Cheerleading: What They Don't Know

[@alleletric]

To all the people saying 'cheer still isn't a sport try *insert other sport here* then tell me if cheers a sport' ect. I used to play basketball (competitively for about 6-7 years) although I decided it wasn't really my thing. After I stopped basketball I found videos of Gabi butler stretching on KZbin. I made it my goal to be as flexible as her. 2 years later. I made my goal. I tried out for the cheer team. Made it. And I was thrilled. I also expected basing to be easy. Seems like it right? They always use the small girls and it takes two of you to lift her? Wrongggg. My first stunt camp ever was a huge eye opener. I then realized how hard it is to hold a girl above your head while she twists herself into different body positions. If she falls you better expect to be on the floor with a flyer in your hands. The flyer comes first. After the first day of camp 3 girls left with ice packs and blood on their clothes. Of course after the 3 hours of camp. Something about cheer is that if you fall or get hurt you have to keep going with a smile on your face and act like nothing happens. Any other sport if someone gets hurt. The entire game stops. You lay on the ground for a while until someone helps you off whatever you play on while the crowd claps and someone goes in your place. I'm not saying bad things about other sports. All sports are hard and take time and dedication. All I'm saying is, we respect your sport, why not respect ours. It's hard enough what we do, and we also have to deal with stereotypes and people telling us our sport is "easy". Sorry it's so long, it's just something I'm very passionate about(:

[@achappy2199]

Abbi Marie so true

[@laceyraney9455]

Abbi Marie Amen sister

[@doroteacc6598]

I agree with you completly

[@yum568]

Preach

[@nizamaxwell209]

So true!

[@alliyahfox5342]

There should be a show called "so you think you can cheer"

[@TheSugerstars]

Or 'so you think you could be a cheerleader'

[@fiaherradura3779]

YES

[@verukahansen7620]

Sweet Jesus YESSSSSSSS

[@emersonsmithing2976]

OMG that would legit be my favorite show.

[@sofiegrace1909]

Yes plz make this a thing lol 😂

[@shakayliawilson1782]

Just because it looks pretty and easy.doesn't mean it is. And football looks just as easy but it isn't they both take hard work and dedication so why are cheerleaders put down.

[@gigifreakingdies]

Cheer sure as hell is a sport! It includes the flexibility and tumbling of a gymnast, the endurance of a marathon runner and the strength of a weight lifter. It is considered one of the most grueling and dangerous sports, and when you fall you have to get back up and keep smiling and cheering.🎀👟🤙🏼

[@bunnyplanet2583]

people judge all star cheerleaders by the stereotypes they see in movies where the cheerleaders are dumb and popular and have no athletic ability well guess what life isn't a movie so why don't u actually learn some facts before you start chanting cheer isn't a sport this is to the haters

[@chloeharding5948]

Cheerleading is hard!!!! I nearly lost my life during a stunt.And also if cheerleading wasn't a sport, it wouldn't be another sports competition at Disney World

[@lifeishorrible3974]

Chloe Harding ikr guess my team got to go to USA finals

[@annaleighrawler3989]

100% true. I honestly don't think that it takes a lot to be a high school cheerleader, but to be a competitive cheer it takes a lot of energy and time.

[@LaurenOrion]

cheer and dance are so underrated i mean it's hard work!!!!!!

[@riannahrich9438]

I think cheerleading is a sport

[@Nessajayy0320]

I like you

[@sarah-fo4wj]

THANK YOU . it is & it's so much fun, but also hard at times .

[@shab4263]

when people say its not a sport just ignore them. :) they will never understand what its like to do what we do and they will most likely never be willing to try it! but its okay because we all know how hard it is and as long as we love it, thats all that really matters...besides the people who come on here to comment on this are very bitter and haters

[@crystaladorn6195]

Cheer is a Sport , I have been cheering for 7years , and the things we have to do and go through at practice is a lot . If people Think it not a sport come to a cheerleaders practice and see how tough and hard it can get . Cheering is a Sport

[@_nicole_1204]

If everyone who watches this shows it to their class or at least friends, it would be that many ppl who would respect cheer.

[@itsjustzi5625]

Cheer is a sport

[@shawnsrepairs]

Cheer is a sport it is harder then it looks and your team mates are like family I do cheer and I love it

[@zyonsmith6484]

I love this video. This is for all those people that say cheer isnt a sport they need to watch this

[@slimey.oceans7007]

I have done football soccer and baseball competitively all for 2 years and cheer for 4 and cheer is the hardest thing I've ever done I've broken 6 bones passed out and much more never even got hurt in any other sport btw I'm on a level 5 unrestricted team

[@fliplovecheer]

I don't care how many times I watch this the part where Maddie Gardner gets back up and is still smiling gives me goosebumps!

