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Yes, it's a sport just like any other.  It is also the fastest growing high school sport in the nation.
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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).