so you think cheerleading isnt a sport?

[@_nicole_1204]

Has anyone noticed we have the tumbling of a gymnast, flexibility of a ballerina, agility of a runner, and jump like a basketball player, but when its all put together and called "cheerleading" no one respects it.....

[@lifeisamiracle22]

wow thats so well explained and ive never thought of that

[@shaeanderson3221]

I'm sorry but I dint think so... I think competitive all star cheerleading is a sport, but the easy type cheerleading I don't really think its a sport, but allstar cheerleading I would DEFINITLEY call that a sport.

[@_nicole_1204]

KJS gymnastics3 i was talking about allstar cheer but yeah i agree with you, i don't think any other types of cheerleading (except maybe collage cheer) would be considered sports

[@tenzaemtade6146]

+Cheer stuntz A kickboxer has more ability. Nice try. Cheerleading isn't a sport. You may or may have the "agility", but you don't use a lot of them. Cheerleading is a two-minute thing

[@_nicole_1204]

Tenza Emtade well cheerleading is legally a sport, plus if what you are doing is EXTREMELY difficult then yeah, even two minutes & thirty seconds would take agility

[@kyliecallison2376]

Me being a national figure skater, can completely see what these athletes are going through. Allstar and competitive is 100% a sport. I have been able to complete my split jump because a cheerleader taught me! I now have a oversplit! Keep it up cheerleaders!!

[@lindseylovesbeautyy]

Thank you

[@Ashley-sq5rl]

From my personal opinion, I think people don't consider cheerleading a sport because we are more exposed to the cheer on the sidelines at football and other school sport games. If you manage to look cute in a uniform, do a couple of high kicks, and wave and cheer your team on to state, no it's not a sport. If you do an insane number of flips and tricks (I don't know cheer terminology) and work hard like the people in this video, OF COURSE it's a sport. You would have to be insane to suggest otherwise!

[@verukahansen7620]

I agree and disagree. Cheer at schools have eligibility. Every sport has that. A school sport has to have team, a mascott, and some sort of exercised movement. And cheer leading has all of that. However, I agree with everything you said about the girls in this video. Most schools do that type of stuff tho too

[@hypeman1825]

Disagree.. just because you're doing flips and whatever.. doesn't mean you're in a sport. Sports teams and players exist to beat their competitors definitively in whatever game or fight they specialize in. Cheerleading is as much as sport as dancing is. Very psychically demanding, yes, but not a sport.

[@rachelmaybeidk]

As a dancer, I can't put myself in a cheerleader's position, but what they do uses coordination, focus, a hell of a lot of strength, and you're throwing girls into the air with the intention of catching them. Just because they aren't throwing a football or shooting hoops doesn't mean this isn't incredibly difficult and takes the same amount of work and passion.

[@cupcakenala1999]

Thanks for the statement best thing yet...... I'm going to put this on a poster and hang it in our gym! Thanks you again for this statement..... :-) ❤️

[@kendallgrantham640]

Thank u❤️

[@itslina713]

❤️❤️

[@myaweisinger1860]

RachelEverdeen I agree and just because we wear skirts crop top and bows plus a ton of makeup doesn’t make it not a sport

[@nizamaxwell209]

I've been cheerleading along time never once did I touch a pom pom cheer is more than you think

[@emilyburd4379]

Not knowing a thing about cheer and only being educated on it through my friend and youtube videos, it sure as hell is a sport. I only play softball, which I'm hardly dedicated enough to do. I can tell cheer takes even more. Cheer is such a cool thing to watch. Keep it up yall.

[@granthashimoto4385]

***** I don't play football, but cheerleading isn't a sport. Before you get mad let me explain, no I am not a football, soccer, or any kind of ball player, except paintball. In fact, I love to breakdance. The difference between a sport and a competition is slight. Most people say breakdancing, cheerleading, ice skating, etc. isn't a sport is to be a jerk. But from a logical perspective here is why. A sport has a designated point system(yes I know cheer, wrestling, etc. does too), but in competitions there are judges. A judge can hold bias no matter how slight. It's like comparing, um, grading match to grading english papers. With grading math, some random person can be objective and every single grader will come to the same answer. The same will never happen with an essay. Every sport and competition pushes the human body to its limit in one way or another. This is why you can't compare cheer with soccer, or football with baseball. At the professional level, they ARE THE BEST. It's comparing apples and oranges. That's what I mean when I say cheerleading isn't a sport. It's a competition. Is a sport harder than a competition? No. They're different walks of life.

