It IS a SPORT!!!!

judith3
judith3 Posts: 296 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
To all those people who say cheerleading is not a sport come on really i dare you to try doing half the things these girls do just watch the videos!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=iN-ZZp2YnSI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kogRkh3_-II&feature=related
In this Second Video cheerleading history was made when Maddie Gardner (the girl in the middle) at 2:02 in the video does what is called a Ball Up 360 Tick tock which had never ever been done before
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  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    so is it not just gymnastics under another name ?
  • Rosalyn94
    Rosalyn94 Posts: 26 Member
    Yes, It is a sport, I used to be a cheerleader.
    But really... does it matter what people call it?
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    If Ben Afflec can get an Oscar, so can cheerleading be a sport

    If American "Football" can be considered sports, then so can cheerleading

    If a 1200 calories per serving salad be called a salad, then cheerleading can be called sport

    Bottom line, you can call it whatever the heck you want
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    apparently Darts is a sport !

    :tongue:
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    apparently Darts is a sport !

    :tongue:

    Someone say Jarts?

    jarts-580x435.jpg
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    I personally feel only competitive cheerleading is a sport. Having been a cheerleader/athlete I feel that if you only cheer at sporting events and do nothing more than prep level stunts then you're nothing more than a cheerleader.
  • elcyclista
    elcyclista Posts: 393
    NASCAR is a sport too it's on espn.
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
  • Fieldsy
    Fieldsy Posts: 1,105 Member
    I dont consider it a sport.

    If cheerleading is a sport, then would flag dancing become a sport? What about ballet?
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    I see everyone saying it is not a sport, yet they can't give a valid reason why.
  • Fieldsy
    Fieldsy Posts: 1,105 Member
    I see everyone saying it is not a sport, yet they can't give a valid reason why.

    Because the majority of cheerleading happens during a sporting event to rile up the crowd?

    I really dont care to argue this, its just my opinion. Its great others think its a sport.
  • elcyclista
    elcyclista Posts: 393
    It would be like two for The price of one. XD
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    I see everyone saying it is not a sport, yet they can't give a valid reason why.

    Because the majority of cheerleading happens during a sporting event to rile up the crowd?

    I really dont care to argue this, its just my opinion. Its great others think its a sport.

    I have no desire to argue...that's not my personality. But to give you a more informed answer it is not only held during other events. I've been on competitive teams that strictly participates at competitions.
  • missdaisy79
    missdaisy79 Posts: 566 Member
    And there was me thinking this was going to be about beach volleyball...
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
    Hunting shooting fishing, to name but three
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
    Hunting shooting fishing, to name but three

    What makes those things sports?
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
    Hunting shooting fishing, to name but three

    What makes those things sports?
    they are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    "they are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe."

    Ok! I can deff see your point now....YOU are the first person I've met that made logic out of the opposing view on this topic. I guess the meaning of sport vary country to country. ALTHOUGH! Per your definition cheerleading would be a sport bc your foe would be the opposing team and you would conquer said foe by accumilating more points. Lol BUT AGAIN I deff see your view.
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    "they are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe."

    Ok! I can deff see your point now....YOU are the first person I've met that made logic out of the opposing view on this topic. I guess the meaning of sport vary country to country. ALTHOUGH! Per your definition cheerleading would be a sport bc your foe would be the opposing team and you would conquer said foe by accumilating more points. Lol BUT AGAIN I deff see your view.
    person not team, and no points, so for cheerleading to want to be come a sport it would be one on one, and to the death....
  • IrishHarpy1
    IrishHarpy1 Posts: 399 Member
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
    Hunting shooting fishing, to name but three

    What makes those things sports?
    they are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.

    Sorry, but fish and deer can hardly be considered "foes." Take down a buck with your bare hands, and *then* you can consider it a sport.

    Sitting in a blind and drinking beer while waiting for your prey to wander by can't be taken seriously as a "sport."

    Competitive cheerleading is intense physical activity where teams compete and try to outmatch each other with physical skills. And THAT, my friend, is a sport.
  • Wildheart_Baby
    Wildheart_Baby Posts: 44 Member
    Here's the thing, on their own each 'sport' isn't a sport, you can play darts down the pub or in your own home but you wouldn't consider it a sport, more a passtime, or hobby, you can sprint down a track but unless you're competing against others at the time, then you're merely competing against yourself, so not really doing a 'sport'

    I guess it boils down to whether you're taking part against others as to whether you could class what you;re doing as a sport.

