Do you consider cheerleading a sport?

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Why or why not? If not, what, in your opinion, constitutes a sport? Have you ever been a cheerleader yourself?
I personally consider it a sport 100%. I was a cheerleader in college, and let me tell you, it is so much harder than it looks!

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There’s really two different kinds of cheerleading. There’s the kind where it’s just coordinated Pom Pom shaking, and shouting cheers at football games. It’s still athletic activity, although sport might be a bit strong of a term.
Then there’s competitive cheerleading, which is most definitely a sport comprised of elite athletes. 
I’ve not done either, but I have done gymnastics, which is quite similar to the secondary style, and it’s definitely a challenging work out.

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I think it depends on whether you’re cheerleading and competing or cheering on your team. Where I come from no, not a sport. You literally stand on the sidelines and do cheers. It’s not physically exerting at all... but yes, the teams that compete need a ton of strength to do so many of those skills so I consider it a sport for them.

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Yes, plain and simple.  You spend hours and hours perfecting a craft. Best 7 years of my life.

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U tell me someone who can shout dance flip hold and throw a 100-115 lbs person in the air for 2-4 minutes straight. And maybe i might not consider cheer a sport... 
Coming from a retired competition cheerleader lol its hard work, and most definitely a sport.

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My cousin is in cheerleading and she’s passed out from working so hard yes it is a sport!! It’s hard work and dedication like any other sport let’s see you lift 100+ lb human on your own and see if you don’t get exhausted! 😂😂

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It’s literally like gymnastics, so yes it’s a sport. Just like pole is a sport.

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I was a cheerleader all through middle school and high school. It’s definitely a sport because you’re constantly lifting people, dancing, jumping, and tumbling. 
When I was in high school, there was a class specifically for the cheerleaders, and our coach started every class period with us doing P90X. 
It’s a freakin sport. 😂

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This is a pretty good definition “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” However I don’t think it’s always for entertainment. Maybe you can twist it that way. Idk. I do consider it to be a sport. But no I’ve never been a cheerleader. Never had a desire to do that. I’m not athletic.

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Competitive cheerleading is absolutely a sport. Do you know what kind of condition your body need to be in to do that?  Im athletic and play team sports but could never do what competitive cheerleaders do.
That being said, cheerleading absent of flips, kicks, tosses and difficult moves its not a sport. 
If you're just standing there clapping, chanting and maybe doing a few dance moves, then no, it's an activity not a sport.

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I do think it depends if you are competing or not.For example Ballroom dancing. A couple going out onto the floor and dancing together are not participating in a sport. Couples going out wih numbers on their back and competing against each other is a sport.

Do you consider cheerleading a sport?

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