[@emilyburd4379]

Hey, I won't be mad! I was just stating how I felt. Your point is one I haven't thought of before.. and I completely agree with it.

[@granthashimoto4385]

Yay, spread the word to clarify. Keeps the peace

[@summeryael5341]

Grant Hashimoto referees are judges which can be biased I would know a also play basketball

[@granthashimoto4385]

Summer Yael You don't know what you're talking about. Basketball isn't dependent on judges to function.

[@ToriBlueBird]

Sport definition: sport spôrt/ noun an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. 1. Cheer definitely involves physical exertion and skill. 2. You do compete against someone. 3. It's for entertainment. Cheer is a sport :)

[@66Stixx-]

so is dancing a sport too?

[@ToriBlueBird]

+Justice Grace some forms of competitive dance, I suppose some could count as a sport.

[@jahndahp2196]

Who are you competing against?

[@allisonbailey1661]

Jahn Dahp OTHER TEAMS, idiot. Open your fucking eyes.

[@user13976]

Jahn Dahp the other teams in our division stupid

[@Lorahoneydew]

I hate how some people think cheerleading is stupid, that we just spell out words and wave pom poms around all day. I guess they don't have a clue about what cheerleading actually is. It is a sport.

[@lindseylovesbeautyy]

Thank you

[@adriannacastro9882]

That is true they shouldn't judge

[@hayleefollett7792]

😘😜👏👏👏👏🙌🙌

[@futurelane3377]

It's still a sport, no matter the level ur on... It's takes persistence, focus, strength and trust and practice... Like tennis and football and other sports... Except the difference they compete 1 on 1 team... We compete with more then 1 teams... N ppl say cheerleading isn't a sport? Theyre naive...

[@elliemcdonald5439]

You play football? That's cute. We throw 100 pound girls and you throw 2 pound balls. Oh, and we actually catch ours.

[@randomreader]

Ellie McDonald Roast! This comment is awesome! I didn't enjoy school cheer but I think both types of cheer are a sport.

[@granthashimoto4385]

Ellie McDonald I don't play football, but cheerleading isn't a sport. Before you get mad let me explain, no I am not a football, soccer, or any kind of ball player, except paintball. In fact, I love to breakdance. The difference between a sport and a competition is slight. Most people say breakdancing, cheerleading, ice skating, etc. isn't a sport is to be a jerk. But from a logical perspective here is why. A sport has a designated point system(yes I know cheer, wrestling, etc. does too), but in competitions there are judges. A judge can hold bias no matter how slight. It's like comparing, um, grading match to grading english papers. With grading math, some random person can be objective and every single grader will come to the same answer. The same will never happen with an essay. Every sport and competition pushes the human body to its limit in one way or another. This is why you can't compare cheer with soccer, or football with baseball. At the professional level, they ARE THE BEST. It's comparing apples and oranges. That's what I mean when I say cheerleading isn't a sport. It's a competition. Is a sport harder than a competition? No. They're different walks of life.

[@summeryael5341]

Grant Hashimoto there is a point system it just so complex that we need judges that know what's going on. You still earn sets of 9 points. I'm so sorry that some sports are so dumb they require no intellect to decide the winner

[@granthashimoto4385]

Summer Yael I know there is a point system. But it's not an objective competition. All i'm saying is it's a competition, not a sport. Neither is harder than the other, they're just different.

[@summeryael5341]

Grant Hashimoto Well it fits the definiNition. And don't get me stated on that hot dog eating stuff because it doesn't fit the definition

[@catedesmet3371]

People who don't do cheerleading, don't understand how hard it is. Football players throw balls, we throw people, but football is a sport. Gymnastics is, we tumble! We tumble,dance,jump and STUNT, how can people say it isn't a sport!!! We compete too, we deserve to be able to say cheer is a sport and people not saying it isn't!!! IT IS A SPORT,

[@alfredsalinas2976]

Girls say the same thing. Just because you see a post about how football players throw a ball and you throw people doesn't make it harder. If football is so easy then why do girls look so awkward when doing it. Cheer is like dancing tbh.

[@ellafultz3155]

+Alfred Salinas you are so wrong

[@lexigardner7466]

+Alfred Salinas Cheer and dancing are two completely different things.

[@laurenelizabeth4737]

Alfred Salinas I did dance and I never tumbled or stunted has hard have you done cheerleading

[@ztets4320]

But yet u couldn't throw a marble if i gave it to u

[@sweetleys]

Cheerleading is a sport .

