CHEERLEADING IS A SPORT.I DONT THINK YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT CHEERLEADING IS. A SPORT IS DEFINED AS SOMETHING THAT IS SCORED WITH POINTS, HAS RULES AND IS ATHLETIC. IF YOU CANT PROCESS THAT IN YOUR HEAD YOU MUST BE CRAZY. LOOK UP THE DEFINITIONS BEFORE YOU MAKE JUDGEMENTS. I WORK SO HARD 3HOURS EVERYDAY JUST FOR ONE 2.30SEC ROUTINE FOR COMPETITION. CHEERLEADERS TRAVEL THE WORLD AND COMPETE. WELL MY TEAM DOES, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TYPE IN CHEER WORLDS IN YOUTUBE AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. STUNTING, TUMBLING AND JUMPS. CHEERLEADING HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF INJURYS FOR A SPORT ACROSS US (BOYS AND GIRLS) ALSO A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GROUP DID TESTS ON ALL COLLEGE ATHLETES AND THE COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADERS WERE FITTER AND HAD MORE ENDURANCE AND STRENGH THAN THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS. WE NEED TO BE RECONISED! WE WORK SO HARD, BUT WE DONT GET MUCH FUNDING OR AS MUCH RESPECT AS WE SHOULD SO IF RUNNING AROUND THROWING A BALL IS A SPORT SO IS CHEERLEADING, I KNOW A GUY WHO HAS BROKEN HIS COLARBONE, ARM AND ...