    So in short, when you compete against others doing cheerleading, then yes, its a sport, when you're cheering on the team at half time or during the game, I wouldn't say it was a sport.
  • YokoJ
    YokoJ Posts: 253
    Is there a winner in cheerleading? Not a team, but an individual, and how does that person win? If it is judged, scored, or point tallied, then it is not a sport, if it is scored in a table, or league, then it is not a sport. Sports are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.
    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer

    cheerleading is just team dancing

    What is a sport to you?
    Hunting shooting fishing, to name but three

    What makes those things sports?
    they are events whereby the winner comes first, or takes on a foe and defeats that foe.

    Sorry, but fish and deer can hardly be considered "foes." Take down a buck with your bare hands, and *then* you can consider it a sport.

    Sitting in a blind and drinking beer while waiting for your prey to wander by can't be taken seriously as a "sport."

    Competitive cheerleading is intense physical activity where teams compete and try to outmatch each other with physical skills. And THAT, my friend, is a sport.

    I love you! :love: Marry me?! Lol
  • Wildheart_Baby
    Wildheart_Baby Posts: 44 Member
    person not team, and no points, so for cheerleading to want to be come a sport it would be one on one, and to the death....

    So by that, then football, basketball, rugby etc. etc. won't be classed as sports since those are typically team games.
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    To the apparent derogatory comment on darts (although most pub sports could come under the same banner)in particular, a sport is something that requires skill IMO, so you do not necessarily have to be fit to compete and be successful at a sport, look at the amount of overweight professional golfers out there earning millions for example, would you like to challenge John Daly in his day for money and tell him he does not compete in a 'sport'....
  • LemonSnap
    LemonSnap Posts: 186 Member
    If it's in the Olympics it is a sport. My partner and I have contemplated becoming athletes by taking up ballroom dancing.
  • travisseger
    travisseger Posts: 271 Member
    My wife was a competitive cheerleader in high school and a cheerleader in college. I love to get her riled up by saying cheerleading is an activity, not a sport. Although she does have one thing I never earned in all my years of playing football, baseball and basketball...a national championship. Sport or not, I have to give her credit for that.

    When we were first married she coached, and having watched their practices, they were definitely intense. Add the competition factor to it, and I'll call it a sport.
  • stephvaile
    stephvaile Posts: 298
    person not team, and no points, so for cheerleading to want to be come a sport it would be one on one, and to the death....

    So by that, then football, basketball, rugby etc. etc. won't be classed as sports since those are typically team games.
    i was going to say that lol
    i have a friend who teaches cheer leading and they are doing competitions all the time and they win as a team so yes i would dsay a sport, gymnastics is also a sport and considering that the moves my friends cheerleaders do they are on the gymnastic side (VERY HARD)
  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
    Sorry, but fish and deer can hardly be considered "foes." Take down a buck with your bare hands, and *then* you can consider it a sport.
    Sitting in a blind and drinking beer while waiting for your prey to wander by can't be taken seriously as a "sport."
    Competitive cheerleading is intense physical activity where teams compete and try to outmatch each other with physical skills. And THAT, my friend, is a sport.

    Sitting in a blind and shooting is not shooting, that is sitting in a blind,
    Shooting is carrying your own gun over rough ground and stalking a game animal sometimes for hours on end. Matching your skill against a wild animals instinct
    Fishing against a wild fish in a river/sea is fishing, anything else is playing at it
    And Cheerleading is dance with throws, no matter how intense or physical it is, it is judged by points or league tables or refereed. So cannot be a sport

    person not team, and no points, so for cheerleading to want to be come a sport it would be one on one, and to the death....

    So by that, then football, basketball, rugby etc. etc. won't be classed as sports since those are typically team games.
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    There are very few sports, mostly what people call sports are children’s games made in to big business.
    Rounders plus money =baseball
    Netball plus money = basketball
    School boy Rugby plus padding and money= American Football
    Kick the can+ money = Soccer
    cheerleading is just team dancing
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Obviously tadpole has no idea what the word sport actually means.
    sport - noun - an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment

    And if you want to go old school with it, the original meaning of the word sport was "entertainment, pastime." Nothing to do with individual competition, or to the death. That's never been any part of the definition.

    Hunting and fishing aren't sport, hunting and fishing are methods of procuring food. Farming isn't a sport either, just for the record. :huh:
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