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We have all heard the opinion that cheerleading is not a sport. The fact that we don't tackle our opponents to the ground for a ball does NOT mean that we are not athletes. We work just as hard as "real athletes" work. Our practices are just as intense and our competitions are even more intense then a basketball or football game. Our sport, unlike most, is not a selfish one. Part of being on a cheerleading squad is appreciating and cheering on our fellow athletes. The same athletes that insult OUR sport. What is it that qualifies an activity to be a sport? Is it the ball? No, wrestling is a sport and it doesn't contain a ball. Is it the sweat? Can't be the sweat, cheerleaders sweat just as much (but we hide it well!) Is it the practice? Nope, our practices are more intense than many other sports' practices. The audience? No, can't be that either, audiences at competitions out number those at many ball games! So WHAT is it?! Cheerleading takes just as much dedication and skill as any other sport, sometimes it takes more. The problem is that other athletes have no idea what it takes to be a cheerleader. We make it look so easy. We fly through the air with grace, we catch our teammates as though they are feathers floating from the sky. They don't understand the technique and time it takes to master such skills. To us, cheerleading is not a game, like football or basketball, cheerleading is a way of LIFE. Cheerleading, more than any other sort, teaches important skills such as cooperating. Let's face it, if a cheerleading squad can't cooperate, stunts can't hit and people get hurt. Other sports ENCOURAGE team cooperation, and they may lose a game if they fail to cooperate;. but overall, no one gets hurt. What does a "sport" have that we don't? We practice, compete, have rules, go through training, sweat, fall, get hurt, and dedicate our lives to cheerleading...there is NO REASON why cheerleading should not be considered a sport.
cheerleader: cheerleading is a sport
non cheerleader: ha definitely not!
cheerleader: lets see you try it.
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The sport for girls with tiny tits to make up for it by being flexible
Damn, those cheerleaders are so lame.
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a sport that involves hard work and never gets enough credit. people think that it is not a sport but fits the defination from websters dictionary of a sport perfectly. in any other sport if you drop somethingits no big deal. but wat happens in cheerleading??? the person dropped could be extremely hurt. so ppl on here who trash cheerleaders, get a life!!!!!!!!!!!! only some cheerleders fit those freakin sterotypes. i hope u r now informed.
basket toss cheerleading stunt full down cheerleading stunt bow n arrow cheerleading stunt
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a strenuous sport that consists of tumbling, sharp motions, dance, stunting, actual cheers, and spirit. most people don't consider cheerleading a sport, but I think that competitive cheerleading IS a sport. If its only sideline cheering, like for games, then it shouldnt be considered a sport. people who snub cheerleaders and say we're just whores that dance around and yell "GO ____________!!" are WRONG. its not fair how everybody stereotypes cheerleaders just because of movies or shows. competitive cheerleading IS a sport.
other atheletes lift weights, but in cheerleading, you lift athletes.
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A SPORT. Consists of cheering, dancing, jumping, tumbling (gymnastics), and stunting. Not just where you yell "go team go". Where you go flipping through the air, throwing people 30 feet in the air. Compete in 2 and a half minute routines. Make football players look like pussys because we go flying 30 feet in the air,and if we fall, we don't have all those pads to protect us.
"You never know how strong you are until your holding a girl above your hand, by yourself, on one hand, thats cheerleading."
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A sport with girls and boys working together... you lift weights ... we lift people!!!! the true reason people watch football and basketball games.... if people only go to football games to watch the game then how come at cheer competitions the room is FILLED with fans!
wow man... those cheerleaders where awesome.. they must have been working hard to get those rouines right. i want to start cheerleading
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an athlete who has to dance, tumble, stunt, trust, and does more work than the soccer, and football teams put together.
noelle is such a good example of a cheerleader!!
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