[@cupcakenala1999]

Yes ✌️❤️

[@roomijsjeeee]

Cupcake&Nala19 yup

[@7seasstudios598]

It is a sport

[@maeri5921]

I agree

[@yo-vp6mi]

To all of the people who think cheerleading isn't a sport (epically. Football players), Do you lift people up and above your head,throw them in the air, and have them trust you to catch them?Do you take the chance of breaking a bone because you don't have any pads?Do you feel sore but still come to practice and know you're going to get even more sore but know your team needs you for many reason?Because people think cheerleading is easy and oh,it's not! Cheerleading is hard ad people still think it's not a sport.So then, I guess football is like cheerleading, not a sport because it is hard.People think it's all "HAHA GOOOOOO TEEAAMM YEEAAHHH" well it's not.Its sweating,falling,getting back up,and having to brush it off.We get hurt,we get tired,we get frustrated because of things like other people do but still never give up.I'm glad to cheer and will think its a sport no matter what.

[@vanessasu3255]

Amen

[@whodis2625]

I say that cheerleaders are athletes, but cheerleading isn't a sport.

[@bjohnson2103]

That's exactly why cheerleading is a sport I love cheerleading I have been found it since I was three years old I don't care what anyone else says cheerleading is a sport

[@crimmins17]

I could say the same thing about football and baseball? Can you throw a football 90 yards? Or get hit by a huge lineman? Can you hit a ball coming 100 mph with a piece of wood 450 feet in the air? It's not about how hard it is or how hard you practice. I give credit to all cheerleaders I really do I know I couldn't do it. And I bet it's hard but that doesn't make it a sport. You are judged basically. It's like hotdog eating. It's an activity that needs to be practiced hard and it's fun but it's and activity not a sport. CHEER ISNT A SPORT.

[@briannanandin5717]

Yah you go girl 😂Cheer is a SPORT💋💝🎀

[@kenziesimms2763]

Cheerleading is a sport it takes fear,pain,regret,and happiness

[@briannanicolevevo9423]

Other people won't understand . because they don't do what we do . But if they had to do it they would want to quit fast . so yea

[@karadesmond4578]

once i got need right in the neck and was gasping for air for 3 seconds!!!!!

[@mikaelaeriksson8189]

Gymnastics a sport right? Why isn't cheerleading, they work just as hard as any other athletes, i respect them for what they can do with their bodies and the pressure to be absolute perfect out there!

[@Mybeautifuljourney12]

I was 9n gymnastics and im in cheer. Cheer is wayyyyyyy harder. It is gonna go on the olympics cause at worls people around the world come

[@mikaelaeriksson8189]

I think all sports are difficult in their own way. Its just sad that it doesn't get appriciated enough...

[@kendrapearson4820]

I am a cheerleader and it's a sport

[@gabbyolivia6034]

Cheer is a sport like any other sport and I can count many times when I wanted to just give up but then I remembered that I had a team that I had to always be with so I stayed with them even when I was hurt

[@prodigyallstarschannel7766]

I hate when people say it isn't a sport,it IS a sport😒

[@hannahw.6433]

cheer is a sport

[@chelseabudo7973]

No we lift our selves in the air no one throws us we have to get our body's to twist on our own

[@jhordanwagner9718]

we breath we cry we sweat we laugh at the mistakes we made if we had any less determination then all those beautiful young girls on the mat then we would not have cheer.

[@x3AshiieeBoo]

her 360 ball up is my fave ♥

[@meg_pa]

and if you do cheer, congratulations, you have a passion.. good job, keep up the good work

[@cupcakenala1999]

Cheer is a sport

[@Cheerag86]

We are not talking about high school cheer here. We are talking about competitive cheer. Cheer is not a sport? Let's see u do a standing full and go through a whole season of cheer then you can tell me if it's a sport or not.

[@martinarokz]

cheer is a sport cause a sport is competing aganist other teams and with allstar cheerand other kinds of cheer like pop warner and Rek u you compete with other teams so dont even start cause theirs a say saying "if you dont think cheer is a sport meet me on the mat" and so what if its not on the Olympics.

[@lexi.w2100]

Cheer is a sport we were in warm-ups and I tore my shoulder very bad I told my coach you know what she told me she told me this "cheer is not for crybabies we are athletes and to get out there because I'm not a football player we don't leave because we're hurt."so football players that have to leave because you have an injury just remember we have to keep going because our team works with everyone not just some of us oh and while you get an off season we don't so umm yeah it's sport.