[@billbikesc]

I have done soccer softball track lacrosse and competitive cheer so far cheer was the hardest🙃😂❤️🎀

[@daijajohnson7208]

finally SOMEBODY knows how much cheerleading is hard i bee doin cheer for 7 years wooooww 7 years of pain ofmy life and its about to be 8

[@CheerBeast1523]

I kept replaying when Maddie falls. How fast they get her back up? And how it doesn't even look like it fazes her?? Holy cow talk about inspiring!!

[@maike-mariemallmann3828]

it is a sport and a Way to live! ❤❤

[@Belieber176swag]

I do all Star cheerleading and it's pretty hard and i hate when people say it's not a sport !

[@xoxcheerfreak]

You have done it again! This is an incredible video!

[@musiclyrics1547]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO

[@anahymandujano7846]

Love this video CHERR IS A SPORT

[@robsten4ewer]

I just LOVE this song! It has been stalking me for so long!

[@zoebatkis5243]

I love cheer best thing ever

[@avahernandez1803]

Exactly people at my school say cheerleading is not a sport it baerly hard work that you pay for and its pathetic.But you know what i tell them you dont know how many hours we work for this,you dont know how much pain we go threw everyday that we go to cheer,and most inportintly you dont know how much work we put in just to get 1st plase.So it is a sport and its not pathetic

[@mollyblancarte7917]

Ava Hernandez omg same I got into a fight with 2 girls and a boy because they said it wasn’t a sport

[@cheergal201]

people really tick me off i mean seriously if u don't think its a sport get out there and try to do what we do in a day, we work our butts of and apparently didn't deserve it do be a sport. If your a flyer and u fall it takes a lot of courage to get back up and still trust the ppl tht are lifting you,, i hope you guys learn someday about how hard cheerleaders work just for the fun of it...

[@jordynn6481]

I think every activity you do that requires muscle is a sport.

[@kandyndelaney287]

Jordynn rt

[@angie6004]

So eating counts?? 😂

[@sybeans6935]

LOL

[@kimjennie6549]

Cheer is hard. Being born not flexible, it took me 2 years to be one, cheer, like other sports takes hard work and determination, and the hardest about being the flyer, trusting your base while you're being thrown in the air and do crazy stunts. No, cheerleaders aren't dumb and popular. 7-10 hours of school, go home and do your homework for half an hour to an hour, go to practice, usually 3-4 hours daily. It's so hard to rest in between. We respect your sport, why not respect ours?

[@gracetoyonaga5186]

A lot of people don't think it's a sport, but I believe you! That's seems so intense! I don't cheer, I ice skate, and it's the same way! I'm ona syncronised ice skating team, and a lot of people have no idea how much work goes into sports like these! I respect u!

[@emperor_kuzco]

This makes me sad because people Reilly don't know what (me) and other cheerleaders go through

[@azaleaflowers155]

When they say cheerleading isn’t a sport, it’s kinda a compliment because it means that we make it look so easy :) Cheer is a fricken sport

[@christypond833]

cheer is hard work

[@Leticiafree]

Amaaaaazing!!! I've been through gymnastics when I was young, now my girl is cheerleader at national level. This is so true!!! she's also got to the floor, just as the girl you showed! It's really not to everyone!

[@LifeForLily]

I think the black and white mixing with the hunger games music makes a definite impression! I'm a dancer and I don't usually like watching cheer videos, but I love yours! :-) Lily

[@zakaladxon2306]

As a flyer, i felt all the pain in this video😭

[@coldheartedwritter571]

The Music is from The Hunger Games... Lol Love the video

[@Kennabewley]

And to those who say it's not a sport look it up the USAFS classifies it as a sport and it meets all the criteria of a sport, we compete, there is skill required, and there is a judging system so how about you guys research it before you say it's not

[@mackenzienewsome1356]

Well if that's all the criteria it meets then why not make chess, gaming, etc. sports too?

[@sarahlarsen5890]

mac runs they are sports... dumby

[@mackenzienewsome1356]

Sarah Larsen no honey they aren't.

[@sarahlarsen5890]

mac runs well they're sports in my country.

[@mackenzienewsome1356]

Sarah Larsen and what country do you live in?

