Link: https://www.varsity.com/news/being-a-cheerleader-is-cheerleading-a-sport/
Description: WEBMar 14, 2018 · Not because of any physical definition – as you can see cheerleading meets ALL of the athletic specifications. But, because cheerleading’s primary purpose is to support high school and college athletic teams. Competition comes second! In other words, cheerleading is more than a sport.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading
Description: WEBThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) does not recognize cheerleading as a sport. In 2014, the American Medical Association adopted a policy that, as the leading cause of catastrophic injuries of female athletes both in high school and college, cheerleading should be considered a sport.
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Link: https://www.sportsrec.com/7446469/reasons-why-cheerleading-is-a-sport
Description: WEBOct 24, 2022 · In 2021, the Olympics officially recognized cheerleading as a sport, igniting discussion as to whether cheer is a sport. With the days of pompoms and hand claps long over, here are the top reasons why cheerleading meets the definition of a sport.
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Link: https://blog-staging.omnicheer.com/post/why-cheerleading-isnt-a-sport-and-what-it-means-for-cheerleaders/
Description: WEBFeb 13, 2013 · At a school sports game or pep rally, there is no competition for the cheerleaders. They’re not competing or scoring points against another team. Many cheer squads do not attend competitions either. Until this law changes, cheerleading can’t legally be considered a sport.
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Link: https://www.varsity.com/news/cheer-debate-cheerleading-sport/
Description: WEBFeb 20, 2018 · 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:
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Link: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/olympics/international-olympic-committee-recognizes-cheerleading-international-cheer-union-sport
Description: WEBAug 7, 2021 · Some might question whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport – let alone an Olympic event. To understand how cheer got to this point, you must look at its multifaceted (and...
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Link: https://time.com/5782136/cheer-netflix-cheerleading-dangers/
Description: WEBMar 4, 2020 · But unlike football, cheerleading is not officially recognized as a sport — neither by the NCAA nor by U.S. federal Title IX guidelines.
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/sports/cheerleading
Description: WEBApr 5, 2024 · Cheerleading, team activity in which elements of dance and acrobatics are combined with shouted slogans in order to entertain spectators at sporting events and to encourage louder and more enthusiastic cheering. In recent years it has gained recognition as a sport in its own right.
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Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/gender-identity/cheerleading-could-have-a-place-at-the-olympics-its-huge-for-a-sport-thats-long-been-stereotyped/
Description: WEBJuly 28, 2021 at 5:56 p.m. EDT. (iStock; Washington Post illustration) When Laila Houston, a 15-year-old high school sophomore in Atlanta, tells her classmates she is a competitive cheerleader,...
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Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristidosh/2016/12/21/is-cheerleading-a-sport-the-ioc-ends-the-debate/
Description: WEBDec 21, 2016 · Although cheerleading has historically been a predominantly American sport, the ICU now boasts 110 national federation members. The provisional recognition granted earlier in December by the IOC ...
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