[@SmexyCheerleader1]

I'm a multisport athlete. I do cheerleading, equestrian show jumping and karate. And I used to do gymnastics, swimming, and some vaulting (gymnastics on a horse). I also did a 310km bike ride through the mountains, so I have a taste of cycling also. I have respect for each and every sport I've tried. Each is hard in its own way and I respect everyone who is involved in some type of sport, whatever it maybe be. I think everyone should just calm down and respect each other's individual sports

[@madisonsmith1257]

Someone respond to this comment! My friend is in swim.I'm in cheer. We got in an argument and she said "at least swim us a sport" I personally think swim is easier, or at Lear equal to cheer. Who agrees?

[@izzyalarilla7370]

Madison Smith Personally I’m a swimmer myself. Swimming is one of the hardest sports, since humans are not designed to put in water. All at once your body is working hard, all parts of your body. The swimming you probably do is floating on you back or ‘swimming’. Try swimming 200m fly. But continuing on. I think cheerleading is hard, no doubt, I think it takes skill and training and I do believe to be a cheerleader is tough. But do I think cheerleading is a sport, no, because cheerleading main and soul purpose is to provide support to another team.

[@myaweisinger1860]

I’m a cheerleader but I have respect for all sports and I believe that Cheer and swimming are hard on the body in there own ways and they are both equally hard

[@itslina713]

izzy alarilla thanks for not saying “CHEER IS NOTHING TO SWIMMING” you said your opinion and supported our sport :) I think swimming is a sport, I can barely hold my breath or even swim 😂 plus those Olympic races omg! .1 secs in I AM PASSED OUT. FLOATING THERE

[@veronicalodgee4954]

izzy alarilla 🙄🙄are u not watching the video. It’s a sport. I can’t with people like you

[@veronicalodgee4954]

izzy alarilla there’s different types of cheer. This cheer doesn’t support teams they are they’re own team. Watch the video.

[@morgana9780]

whoever said what athlete wears a bow? i play softball, we wear tons of bows. plus ive always wanted to try cheer and i tried out and made the school team, and its VERY hard. To be honest i thought it was gonna be easy but its more of a workout then anything else. It is a sport. Harder than soccer.

[@brittanybeckett5166]

ya true but any sport either than basketball soccer football and CHEERLEADING sucks

[@ameliawells2004]

Cheerleading Doesn't suck, U try doing a front walk over!

[@brittanybeckett5166]

i cheer on a level 3 team so idk what ur talking about

[@ameliawells2004]

Then why did you say it sucks if you're a cheerleader

[@brittanybeckett5166]

no i said if that is not the sport you play than that sucks

[@TheVelobicycle]

A sport is defined as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. I personally think that not much physical exertion is involved in cheer compared than other sports. So cheer isn't much of a sport compared to everything else.

[@maddieerickson9334]

At least someone has common sense :)

[@josiesydney2747]

I understand it's your opinion, but SOOOO much physical exertion is involved in cheer. A lot of teams practice almost everyday, for hours and hours. Tumbling, stunting, and conditioning all that time. Its a ridiculously hard sport.

[@TheVelobicycle]

I would say cheer is a anaerobic sport that wouldn't increase too much heart rate compared to running,football,swim etc. Cheering is more based on skill and doesn't require much time exerting physical effort over long periods of time. An example of cheer practice would be going over a routine and then have coach talk for two min. That would be a quick burst of moderate physical exertion followed by rest. It doesn't compare to any sport for say gymnastics that might go over weight training and skill work.

[@josiesydney2747]

TheVelobicycle Lol, do you even know what goes on in cheer practice? Obviously not haha

[@TheVelobicycle]

No I don't and I know it doesnt compare to any sport in strength and endurance wise.

[@samanthatantlinger8421]

haha i'm a backspot too and people are constantly asking me about my bruises and my only response is "my flyer"

[@ka0tix33404]

Our football players recently started practicing with us and they are surprised on how much it takes to just to do a chair sit! I love cheer !!!!

[@NoNo-re9ez]

Cheerleading is a sport. If cheerleading isn't a sport then football isn't. We have jerseys our uniforms are our jerseys. Cheerleading is as much of a sport as football and baseball. You throw footballs and baseballs we throw humans. Football players hit people baseball players hit baseballs we hit stunts. Football players get out when they hurt their wrists and get the wind knocked out. Baseball players get out when they twist their ankles ad sprain their wrist. Cheerleader twist ankles they can't walk off the floor they fall and almost break things but stay on the floor. We don't have the option to just rest. We get one attempt. Cheerleading is more of a sport then anything

[@willowtate5853]

You can't compare football to cheerleading. Cheerleading is cheering for actual sports

[@purplealpaca8053]

+Haven Caulfield WE DON'T LEAVE BECUSE OF INJURYS.

