Yes, Cheerleading is a sport!

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[@IAmDirectorJacobH]

Definition of Sport: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others. Cheerleading involves "physical exertion" and Cheerleaders compete...therefore Cheerleading is a sport.

[@maddiewing6076]

I've played soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, softball, I've been on a swim team but cheerleading by far is the most difficult.

[@beautygirl0928]

Hey football players, cheerleading is now voted for most dangerous sport! Now get down your knees and clean my infinities;)

[@melissaann4849]

Could I show this to my class for my cheerleading is a sport project and give you credit?

[@ericpalma5058]

Cheer is a sport

[@KevinMeno2008]

Cheerleading is, and always will be, a sport, period! :)

[@sarah-fo4wj]

PERIODDDTTT . 😂😂❤

[@tiff9165]

Cheerleading WILL make it into the Olympics one day. Because it IS a physical thing to do. Its challenging. Its a lot of hard work and practice. It will get there just the way every sport has.

[@sarah-fo4wj]

IT'S GOING TO BE IN 2024 . im sooo excited, we deserve it

[@melissaperrin11]

The things that I just saw made my mouth drop...I love it! I miss cheerleading so much!

[@CHAM0RRITO]

In my high school we had a disabled (since birth) cheerleader that could shout cheers with such energy and enthusiasm. At the tryouts many girls performed minimal athleticism to enhance their performance. When the wheelchair auditionee took the stage, she belted out those cheers with such force that the judges selected her to be on the squad. Its sad that if she were to audition today, she would not make the squad. Its not a required element to do acrobatics in order to be a true CHEERLEADER.

[@ivysports15]

football is just something to do at a cheerleding presentation

[@TheHighlanderGirl]

Agreed. You also need the proper equipment, coaches and physical strength/flexibility. Cheerleading has come a long way since waving around pom-poms and merely looking pretty. Soon (if not already) there will be elements of martial arts while stunting. Its amazing what has been accomplished so far.

[@lamsp6041]

cheerleading is a very very hard sport

[@leahkelley405]

Cheerleading is definitely a sport. These girls are being thrown into the air, above people's heads. If one person was a tiny bit off, that flyer could die. Cheer is not a joke about a slutty group of girls, squealing for football players. It was voted the most dangerous contact sport in the world, thank you very much. Cheer is hardcore work. If you don't think it's a sport, try flying for a day and see if you survive the sweat and the workout.

[@nizamaxwell209]

And we compete regularly just like any other sports.

[@RoborovskiHammies]

I was talking about All Star cheerleading. All Star means competitive cheerleading and is almost always only for squads who do all the proper stunts etc. But yes, the cheerleading that is for cheering games is definately not a sport.

[@coachgeo]

Aug: 2012 "The appeals court agreed with U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill, ...who found in 2010 that competitive cheerleading did not have the organization, post-season structure or standardized rules required to be considered a sport." ...."The activity also must have competition as its primary goal - not merely the support of other athletic teams."

[@pinkcheetahprincess]

We practice 6 days a week most weeks, much more than the average soccer team...

[@coachgeo]

They go to "events" that are masked as "competition" but they are not. They are BIG BUSINESS to make big profits. The rules ensure that rarely anyone leaves with much less than third place cause that is bad for business. This is NOT sportive in nature. This is huge reason why a federal judge ruled it not a sport.

[@KKthecupcake]

Cheerleading is the hardest sport there is, and the most fun to watch

[@coachgeo]

Semi Correct. It is Stunts & Tumbling. The new college organization is NCATA (National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Assoc. Yes they are striving to have full acceptance as an NCAA womans sport . Will take a while but it will happen. Have been in contact with NCATA since the beginning two years ago to begin to bring their system further down into the youth organizations because they are using a more sportive, better developmentaly designed format for athlete progress.

[@sadebubblez]

Cheerleading is definatly a sport..ive been doin it since i was 7(: lovee itt

[@mandy12899]

when im older and in college i wanna be a cheerleader soo bad right now im only amiddle school cheerleader but what they do is freaking amazing

[@Glee4EVA1000]

If I was one of those fylers i'd trow up from all the spining around but it is incredibly amazing on the stunts that these people can do

[@coachgeo]

“Like the district court, we acknowledge record evidence showing that competitive cheerleading can be physically challenging, requiring competitors to possess ‘strength, agility, and grace,’ the court wrote. “Similarly, we do not foreclose the possibility that the activity, with better organization and defined rules, might someday warrant recognition as a ...sport. But, like the district court, we conclude that the record evidence shows that ‘that time has not yet arrived.’”

