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Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:12 pm
by warrior 89
Neutron Man wrote:ESPN cheerleading YES
local cheerleaders NO (except Greenup)

Local cheerleaders just don't do what you see on TV
its more clapping and timing. like a routine, a dance.
From what I see, if half the ball teams around had a little more timing, and a little
more of a routine the clapping would come from the stands and they would be a whole lot better!

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:17 am
by The Babe
No.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:19 am
by The D
......................................absolotely not

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:07 am
by Burg_Grad_77
Only if they can hit a 3 pointer at halftime.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:45 pm
by theuglytruth
Neutron Man wrote:ESPN cheerleading YES
local cheerleaders NO (except Greenup)

Local cheerleaders just don't do what you see on TV
its more clapping and timing. like a routine, a dance.
The spelling be is on ESPN

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:29 am
by duck butter
whos baby is that?

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:21 am
by duck butter
cheerleading is not a sport

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:55 pm
by bettis
Cheerleading is a sport!!!! My daughter has done both competitive cheerleading and high school cheerleading for over 12 years now. They are athletes and are in better condition than most of the guys on the field or court!! Also, my daughter can definitely hit a 3 pointer on the court also!!!

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:36 pm
by bryanc45
I am not just saying this because I have friends who are cheerleaders. but they work just as hard as the team does.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:14 pm
by duck butter
its not a matter of working hard the band works hard but thats no sport there a support group for sports just like band

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:46 pm
by bettis
If its not a sport then why am I paying $90 for her to participate?

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:44 am
by duck butter
probably for the uniform? lol they have to look nice

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:23 pm
by NOREDHEADS
abuck76 wrote:Well , what say you?................... :12224
no!

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 1:15 pm
by Swampfox
Cheerleading is a sport . However most of their short comings is brought on by administration and League rules. Our league is ground bound. From what I have been told the league is afraid of injuries. Yet our football team suffered 4 season ending injuries in one season. My daughters teams practiced the normal cheers, dance routines and cheer routine (which included flying) twelve months a year. They won several awards during the years both on the local and national level. When they were finally receiving recognition , the coach was replaced by a coach that was not into the competition end.During their years completing several male athletes came to support their competitions. Everyone of them came out with a greater appreciation and respect for cheerleaders. About everyone not only was amazed and said they wouldn't dare try some of the things the girls did.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:10 pm
by PopeSnoopDogThe1st
sport
noun
1.
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

My daughter's cheer TEAM has won competitions against other cheer TEAMS...So by Webster's definition...it is a sport..I sure as Hell know she is an athlete...she can Sprint faster then half the the football players, jumps better then most of the basketball players, and she sure works hard to be the best...

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:59 pm
by 1987chieftains
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Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:41 am
by anderson2012
Ask the insurance companies.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:05 pm
by 1987chieftains
pope_snoopdog_the_1st wrote:sport
noun
1.
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

My daughter's cheer TEAM has won competitions against other cheer TEAMS...So by Webster's definition...it is a sport..I sure as Hell know she is an athlete...she can Sprint faster then half the the football players, jumps better then most of the basketball players, and she sure works hard to be the best...
That maybe true but the OHSAA says no. Because cheering at a game for your team like most schools in Ohio is not a sport. That's entertainment. Unfortunately few schools in Ohio have competition cheer teams and I doubt many want it for what formerfcfan just said.... Insurance.... Also cheer competitions are not sanctioned by the OHSAA. They are sanctioned privately and funded privately by cheer organizations and the OHSAA rules and guidelines do not apply.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:29 pm
by noreply66
It is entertainment that has more injuries overall than football.

Re: SHOULD CHEERLEADING BE CONSIDERED A SPORT

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:35 am
by tbone7707
PopeSnoopDogThe1st wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:10 pm sport
noun
1.
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

My daughter's cheer TEAM has won competitions against other cheer TEAMS...So by Webster's definition...it is a sport..I sure as Hell know she is an athlete...she can Sprint faster then half the the football players, jumps better then most of the basketball players, and she sure works hard to be the best...
I agree that cheerleaders are athletes . Most of the best athletes are sometimes are the cheerleaders. However I don't think any activity that doesn't have a clear cut winner is a sport to me. Cheerleading competitions, gymnastics, figure skating, anything where judges have to determine the outcome I don't consider a sport. Clear cut winners to me are sports everything else is activities with very good athletes. And by the way does your daughter participate in anything else because it sounds like she could help other sports there lol.