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Cheerleading Is A Sport!!!
What is the definition of sport? You get just as much physical exercise in it as you do tennis or wrestleing.
 im_trumpet  29 Apr 2008 13:44
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It totally is
 
 fuzzy2bear  29 Aug 2008 20:26
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If dancing is considered a sport then yes, cheerleading is a sport.
 
 gogo303ng  11 Jun 2008 07:45
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Cheerleading is totally a sport. The definition of a sport is: An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. Cheerleading has all of the above. My girlfriend's a cheerleader and she can give you a whole bunch of stuff on how cheerleading is a sport. We live in Michigan where cheerleading is not considered a sport, unlike every other state in the U.S. Where the opposite is true.
 
 DTigers7  07 May 2008 02:26
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As long as it makes us physically healthy.I believe it is..and it is a good sport then,for boys and girls.
 
 sah01  30 Apr 2008 01:23
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Ya they compete like other sports and have practices like other sports.
 
 celva_olva  29 Apr 2008 16:44
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Yea because you need flexibility and when you do the dances that is also exercise.
 
 melisiwa  29 Apr 2008 13:55
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Cheerleading is definitely a sport. It takes as much endurance and ability as playing football, if not more. Cheerleaders are expected to be in gymnastics and have dancing abilities. That is a sport if I ever heard of one. There is so much required of cheerleaders nowadays. From tumbling, balancing, dancing, clapping and cheering, they have a lot to do at the same time. It requires training just like every other sport and tons of practice.
 
 curious  29 Apr 2008 13:53
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 thank you for agreeing!!!
by  im_trumpet
 30 Apr 2008 13:16
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Can you win? Can you play defense? Is there a national cheerleading league? Is there such a thing as a cheerleading field/court? Are there specifications for the equipment you use? Do they have jersey numbers?

Cheerleading is missing many components of an actual sport. Its nothing but a side attraction at other sports.
 
 ur_wrong  05 Nov 2008 00:33
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I do not believe it is a sport unless it is done in a cheerleading competition. In sports, teams compete against each other. In basic cheerleading, there really is no competition. If the cheerleaders are competing against other cheerleading teams in a competition, then it can be considered a sport. However, in order to a sport, there has to be that competitive component. So, I am half for this debate, and half against this debate. Cheerleading is very physical, but that alone does not make it a sport. Cheerleaders help the sporting teams, they are not the sport itself.
 
 BullDog  29 Apr 2008 16:37
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Cheerleading, like gymnastics, is nothing but a form of dancing and prancing around. Calling them sports is like calling Poker a "sport".

A sport is an event decided by measurement and rules or scoring based upon measurement and rules.
 
 K9  29 Apr 2008 15:43
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 why do we have cheerleading competitions?
isn't it the same as 'games'?
by  im_trumpet
 30 Apr 2008 13:15
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