CheerBaby.!
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Okay I know it is a sport and should be listed as one because its hard work!I cheer.
Athletes lift weight and we lift athletes!
We have to be sharp and insync with everything
Tumble
We compete
And have to learn things in short periods.
and look happy while doing it!
Cheer is the most dangerous sport out there!But still it dosen't get the proper respect.
I bet the people who say its not a sport couldn't even last one day doing it and being perfect.
welll just tell me why you think its not a sport and is.
Don't just say its easy to yell and wave poms poms but that's not even half of it look up stunting,Cheer leading,Tumbling ,and cheer competitions on youtube can you fly that high in the air balancing on one foot? Tell me how it dosen't me the standards of a sport because i think it does heres some facts:
The truth is, there really isn’t a solid definition of “official” sport.
When necessary, the office of Civil Rights makes this determination on a case by case basis. The Women’s Sports Foundation has narrowed the field down of what is considered a sport to these elements that are commonly agreed upon to define a sport:
• It must be a physical activity which involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of mass. (Stunting… check)!
• “Contesting” or competing against/with an opponent is required (Competition… check)!
• It must be governed by rules that explicitly define the time, space, and purpose of the contest and the conditions under which a winner is declared. (Time limit, mat size, score sheets… check, check, check)!
• Acknowledgement that the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants. (You know those competitions on ESPN? Those are national championships… check)!
So far, cheerleading is four for four! But there are still two more qualifications to meet for cheerleading to be considered a sport. The Women’s Sports Foundation makes it clear that “any physical activity in which relative performance can be judged or qualified can be developed into a competitive sport as long as:
1) The physical activity includes the above defined elements (got them!) and…
2) The primary purpose is competition verses other teams or individuals within a competition structure comparable to other ‘athletic’ activities.”
Athletes lift weight and we lift athletes!
We have to be sharp and insync with everything
Tumble
We compete
And have to learn things in short periods.
and look happy while doing it!
Cheer is the most dangerous sport out there!But still it dosen't get the proper respect.
I bet the people who say its not a sport couldn't even last one day doing it and being perfect.
welll just tell me why you think its not a sport and is.
Don't just say its easy to yell and wave poms poms but that's not even half of it look up stunting,Cheer leading,Tumbling ,and cheer competitions on youtube can you fly that high in the air balancing on one foot? Tell me how it dosen't me the standards of a sport because i think it does heres some facts:
The truth is, there really isn’t a solid definition of “official” sport.
When necessary, the office of Civil Rights makes this determination on a case by case basis. The Women’s Sports Foundation has narrowed the field down of what is considered a sport to these elements that are commonly agreed upon to define a sport:
• It must be a physical activity which involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of mass. (Stunting… check)!
• “Contesting” or competing against/with an opponent is required (Competition… check)!
• It must be governed by rules that explicitly define the time, space, and purpose of the contest and the conditions under which a winner is declared. (Time limit, mat size, score sheets… check, check, check)!
• Acknowledgement that the primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants. (You know those competitions on ESPN? Those are national championships… check)!
So far, cheerleading is four for four! But there are still two more qualifications to meet for cheerleading to be considered a sport. The Women’s Sports Foundation makes it clear that “any physical activity in which relative performance can be judged or qualified can be developed into a competitive sport as long as:
1) The physical activity includes the above defined elements (got them!) and…
2) The primary purpose is competition verses other teams or individuals within a competition structure comparable to other ‘athletic’ activities.”