[@daisymartinez2927]

Oh who ever is hating saying tht this isn't a sport plz go out there and do it your self oh yeah thts right you can't because it's fresking hard!

[@jessicaazzano948]

People at my school say cheer isn't a sport then I ask then to do a full, back handspring, then a split and all of a sudden they shut the heck up

[@KaeliB1]

this is such a great video. i'm not a cheerleader but i went to a cheer camp 2 years in a row and i did gymnastics for a long time when i was younger. to the comment down below saying "how is soccer a sport" well it's a sport the same way gymnastics is a sport. it takes hardwork, practice and determination. I played soccer for 9 years, i had 2 practices a day, morning and night, and it was just as tough as the cheer camp i went to. i admire cheerleaders and every athlete out there.

[@midgetjumpingbean2]

I've watched this video hundreds of times. I NEED to show this to my teammates! Amazingly motivational!

[@sydneygarlock4265]

I am just saying I am in a reck team for cheer but the advanced team and we practice like we are allstars I have my full by the way and a standing tuck so reck is hard to

[@halliehutchersonmellark434]

I love this. They have no idea. Thank you for making this.

[@fliplovecheer]

Im glad you did(: Love her or hate her she showed true grace and strength in that moment!

[@tararoxby1613]

I'm a cheerleader my self and it is NOT easy you have to work hard and go for perfection

[@Fionathea]

Yes some of you are right. Cheer isn't a sport. It's a way of life. Cause we don't "Play" cheer. We tumble, we stunt, dance. It's harder then you think. I don't think people get how hard cheer is, i bet half of the people saying, cheer isn't a sport can't even do a stunt on their bedroom floor or eve lift 5 pounds worth of anything.

[@cheerleadingtips911]

Probably the BEST video on KZbin! I LOVE IT!!!

[@annavanno7298]

I started to do cheerleading and now I think it's one of the hardest sports ever..but i still love it❤️

[@krysia696]

Love it -3 every day I deal with people every day saying Cheerleading isn't a sport. My own family tells me its not a sport. I prove everything they say wrong but they still disagree.

[@shookcxx2233]

bet if a football player tried to flip they'd fall flat on their face oOpps

[@vividneon]

The fact that music from the hunger games was used made this video even better.

[@Annameivlogs]

This was really good! And if I were to take it (I won't) I would give all credit to you!

[@alaynawoolson7512]

1:01 thats awesome truly how much she loves her sport:D

[@rsmistletoe3]

aw yay! i was really hesitant about putting in that part

[@hyperjanjan]

indeed, they don't know. thank you for inspiring me to teach cheerleading more, better and further..

[@livelovecheer0422]

Omg you don't know how much I love this video!!-3

[@maddiswift6049]

Cheerleading is a sport from the definition of sport it is a sport. Look it up try cheerleading for a day youll see how hard it is

[@cheerleadingrox4366]

YOU KNOW WHAT! im so tired of people saying,''cheerleading isnt a sport,its just dumb girl waving pom poms''.So im going to try to help stop it! If anyone finds anyone who doesnt believe how hard cheerleading really is, anyone can reply me the person and I will see what I can do!(thanks to all of you hard working cheerleaders!

[@nochickeninurpants]

I got chill bumps watching this .

[@francoortiz-braden3552]

Cheer is so intense

[@alaynawoolson7512]

she fell at worlds while preforming a ball up tick tock 360 look it up she basically lost worlds because of that fall they had to take 3rd instead of 1st so yeah

[@isabelisanna1007]

I would like to thank because for a just a minute I wanted to quit cheer. I was done with it. It caused me so much pain but when I watched this I realized that there was a reason I started it in the first place. Pushed myself so hard to be noticed by my coach and I am so happy I did.

[@coolkid2486]

I am a cheerleader for island elite and it is so hard I am a flyer

[@sarah-fo4wj]

yooo your guy's uniforms are soooo pretty . also good luck this season💙

[@charlottehall2495]

I never did cheerleading growing up. :-( It isn't big in England so there were no local cheerleading squads near the town I'm from. All we had to settle with is majorette troupes which was the closest thing to cheerleading. The most we could do in competitions were some of the jumps as anything where our feet go over our heads are classed as gymnastic moves and were illegal. I have so much respect for all you girls who 'cheer' as I can only dream of doing half the stunts and tumbles you do.

[@StefanYannelli]

Great job! I Love this video Im gonna share this to all my girls! This inspired me so much,!