[@babychamplove0901]

+Caroline Shadownest ohh I get it now, you don't know what cheerleading is because you're uneducated like everyone else and can't see that, contrary to popular belief, we don't just yell and smile and look cute. We have competitions, we condition hard, we hold people above our heads, we throw people, we tumble, we dance, we do jump sequences, we do so much and you've probably never seen any of it and that's just sad.

[@rea9858]

+Clara "tumble" "dance" "jump sequences" really? My two year old cousin can do all of those things. Cheer has never been a sport, and the only people who think it is a sport, are cheerleaders themselves. It's annoying for people like me, who put their time, money, and energy into a real competitive sport, to see a bunch of girls jumping around and calling it a sport.

[@babychamplove0901]

+Rae .C have you ever actually tumbled not just a cartwheel or forward roll like you're suggesting or done actual jump sequences or thrown a basket or held a human over your head or done a power press? What makes us not qualify in being a sport? We do everything that everyone else does except hit balls around. What is it that you do?

[@ljs17514]

So according to the federal government, cheer leading unfortunately not a sport. the fact that it is technically does not change the fact that it requires extreme balance and athleticism. Cheer is basically dance and gymnastics mixed together. though it is extremely competitive and athletic it is not a legal sport. As the years go on and cheerleaders become more skilled and competitive. When a ten or eleven year old girl waves their pom poms and says 'go team' that it not a sport. though it is not as physically competitive as soccer or basketball, etc, that doesn't change the fact that advanced cheerleading is not athletic. I give a lot of credit to girl/boys who cheer because they are 10000 times more flexible then I ever will be haha.

[@kandyndelaney8919]

Linsey Snyder haha shut up it is a sport

[@alyssaandkarlievlogs585]

Does dance and gymnastics throw people up in the air. I dont think so hunny!!

[@abigulbrandsen1549]

Yep it defiently is a sport! I'm a flyer and it is so hard, the routines are hard and you really have 2 work, for all those people who think its just pom poms u r soo wrong!! Lol

[@lindseylovesbeautyy]

I agree with you people go through almost the same thing as cheerleaders

[@hannahmaee7178]

im a base and it is hard too

[@HannahJoan5518]

sideline cheerleaders work hard too , all star cheer does a lot more physically but i cant count how many times ive had a flyer fall and hit my face and have to do the stunt 20 more times so the stunt looks perfect in front of my whole school

[@madietommo8594]

omg i love this !! its like a cheer yearbook or something ? lol idk its just amazing. especially the red stunt team

[@musicmakeslifebest13]

Cheer is NOT more dangerous or harder than football. All sports are hard in their own ways. Volleyball hurts and is hard on your knees, ankles and arms. Soccer is hard on you legs and feet. Football is hard on your head, legs and joints. Cheer is hard on your shoulders, knees, feet, and hips. Football IS more dangerous than cheer and let me tell you why. YES it is dangerous to get dropped. BUT do we train to drop? NO, we train to catch and stay safe. Cheer IS ONLY dangerous when an accident happens. In Football you are expected to get knocked over and hit every couple minutes or seconds. THAT'S what THEIR sport is. For athletes who have been denied the right to call themselves that, y'all really are offensive and closed minded. (and stop the whole "If cheer was easy they would call it football" thing. Football & Cheer are equally grueling and hard.)

[@babypizza3903]

One of the reasons people think cheer is more dangerous than football amounts to the high number of reported injuries in cheerleading compared to football. Many of the people participating in cheer are not properly trained in tumbling, let alone throwing someone above their heads, especially in high school divisions or lower levels, so accidents are more frequent due to lack of skill/conditioning. Many times little things are also reported, such as a sprained ankle. As in football, many players will simply not report their injuries, and "man up". Anyone who says self propelled tumbling is more dangerous than a 300 lbs. black man tackling you in a full sprint is full of crap.

[@musicmakeslifebest13]

I completely agree, and I'm an allstar cheerleader! Baby Pizza

[@fearlesselitecheerleadersc8099]

The truth is "If cheer was easy, it WOULD be called football" I dare you to go to a all star cheer practice near a competition and say that "cheer isn't harder than football" again. You'll be a coward & a liar

[@musicmakeslifebest13]

um I am a cheerleader? if you read my comment you would know that. "All sports are hard in their own ways." is literally the next line.

[@kayh1299]

cheer is hard on your whole body.

[@ethangibson9316]

No it still is not a sport it is just a bunch of brats jumping around

[@elliemcdonald5439]

Gee thanks. Do you practice every day and still have homework and chores but choose to be better and be a good athlete! And maybe I am a brat but I think you are being more bratty than anyone in this comment.

