yes

I think it depends. If we are talking about those who work hard at conditioning, building, tumbling and practicing almost every day or so then yes cheerleading is a sport BUT if we are talking about those who practice once or twice a week and only make signs and do not condition, build, tumble etc then no that is not a sport.

no

it isnt

No because you just cheer for teams

I'm going to have to agree with you Joe

yes it is because some people went to a gym for 3 days (27 hours) and learned our rutine

yes of course it is!!!

yes because you are an athlete and you condition and work just as hard of any other sport! also you cheer at games and do competitions!

i hte cheer im mean how would wear skirts

Meagan,
Actually, a recent lawsuit involving a collegiate cheerleading squad verses the volleyball team determined that cheerleading does not qualify as a collegiate sport.

The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) say that "Cheerleading in its current format, does not meet the ... criteria (of the definition of a sport)."

Here is the link to their position paper:
http://www.aacca.org/content.aspx?item=Resources/Test.xml

I think the main reason is that to be a sport, most of your events must be competitive. With school cheerleading, most events are games, and your primary purpose is school spirit. (This also means that all-star cheerleading would fit the description of a "sport" as their primary purpose is competition).

This does not mean that cheerleading is not athletic. I've cheered in high school and college, and have coached for 4 years - I can attest that cheerleading can be more physically demanding than lots of sports.

As I said in the beginning....IF you are a competitive cheerleader who conditions several days a week, running, builing, tumbling etc then yes it should be a sport. AACCA and colleges may not think so but those girls work just as hard. HOWEVER if you are only a spirit cheerleader who cheers for school games then no most likely cheerleading would not be a sport. I cheered competitve for years and then I was a spirit cheerleader for a few years. There is a major difference in the two. I have also coached both.

truth be told, sorry to say, by definition high school cheerleading is not a sport. you cheer FOR a team. while all star is because its just compeition and doesnt cheer for a school or anything. they are the team.

yes there's HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING,MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADING , COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING,,BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING ,CHEERNASTICS,FOOTBALL CHEERLEADING and SOCCER CHEERLEADING!

Yes! Cheerleaders work just as hard as any sports players do. For my school we do a lot of conditioning and sprints. We lift people in the air and catch them wayyy harder then catching a football... and we do it without pads!

IT IS A SPORT. WE RUN MILESSSSS WE SHOUT AND WE R TOUGHER THEN ANY OTHER SPORT.AS I SAY ALTHLETES LIFT WEIGHTS CHEERLEADERS LIFT PLP.AND IF CHEERLEADING WAS EASY THEY CALL IT FOOTBALL!!! :P