Do you consider cheerleading a real sport?

[Anonymous]

Why or why not?

I think it should at least be considered one so girls at school can get covered if they get injured.

[zombiefood]

I feel that anything that requires athleticism is a sport.

Example:

Golf- Requires skill, but not athleticism = a hobby (a very challenging and difficult hobby but a hobby no less)

Football/Soccer- Requires much athleticism and physical prowess, thusly is a sport.

To me it's not about offense and defense, that's a ridiculous classification. Then things like swimming, track and field, and those things aren't sports and they clearly are. It's about if it requires athleticism and physical ability.

Which cheerleading totally does. Mind you, cheerleading on the sidelines of games not so much, but the competitions totally do. If "Bring It On" is anything to go by then holy sh*t you guys are awesome.

[dudeman]

those aren't sports those are events

[dudeman]

track and field and swimming are events

[zombiefood]

In your opinion. IN my opinion sports are things that require athleticism. Just because there's no offense or defense doesn't mean there's not a competition going on so... yeah. In my opinion it's silly to classify them by positions on the team. Feel free to classify them your own way. This is just mine.

[dudeman]

yeah but competition doesn't make something a sport, figures skating requires athletic ability and its competitive but its clearly not a sport

[dudeman]

football, basketball, baseball, crickett, boxing, wrestling, mma these are sports

[dudeman]

there is a clear distinction between these and other events so there needs to be a new word for them if swimming or cheer leading is a sport so a new word is needed seeing their actual title isn't good enough for them now

[zombiefood]

As I said before, that's your opinion and that's fine, I respect it. It's just not my opinion. I believe they are sports, that's just me. You don't have to agree, I'm not trying to convince you. And you arguing about it isn't going to do anything to change my mind so please see that I'm respecting your opinion and recognizing it as a perfectly valid and equal one to my own and return the favor.

[tohrment]

Yes.

They compete, they sweat, they train, and they're athletic as heck. I don't see how it ISN'T considered a sport.

[dudeman]

no defense, you can't prevent the other person from doing well, its a rigorous activity like nascar

[dudeman]

is weight lifting a sport

[peace-love-couture]

+1

Not sure why some guys on here think they're the end all in opinions. It's a question based on opinions, not a question asked for someone to attempt to appear smart

[tohrment]

@ Dudeman: Then why is gymnastics a sport?

@peacce.love.couture: agreed.

[dudeman]

gymnastics isn't a sport

[tohrment]

Maybe it's different in the US then, because here in Australia it is.

[peace-love-couture]

No, it's a sport here

That's why dudeman isn't a gymnast...not everyone can be one. It takes skill and patience to improve.

[tohrment]

Lol

[dudeman]

im not a gymnast because I'm not a midget

[tohrment]

...I don't get it?

[peace-love-couture]

Professionally speaking, the tallest gymnast was about 5'3 or 5'3 1/2, I forget her name but she's from Plano, Texas although she's of Russian descent. The shorter the better.

But that's not why you aren't a gymnast bro. You also claim modeling takes no skill. If that were true, there wouldn't be girls and guys who spend their lives trying to be Olympic athletes or models

[dudeman]

gymnist are notoriously short like jockeys, a normal sized human being doesn't move like that

[dudeman]

modeling doesn't take skill, also I never said gymnastics wasn't incredibly difficult, its just not a sport. lifting a car onto your head is also incredibly difficult but its not a sport and neither are the strong man competitions

[tohrment]

Female gymnasts are. But there are male gymnasts who are upto 6'3". How tall are you, dudeman?

Either way, I don't see how you NOT being a gymnast has any relevance to do with the fact that gymnastics is classified as a sport by sport associations all over the world. Whether or not you agree with that is up to you, but it doesn't change reality.

[dudeman]

im 5 10 and built to hit things not fly threw the air

[tohrment]

Well, that's lovely. But that's still irrelevant. lol

[dudeman]

you asked how tall I was and gymnastics still isn't a sport, is f***ing a sport to then, that requires effort, is anything that requires effort a sport?

[dudeman]

is p*rn a sport

[dudeman]

some of those p*rn stars really go at it

[dudeman]

they train, its athletic I don't see how its not a sport

[tohrment]

Porn is like acting. They don't compete. They don't hold "porn championships".

[Anonymous]

My school had two different cheerleading squads. One went to all the games and the others were called competition cheerleaders. The latter I would say is a sport, but the former was an activity. I think my school was a little weird with that, so this may not make sense to other people.

[doctorwhofan23]

I think a judge somewhere declared it was not a sport.

[peace-love-couture]

I think it can be a competitive activity, but no

It's cool though

[rachiee]

You have competitions and do physical things so yea I think its a sport.

[dudeman]

its rigorous activity like gymnastics it can't be a sport if there is no defense

[Brando]

Yes, I feel it's a sport.

[Anonymous]

only a sport if you can do flips/gymnastics stuff

[Pati3nc3]

Nope. Not at all.

[darkknight1x]

An Olympic sport.

[Anonymous]

Yes