[@elizabethtruong9030]

Jump around? I've never laughed so hard in my life😂 ever heard of cheer practice? Most brutal practice you could ever experience. Most people wanna sit out within 5-10 minutes but oh they're just getting started. We don't just jump around to win a world title. Before you say something you don't know about, how about you do a little more "research". You should try to go to a cheer practice 5 hours a day 7 times a week. You won't last an hour

[@TBDLXBACON]

+Ellie McDonald that doesn't make it a sport

[@TBDLXBACON]

+Elizabeth Truong if it brutal why do it, u don't get into college cheering

[@brihines8708]

+TBDL X BACON oh my fucking god don't you have something better to do then be a fuck boy behind a coputer screen who has not obviously tried cheer or you would think differently like do you have any respect if cheerleading in't a sport than neither is football soccer skiing basketball volleyball dancing or gymnastics which may i remind you cheerleading is a combonation n acro dance and gymnastics and i have done dance and gymnastics and basketball and volleyball all before and cheerleading and gymnastics are tghe two most physcally demanding sports i have done as a girl and seeing as your biased and crap you probably also say it isnt a sport because girls do it well so do guys and may i add we are all dancing jumping and stunting and tumbling and doing this with facials technique and being clean all in 2 minutes and 30 seconds think you could do that i wpuld like to see you try to make one of the hardest world champion level five teams you would not make it a hour if you wee lucky so don't tell me what i do and have done or 7 years is easy and is a not a sport because it is and if they call whatever the hell corn hole is a sport then cheerleading might as well be but dumb fucking biased people like you don't know what they are saying seriously do not say cheerleading is nt a sport without doing it because dumbass you don't know what the hell your saying your just trying to be cool and a wanna be lonely ass boy who has nothing better to do and if it is not a sport then why you watching this huh nobody made you you chose to. by the way i'm 13 and i know more about all star cheer then you do what are you like five because you sure act like it!!!!!!!

[@MrQais08]

its not a sport

[@oliviahenry1949]

you think doing a whole bunch of flips and tosses are easy? standing on people and throwing people? also dancing at the same time?? YES, it is a sport and its hard work. we have our own comps and everything

[@MrQais08]

all the sports are in the olympics but cheerleading isnt there so its not a sport and it has to be there

[@oliviahenry1949]

Qais08 dance isn't in the Olympics but its still a sport correct?

[@MrQais08]

not its a physical art

[@oliviahenry1949]

Qais08 I would like to see you try and cheer and then say it isnt a sport

[@Shawn2plus3]

Cheerleading IS and ALWAYS WILL BE a sport :) I love how so many people are standing up for it, I love you guys, cheerleaders for life! :D

[@cheerextremelexi]

I agree with both u and kelly, allstar cheerleading and football are both equally hard working and take a lot of courage

[@alyandjake35]

@Skyler Knight I would also assume that most cheerleaders couldn't get off the line and drive a 320lb man back 70 times per game

[@bestnn99]

being a flyer is the best part , its so fun ,and you wont fall on your neck your back spot will catch if you fall.

[@abbiehiltpold7366]

My cheer team it's not even my team it's my family and I couldn't go a day with out them they all have brought me and so many others so far and I can't wait till we go back to worlds I'm proud of you ladies keep it up we can do this I love you guys

[@alyandjake35]

Football is more than just physical. It takes technique commitment determination. You put your life on the line everytime you play a game

[@alyandjake35]

@Skyler Knight Watch a football practice or attend a game and see what happens if somebody blocks the wrong man, runs the wrong route, or fumbles a snap. What, do you think the coach will try and spare the player's feelings?

[@mae-te8zd]

Due in part to this recent exposure, there are now an estimated 100,000 participants scattered around the rest of the world in countries including Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Japan,[1] the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.[2]

[@gracehernandez2554]

the definition of a sport having a game or competition. so cheerleading, gymnastics, and dance are sports

[@XXtwokittykattsXX]

Cheer has all the characteristics of a sport! we work hard, play hard, practice hard, and run hard. We may not play a game but we compete against other squads. We work together as a team to win. I'd say that surely counts as a sport.

[@ariceas]

i love cheer and i was a school cheerleader my first year but we worked really hard! no one even wanted to go to any games. lol, we went to nationals at Disneyland, but i think allstars have it waayyy harder than we did.

[@cheersky07]

I've been a girl football player for 3 years (on the boys rec team, so we did tackle, real football) and i joined cheer two years ago, and I've NEVER died so much at practice.. cheer is definitely more challenging than football ever was. its sad that all people see is us while we clap on the sidelines..