[@Amy107127]

Even if cheerleading isn't an official sport, it's definitely just as difficult as most "official" sports! Sure it's not entirely as hard as gymnastics but it's at the same intensity level as a lot of official sports. It's really a lot harder than you would think. Cheerleaders respect athletes that compete in different sports, and it should be vice versa.

[@coachgeo]

No argument here, 100% agree. You deserve more credit. Dancers deserve more credit. IMHO ball sport athletes get too MUCH CREDIT. You will get more credit than you have now if the cheer organizations followed logical training/competitive formats (compulsory/ & Optional levels ) like every other acrobaticy sport in THE WORLD uses. (Martial Arts, All 7 of the Gymnastic sports, Diving, Ice Dancing ...). Cheer will get more credit, will be WAY safer, Skill level will rise.

[@meremcd5178]

I've played football and I've done cheer and cheer is by far much more athletic

[@nizamaxwell209]

Truedat

[@llplays6853]

YAAAASSSS KWEEEEN

[@tessaelizabeth194]

No . People Just Say That. It Doesnt matter about the entertament. It Can Be The Most Dull Routine Ever and Still Get First Place. It Matters How Skilled You Are at It.

[@coachgeo]

Understand ones desire to hold to an opinion. Remember an opinion is only as worthy as the information its derived from. If ones opinion is based on info. derived from a con man; then that opinion has no validity. If an opinion is based on science, historical facts, analytical analysis.. that is a different matter.

[@cheertumbler03]

Awesome video. I don't care what anyone says in my heart cheer is a sport. I work and practice hard to perfect my skills just like people in any other sport.

[@SilfraGirl]

Cheer is a sport. Whoever disagrees, will be pepper sprayed. I do cheer, and its a tough sport! We have to stunt, and stay tight, while being flexible! And tumbling, and a whole lot of trust. Even ppl who have done it for years, still can't do a backhand spring! Its hard, And i love every second of it. Half the ppl who say it isnt a sport, Cant even do a cartwheel. So try it yourself, because you wont make it through a single practice.

[@lovebeauty3154]

So people are saying that in order for it to be a sport it requires a ball -- what about cross country? Swimming? Skiing? Snow boarding? Cheer is a sport, and a dangerous one at that. It isn't the dancing or makeup that makes it dangerous; its the stunta.

[@Jaclyn_Lizzi]

Most cheerleading (that people see) is in high school- when they do no cool tricks, they just shout out cheers for the football team from the sidelines in skimpy clothing with fake smile. That doesn't deserve my respect. Competitive cheerleading, yes, but that's not what people see.

[@Amy107127]

sport/spôrt/ Noun: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

[@coachgeo]

Agreed, Ya'll work hard and deserve respect. Just like Acrobats, & dancers etc. deserve way more respect than they get. You don't need to be part of a "sport" to get respect though. That being said.... as a trained professional in acrobatic sports... you'll get tons more respect when cheer follows the logical training/competition path of every other acrobatic sport in the world. (Diving, Martial Arts, All 7 of the gymnastic sports, Ice dancing and so on) Your the only one who does not.

[@benedettabazzi5160]

I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ CHEERLEADING

[@klaireevans7550]

Cheerleading is a sport. No one argues that gymnastics, figure skating, diving, etc. are not sports; but like cheerleading, the scores are decided by judges who base their decisions on a point system. Yes, the average high school sideline team sucks. But when I watch my brother's middle school basketball team, I don't think to myself, "wow, this isn't a sport!" simply because his team sucks. There's just an understanding that basketball is a hard sport, and that most people aren't good at it.

[@theskatergirl84]

idk who you are, but you just became my new favorite person lol

[@abiedwards1]

fair point, but cheerleading has quite clearly evolved from that. You can't deny that cheerleaders put in a lot of training and practice into each routine and training for the tricks, as do any other athletes like gymnasts and footballers. So to not class it as a sport even though the same amount of commitment and effort goes into it like training hours etc.. wouldn't be fair.

[@petermm74]

i do relies the what is going on with the title IX situation thats why they came up with that new form of cheerleading "stunt" but regardless of the legal issue i still believe that people should view competitive cheerleading as a sport because it fits every criteria for a sport except for the fact that it docent necessarily have a defined season.

