- Dec 4, 2009
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To elaborate a bit more. I've been a cheerleader and ive been a competitor in this sport. I don't think this sport is cheerleading. It is similar, but this sport doesn't do sidelines or chants on crowds for the support of a team. In fact, this sport is a lot more than cheerleading or cheer. So this sport can be recognized but NOT As cheerleading.
And if they recognize cheerleading or cheer as a sport JUST to recognize our actual yet unnamed sport (I'm still thinking gymletics) then that seems to be opening a pandoras box. Because cheerleading is a sideline activity right there with the dancers. What we do is NOT a sideline activity. So you can't call it cheer or anything related to the word cheer. What we do is a sport.
Doesn't that make practical sense?
And if gymletics (it'll stick I swear) is a sport you can also do any club cheerleading activity, because it wouldn't be a sport.
And if they recognize cheerleading or cheer as a sport JUST to recognize our actual yet unnamed sport (I'm still thinking gymletics) then that seems to be opening a pandoras box. Because cheerleading is a sideline activity right there with the dancers. What we do is NOT a sideline activity. So you can't call it cheer or anything related to the word cheer. What we do is a sport.
Doesn't that make practical sense?
And if gymletics (it'll stick I swear) is a sport you can also do any club cheerleading activity, because it wouldn't be a sport.