[@iPikaNinja]

The best feeling when being a cheerleader is when you win worlds....

[@domiholley]

cheerleading is the most intense sport we throw girls and catch them. memorize dances, cheers, exercise, motivate fans, deal with the crazy crowd

[@maddyspidell444]

So I was in both cheerleading and dance. I stopped cheerleading. Nobody is saying it's not hard its just when you compare it to five ballet classes a week, where you have to worry about technique, the combination, and all the other things you're doing, cheerleading tends to look easier. Sorry, from my experience I liked ballet and dance much better. :D

[@jenniferbysheim7]

@Jess Doscher cheerleaders work SO much more harder then gymnasts! we work on tumbling, dangerous stunts, we condition everyday, we run a lot, we practice 24/7 for as long as we can, we cheer at games, we go to competitions! everyday we put blood sweat and tears into our routine just to make it prefect! and in the end....it was worth the hard work and dedication!

[@lizachka333]

I've been doing gymnastics for 8 years. This summer I'm switching to cheer...... I'm so excited!!!!!

[@limbo3299]

i cant believe i expected to find a valid argument, yep watching cheer sure convinced me

[@chocchipcoffeecake]

Lol all these arguements are very entertaining. But I seriously envy these girls! They're so great at what they do and I literally dream of being as good as them.

[@ilycuzimmaprincess]

I'm not a cheerleader, but I've been to plenty of my friend's cheer practices, and it IS a sport. They work harder than most high school football teams that I see. AND they account for more injuries than any other sport.

[@graciemetherel6940]

I really wish people would just acknowledge the fact that cheer is a sport, its takes skill, time, and effort. Just like Basketball, Football, or Hockey

[@emilysmith746]

I thought I was the only one who didn't think of it as a sport, thanks.

[@NayaSinger16]

Oh and one more thing, I'd LOVE to see your football players be able to be as flexible as a cheerleader or as hyped up or anything. At least when a cheer leading squad is losing in a competition they still smile, and be nice. Whereas football I can guarantee there is more unhappy and they lose their playing fizz when down in the dumps.

[@alyandjake35]

it is not a DIFFICULT spot in comparison to so many others, and doesn't require much extensive training or extensive conditioning

[@1013isabella1]

thank you for listing everything it takes to be a cheerleader

[@homeopt]

probably harder than most sports. these girls do some amazing stuff

[@neontiny]

Gymnastics AND CHEER is one of the hardest sports its not the same to other sports, :)

[@michaylaschmitt8274]

AwesomeJellyBean123 what about football or horseback riding??? in horseback riding you control a 1000 lb animal with a mind of its own! That an kill you easier than cheerleading! And in football they bench 200+ lbs and SQUAT!

[@aleisaanthony4060]

I totally agree cheer takes a lot of effort

[@Cheergirlsluvs1st]

Your the reason why cheerleaders and gymnasts always fight, all of us should be friends! Whatever some people are just jealous of others.

[@JessaJay]

I used to not think it was a sport while I did gymnastics. But I have recently started cheer and Is DEFINETLY a sport so I don tcare if people say it's not a sport because it is!!!!!!

[@mikayladurbin5718]

I am a cheerleader and I've done a lot of sports in my life but cheer is the best one I have ever done!! I have been a cheerleader for 4 years now and it won't change for a long time!! Cheer takes a lot of work and dedication!! I spend 5 days a week at the gym working on my routine and perfecting my skills!! I am at the gym for 5-7 hours each practice!! I am a level 2 and 3 cheerleader! So for everyone who says cheer isn't a sport go try it!! Stunts,tumbling,jumps,dance,all while smiling!! I love cheer and it's a sport!!!🎀❤️ no one can tell me it's not

[@taylorwebb2052]

It's not..

[@mae-te8zd]

Cheerleading (ˈtʃɪərˌlidɪŋ) is an intense physical activity based upon organized routines, usually ranging anywhere from one to three minutes, which contains many components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers and stunting in order to direct spectators of events to cheer for sports teams at games or to participate in cheerleading competitions. The athlete involved in cheerleading is called a cheerleader. That's what Wikipedia says

[@aqhaddie]

Party Like It's Not Your Birthday - Allstar Weekend

[@blakedewayne6059]

To be a sport the activity must have coaches, practices, competitions during a defined season, an organization that governs the sport and standardizes rules, and have competition as its primary goal. Which cheerleading, is without.

[@jimmytran6765]

Cheerleading is a sport. I'm a boy cheerleader and it is brutal at par active and competitions. Tumbling, basing, and cheer.