[@vanessasu3255]

CHEER IS A SPORT And love this video

[@lexilovecheer001]

cheerleading is to a sport...we through 100 lb and + girls i the air, we do a whole 2 minute and 30 second long routine with stunts,jumps,dance,and tumbleing no stop. also we put ouur lifes in others hands to throw uus into the air multiple times and we need to condition/run and practice atleast 3 times a week for 2 hours atleast my team does. now if anyone thinks cheerleading isnt a sport think again and thik to your self "could i do that?'' i dont think soo!!!!

[@allykeri9931]

Thank you for speaking out and yes it is a sport

[@kendrapearson4820]

Football players lift weights we lift PEOPLE

[@sjbrandt5792]

I'm a cheerleader and I lift people and weights bc we have to be strong

[@kathleenascarpato8671]

I am 12 years of age and I am on a level six Allstar cheer team. (the levels are 1 to 6) I am a flyer. (The one the through up in the air) sometimes I have 18 year-old men chucking me up and catching me. you still don't believe cheer is a sport. Try doing a split, tuck, to a Ariel in the air and being caught on your feet in an extension. exactly. Also, school cheer is different then Allstar cheer. when you walk into a Allstar gym like mine in California you might expect to see skinny girls holding pom poms. Wrong agine! I have never held pom poms in my life and I have been doing cheer for 10 years now!

[@sammyheartsGCA]

You are amazing Rachel!

[@FunnyBirdEmma]

I Luv the part at 1:10 were the girls are so together, when tumbling, it is sooooo perfect

[@Lylia195]

I LOVE THIS.

[@sashalover1998]

Thats because she knows if she makes a face of 'Oh my god, whats happening' or gets mad, the judges look for it and they will take points off.

[@sandrajin915]

@Jessica Azzano so true! People are like "oh the cheerleaders at my old school are good too! They can do walkovers" and i show them a video of my team and they shut up

[@TheShanners21]

the hunger games music just makes it more intense

[@evelynchanes216]

cheerleading is a sport

[@Teaganlovesjanoskian]

I LOVE THIS!

[@adriannadeleon7242]

LOVE THIS.

[@ttstransforms]

This is beyond awesome!!!

[@midgetjumpingbean2]

please oh please oh please start making videos again!

[@wilddancingsierra]

Cheer leading is a sport. And u do have to work rly hard and u do have lots of pain. I do cheer and we work so hard everyday that we almost pull our muscles

[@MrJulio0315]

OMG! Its like a criminal vdeo hahaha Your soo good doing video

[@Ava-zc2eb]

This defeats the cheerleading stereotype

[@FreeSpirit5006]

Because us allstar cheerleaders don't wave Pom poms and yell chants 😑😒

[@mzpreetyt]

FreeSpirit5006 thats also a stereo type for highschool cheerleaders because everything in that video my team does at practice.

[@geekygaming5108]

FreeSpirit5006 all cheerleaders whether they're school or comp, are CHEERLEADERS AND ITS STILL A SPORT

[@lucicorinne297]

thats the point

[@oliviaknoll1334]

This is amazing.

[@teinsteder]

That gave me chills

[@vikctoryan15]

i am a straight A & B student. i train hard, more than i study especially when it's nearing to the competition... the football team, basketball team nor soccer team doesn't train as hard as i do and they are really good. so shut up because we cheerleaders go through the most pain. SMILING is a cheer rule, you have to do it, no matter what. you try doing a routine 100 times, failing 80 times before getting it right and having to do it x10 better to win with a smile on your face and a busted ankle

[@Maddy-ps4bk]

My new fav thing!!!

[@deannayoung3879]

for those of you who dont think all stars cheer is a sport, i dare you to practice with a level 5 team. then youll know how hard we work and that it is a sport!

[@SuraHPeeDeeFlex]

Love it :)) but it sucks cause no matter how hard any of us try, no one outside of the cheer world will respect us as anything more than the stereotypes they see on TV and movies. They don't understand how hard cheer really is and how dangerous is can be.

[@emmachristian333]

whos the girl at the beginning doing the bow and arrow blonde short hair?

[@sarahtaylor1151]

Whats that song called!?

[@electricstrawberry22]

this is perfect.

[@rosaleedozier]

High school cheer is a sport also they have to compete and cheer at long football games which is more work than just competing like allstar

[@Jadielynn_lee]

amazing videooo. gave me the chiilllss

[@angiejimenez3484]

Love this video!

[@rsmistletoe3]

i think libbybyrd6192 was trying to help me out with getting more clips off of youtube. but thanks for watching out for me! :)