[@sarahthename]

I have so stayed at that all star resort when our cheer squad went to perform in the citrus bowl :) Ahhhhh 8:D

[@kt55695616]

On California allstars their jumps the person in the front middle is Kiara Nowlin

[@hollybordelon9135]

I am a cheerleader and a flier it is scary if you get dropped it could be the end cheer is a sport

[@dancelovelaugh320]

Im at my dance studio from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm, comp cheer is not as competitive as comp dance. I totally understand hello1236006. we have skill in our dances unlike cheer leaders who shake their butts around waving pom poms in the air

[@XxTrottergurlsxX]

omg thats is THE BEST cheerleading i have ever seen

[@redskinsfreak1]

this video shows everything about cheer

[@arianna3203]

I do cheer and because of that I got extra points in whatever exam I wanted to because of that.

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

The place at the begging looks like the Disney sports hotel......

[@graceslikker3867]

Yes it is don't doubt it its the MOST dangerous SPORT in the world! Also never once have we said GO TEAM! Never I lover this video! Yes! Awesome it is an Olympic sport now!

[@xCheerlovex]

the song is; Chau Chat - X.Y. OP.39

[@salty-spitoon]

They are at nationals! I have stayed at that hotel before. They must put us there every year.

[@Amy107127]

com·pe·ti·tion/ˌkämpəˈtiSHən/ Noun: The activity or condition of competing: "there is fierce competition between banks". An event or contest in which people compete. Synonyms: contest - rivalry - emulation - race - match

[@adamknight5089]

Mesmerising

[@HermosaVida95]

I practice 6 days a week for four hours and go to competition and state competitions and i go through the whole year....I train everyday of my life just like i'm sure you do....dont put cheerleaders down..

[@amberstypayhorlikson5873]

Yhu obviously have never been a flier in a stunt, risking yhur life to make the team look good. Im a flier myself and my life is in my stunt groups hands.... If they drop me, and my head hits the hard floor, anything could happen. In soccer yhu play in GRASS while we cheer on the Basket Ball courts, stages, and yes sometimes grass. *FootBall Fields* We can cheer on the field so we have to cheer on the track. Cheer has been reconized as the most dangerous SPORT in the world.... any more comments?

[@Amy107127]

Yeah it's kind of sad how a lot of athletes don't get enough credit.. There is the new college STUNT program though, which I think is considered an official sport but I'm not sure.

[@candyloverluna]

Agreed, cheer is a sport.

[@petermm74]

i personally wouldn't mind if the got rid of the overall appeal score cause it allows judges to be biased. and as for one governing body you got nca and uca but look at baseball you have the american and national leagues the point is i relies where you are coming from on the legal standpoint of the issue

[@SportyFun145]

Cheerleading is a sport. And you compete, so it is kind of a game. I'm not saying all teams compete, but a lot do.

[@coachgeo]

Amy, was not commenting to YOU personally. Usually don't even look at the name. Doubt many do. If was.. would normally do that in a personal message. Most folk make comments to the public, to the readers of comments, and in this case, too those willing to consider points being made.

[@dancelovelaugh320]

yeh, it sucks, i never get pedicures or wear flip flops cuz my feet are so ugly

[@shadyladies2343]

if cheerleading was not a sport than why are there compatitions? so cheerleading in a sport and its the # 1 SPORT with the most injuries aswell. I LOVE CHEERLEADING!!!

[@alphagirl812]

when cheer was made it was made to get the crowd excited at a sporting event it was made to cheer on a sport.... not to be one... i am a cheerleader believe it or not... but i do not think it should be considered a sport i do understand it is VERY hard especially wen u get to the higher levels but it was made to be a way to get people to be entertained and happy and people turned it into an intense event where u get a bathing suit for a uniform...

[@dragonbornt16]

oh gosh I love every stunt in this video :D

[@claracheerforever172]

Cheerleading is a sport! We need strength and flexibility(:

[@haileykmaxey17]

That was a great video! Cheerleading is a sport!! In fact it's one of the most dangerous ones in the world!! :D People who say it isn't, well I would love to see them try adn tumble and stunt like we do.

[@atim.2528]

ur so right im cheerleader 2 and agreee wit every word u said:)

[@spidergrl009]

OK, let me get this out of the way... Cheer? its a sport. We jump, we run, we fall, we LIFT people, and we run some more. We get less water breaks than any other sport. we are more than likely to get a broken neck from falling out of someones arms, like that. we spend hours dedicated to something we love. You don't spend a few hours everyday trying to get as flexible as Gabi Butler. You don't lift girls up in the air. YOU dont get pulled because you can't do a back handspring. You're lucky......