[@miacruickshanks2046]

Us equestrians have to go to our stables everyday including Saturdays and Sundays and we have to plan to go on holiday with all of the people at the stables and get a friend to look after our horse and we stay out side all day whether its a heat wave or below freezing.

[@sybeans6935]

You're an equestrian? Mad respect!

[@mahomiebelieber4lif]

it is also a contact sport when we are stunting

[@beccadunkin4577]

My brother was trying to learn a backhandspring.. and he said "Wow!, This is hard!!"

[@TheCheerleading09]

its not just dance and gymnastics. it has stunts , tumbling, team work, and everything aspect that makes its a sport it has every right to be considered a sport.

[@jessicagleason7552]

Cheer is definitely a sport it's annoying when people say it's not

[@cupcakenala1999]

Yes so true

[@jessicagleason7552]

Thank You😊😂

[@jessicagleason7552]

I literally get so annoyed

[@jacobwilliams5271]

I mean yeah, the girls in this video are definitely athletes, they pulled off incredible feats of athleticism. However, just because they are athletic, doesn't mean that cheerleading is a sport. Do they compete 1 on 1 against other squads?

[@TheWizardWonders2]

well, my old cheer squad practiced, depending on the day, sometimes it was 3, sometimes 4, sometimes 5..... Just Sayin'........

[@CheerleadingTips10]

Thank you,Sydney! :) You know exactly why people should know cheerleading's a sport.

[@unauthorizedjourney]

Im a cheerleader, and it takrs hard work and dedication. I am a backspot, ssssooo I kinda get hit in the nose on the first time trying something :P but i love cheer :)

[@ReganMomegan]

The tumbling is gymnastics. And then them throwing each other in the air

[@gab1dom2]

It is a sport because in cheerleading throwing a person is way heavier than throwing a ball

[@sarahmountain5402]

I do level 4-5 and cheer and gymnastics are both two of the greatest sports ever.

[@katlynndavis35]

Lauren, in football plays just drop dead due to concussion and high blood pressure FYI. Cheerleaders die from head injures and internal bleeding yet mostly broken necks. Ps in football you have gear to put on I got a concision from someone falling on me... I do comp school cheer varsity. I just got rid of a black eye and I weight lift with the schools head trainer. Cheerleading is on sport center just so you know. I'm also taking all honor class.

[@brandikaifesh]

People who say cheerleading isn't a sport I would love for you to come to one of my practices. I would love to see you try a 360, rewind, basket toss, back tuck pyramid, tick tock, heel stretch, bow and arrow, scorpion, and needle with out any stunting experience, try a back handspring layout, back handspring full, standing full and if you can do that and still think it's not a sport then fine whatever, but if cheer isn't a sport than golf shouldn't be a sport either golg shouldn't be a sport.

[@danceifyable]

at my university we have rugby , football , cricket teams etc .. our cheerleading was voted the best SPORTS team out of the whole university ... some people lift weights , cheerleaders lift people :P x

[@laci9265]

I totally agree and im also a cheerleader so i know how hard it is. If gymnastics is a sport than any type of cheerleading should also be considered a sport! :-)

[@blakedewayne6059]

there is an apparent opposing force in all forms of competition with all of these sports. Cheerleading is only a competition when brought into such situations, which it was even created or meant for in the first place.

[@giselle3ariphat]

Both are sports but you can get hurt in any sport. My brother dislocated his shoulder play football. My friend landed on his knee twice and broke it while playin football. An NBA player split his shin in half playing basketball....etc etc etc

[@jasminemedina7214]

I'm only 12 and it hard Enough to keep up with the older girls and yet I do it so cheer is a sport and It is one of the dangerous sport I have ever done and I have gotten heart from bow to toe of my infinity

[@vividneon]

Mary, I have done, both, cheer adding and gymnastics and I wouldn't say that one is more "dangerous" than the other. Yes, they both are similar in a lot if ways, but they are also different in a lot of ways. Cheerleading has its dangers and gymnastics has its dangers as well, but one is not "more dangerous" than the other.

[@XxcrimsonarrowxX]

I don't care if cheerleading is or isn't a sport , its an activity that many people both enjoy doing and watching and that it shouldn't matter if you love doing it.

[@awesomechick350]

"An any other sport if you miss a catch all you drop is the ball"- in cheer you drop a person yay

[@OklahomaBoomer]

I know, I was a cheerleader I had to go through conditioning too. That doesn't make it a sport. In fact in certain forms of dancing you do have to do lifts.