Correct me if I'm wrong

Date: Tue Oct 19 11:17 PM, 2004

Correct me if I'm wrong

Date: Wed Oct 20 10:50 AM, 2004

What do you want to know? CHeerleading is a sport!

Date: Wed Oct 20 11:37 AM, 2004

SPORT

Date: Sat Oct 23 9:13 PM, 2004

RE: Correct me if I'm wrong

Date: Sun Oct 24 4:53 PM, 2004

If you are asking then you must never have tried it.

Date: Sun Oct 24 8:23 PM, 2004

Although I believe many cheerleaders, including 9 out of 10 competitive cheerleaders, are athletes, I don't think Cheerleading is a sport.

But, I also don't think that gymnastics, ice skating, etc is a sport.

I think its only a sport if you can score on your opponent or stop your opponent from scoring.

Nelson

Date: Sun Oct 24 8:30 PM, 2004

Typical boy....... (and note boy...not man) ;)

Date: Mon Oct 25 6:35 AM, 2004

Ok, I love this!!! An intellectual argument over semantics by ATHLETES!!! Cheerleader ARE athletes, but is what they do a Sport?? Hmmm, to my way of thinking, the reason this argument started in the first place and the only arena in which it really matters is in the schools (from Jr. high through university). Do cheerleaders get the same recognition as the other teams in the Athletic Department (notice it's never called the sports department), are they even governed by the athletic department or are they considered a "club"? are scholarships available? is funding for the program commensurate with other athletic programs?

Athletic, performance, entertainment... these words describe cheerleading... along with football, baseball, iceskating, gymnastics, basketball, swimming......So, is the reason (some) cheerleaders want what they do to be called a sport because of status and recognition? You bet! Are the semantics really important? or can we bypass all of that and just go for the RESPECT!!!??

Cheerleaders just keep going out there and earn the respect!!

Date: Mon Oct 25 2:17 PM, 2004

so then is swimming a sport? in that there is no offense, or defense, but many still consider it a sport
so if swimming can be a sport, can't cheerleading?

Date: Mon Oct 25 2:22 PM, 2004

No, I don't think swimming is a sport. Don't get me wrong though, they are incredible athletes. Like Maritza said, I'm a guy. You score on your opponent, or you stop em from scoring. That's true sport. But that's just my opinion.

Date: Mon Oct 25 5:18 PM, 2004

It's to bad that you feel as you do.
Keep working hard girls and boys dcoing that thing you do.
Most certainly something not just anyone can do.

Date: Mon Oct 25 11:07 PM, 2004

Nelson, you're confusing a GAME with a SPORT.

Games have points, defense,offense, scoring etc.
Sports CAN have all of those things but don't necessarily.

Date: Tue Oct 26 8:14 AM, 2004

Nelson is a sport only when playing with a BALL ??? Or BALLS ???

Date: Tue Oct 26 8:38 AM, 2004

As much as I hate to admit it, I gotta agree with Nelson on this one. As a cheerleader and a former gymnast, am I an athlete? Of course! I got more muscle and am in better shape than some high school football players. But growing up, when ever anyone asked me what sports I PLAYED, I couldn't say "I play gymnastics" or "I play cheerleading". I had to change it to "I AM a gymnast" or "I AM a cheerleader". We are athletes, but we don't play a sport.

As for GAMES, the word games is just a really big umbrella, with sports, board games, and golf underneath it.

Date: Tue Oct 26 1:54 PM, 2004

Monopoly is a game. Chess is a game. But they're not sports. There is no physical activity in Monopoly, and if you work up a sweat rolling the dice, then you'll need to head to the gym.

Don't get me wrong (and thank you, but I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me) like Amac said, cheerleaders are athletes, and some of the best athletes I've ever seen were cheerleaders, but I just don't think it's a sport.

Nelly

Date: Wed Oct 27 9:37 PM, 2004

It's so gratifying when others support your point of view...

Nelson, you're saying the same thing I did, a game is not necessarily a sport. The point of my last comment was to suggest that having a defense and an offense is not a true criteria for defining a sport.

(Nelson said: "You score on your opponent, or you stop em from scoring. That's true sport.")

For if that were true, I'd be looking forward to the Tetris championships on my local SPORTS broadcast.

So far, we have a dictionary definition for sport and we've covered that not all games are sports. Neither of these criteria precludes cheerleading as a sport.

Hmmmm.....

Date: Thu Oct 28 11:38 AM, 2004

Tetris Championships on T.V.!?! What channel? :)

N

Date: Fri Oct 29 12:27 AM, 2004

And WHERE can I sign up??? =)

-Mich

Date: Fri Oct 29 12:29 PM, 2004

This all comes down to definitions. If we take Michelle's definition from Webster's, Cheerleading IS a sport. If we take Nelson's, it is not. So, who is the difinitive authority on definitions?? Are definitions just opinions? and everyone entitiled to their own?
(this is a much more interesting discussion than the usual message board chatter, by the way!)

Date: Fri Oct 29 2:49 PM, 2004

You know what they say about opnions, They are like( ), everyone has one.
You fill in the blank! Lets move on.