[@greatdudet]

ok it may not be a game... but id like to see you go out and do everything we do

[@amandaford5658]

i have been cheerleading my whole life which has been about 8 years and i cant do a front or back handspring

[@nizamaxwell209]

You throw one pound balls we throw hundred pound girls oh and we actually catch are,s

[@imscenery]

You also need agility, precision, balance, control, and a ton of time logged in physical conditioning. So, needless to say you also need dedication.

[@madcheer8925]

Really cool

[@CHAM0RRITO]

What are the REQUIRED elements of cheerleading?

[@brianawilcox7973]

Yes I agree with you I do practice like other sports so to me cheer is a sport

[@snowberry010]

We go against the brandon all stars

[@kb6895]

what is the song playin' in this video??? It is awesome!!! Does anyone know the name and who is the artist???

[@jinize]

i hate that in latin america we don't have this sport:/

[@2YearsandStronger]

Well what do you suppose it is then? A dance? Throwing people up in the air, holding them up with one arm, then having another girl be doing the same thing but on top of the girl you're already holding up and shouting out Dr.Seuss rhymes? Well, I have one thing to say, Mister/Ma'am: try to bench more than 100 pounds over your head for more then 1 minute, then we'll talk.

[@1457Angel]

gymnastics is not pointless.. and its a sport... people know its sport.. BUUT with cheerleading everyone thinks its not EXCEPT FOR THE CHEERLEADERS

[@katiewren3936]

@gymandsing123 as far as I am aware cricket isn't in the Olympics. Are you saying that cricket isn't a professional sport?

[@holly1827]

@456whateva Alot of it isnt. But its legal for competition all star teams and level six college teams.

[@nerdgirl101love]

cheer is a sport it is hard you have to be supper flexibil

[@530sweetypie]

if it wasnt a sport, there would not be nationals.

[@gisellellanes1992]

@luv2bcool football is played by a group if people with certain abilities and they have to follow rules. And it is a game of chance because you never know what could happen. By your definition football apparently isn't a sport either.

[@RoborovskiHammies]

@soejammm Yeah, most people in my squad have been cheering since they were 6 ;)

[@MrClayton95]

Those who can't do; watch...

[@petermm74]

gymnastics is also based on the scoring system and its a fucking sport!!

[@DoIHaveToSayThis]

Cheer is not a sport. Yes, I have been on a cheerleading team and sprained my ankle from tumbling. I can do more than a forward roll or a cartwheel and I know what a standing full is. I wish it was a sport though but I don't know what else to tell you though. Make a petition? I'll sign it.

[@cheerybabe07]

actually, i hate to be the one to break it to yah, there are like 2 or 3 athletic associations just for high school cheer team competitions in every state. and if thats not enough, there is always those school competitions with the rival school over EVERYTHING. AND those little pop warner cheerleaders you see at little boy football games? yah, they go to competitions too. plus the TONS of all star squads who compete. and i know because ive done all three. plus college teams compete too

[@MBforlife1000]

my brother went there for his football team

[@emmarenee6877]

u know what i dont get is that people think golf is a sport but not cheer?!

[@Amy107127]

Not trying to start an argument, but if you read the definition of the word "sport", and you know that cheerleaders compete, why is it not a sport?

[@11asalas]

awesome video!!!

[@sDiatyn]

hhm. still asking myself, if i ever have seen a comment like "cheer isn't a sport". (sorry, i'm german)

[@musicluvva06]

Think about it this way: football players through two pound balls in the air. We throw 100+ pound humans in the air. Think about that next time you say cheerleading is easy football players

[@tessaelizabeth194]

if you don't like it don't comment if people have fun doing it lay off.

[@soejammm]

@mandy12899 That sounds great! But you should start now because girls who are in all star teams like the ones in this video have probably been cheering since they were IN middle school! Possibly younger!

[@atim.2528]

wow on 2:04 u have to be strong with that stunt

[@M0ZeT]

where is this place at the beginning? I have seen so often, but where and what is it? o:

[@AxM6112]

cheerleading can not be compared to any sport such as football soccer basketball etc.. because there is nothing in common. cheerleading is a whole different type of sport there is stunting tumbling and dance all packed into one routine and just as many other sports it IS! done competitively not all cheerleaders cheer for other sports that's only done mostly at schools and many of the teams use it as practice for their competition season which is every cheerleaders highlight of their season.