Cheerleading Is A Sport And Just As Much A Workout As Football

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Diets in Review published Cheerleading is a Sport and Just as Much a Workout as Football, emphasizing the athleticism of those on the sideline. “The greatest difference between football and cheerleading is that football requires sheer strength while cheerleading also requires balance and body control. Balancing a top heavy 120 pounds in one hand takes […]

 

[ScottyB]

Interesting article. I find it funny that people have to justify cheer versus football. As if football is the standard certification of what makes a sport. It is one of the more younger sports historically (cheer as we all know it being even younger), and is dominantly (99%) a male sport. While cheer is coed (75/25 female to male ratio).

 

[Official OWECheer]

Love the fact that they didn't even mention that scholastic cheerleaders compete.

And @ScottyB we can usually have only a chance of being taking seriously if guys are involved (and for whatever reason, they have to be heterosexual or else we're a joke to most people).

 

[ScottyB]

Love the fact that they didn't even mention that scholastic cheerleaders compete.

And @ScottyB we can usually have only a chance of being taking seriously if guys are involved (and for whatever reason, they have to be heterosexual or else we're a joke to most people).

Typical media missing the point to make their own point.
Haha cuz heaven forbid a gay man is athletic or a gay woman is affeminate!

Oh well, atleast they didn't make our sport seem like a death trap or something only fools do. Can't hate them for that!