BRUTUS IS A BEAST wrote:Ok well my sister is a cheeleader and my mom is the advisor at South Gallia and I still do not consider it a sport but at the same time Im never going to bad mouth what they do like some of the people do on this topic. I dont see how you can base everyone that cheers on what you see at the events that you go to, there are lots of teams that you will never get a visual of seeing.
Oh and I can name a few that have their skirts down to there ankles. We have had all 3 of them on our schedule in basketball in the past at some time!
This is exactly what's wrong with cheerleading. My sister and my moms the advisor.
I think at some schools it is a sport, but I have seen alot of schools that I would consider cheerleading as more of a waste of time. I appreciate schools that put time into cheerleading but at most schools it is just something to do.
VBFAN#1 wrote:Knowit2 Have you ever been to a basketball game with no cheerleaders, no band, no student section and have found the game exciting? Disrespecting cheerleading is disrespecting everyone who supports any athletic program. Lets call the waterboy or athletic trainer a name and say they have no relevance. Lets also kick off the guys who give a 100% everyday but never start a game and tell them that they cant yell and support their teammates. Cheerleaders requires athleticism and dedication and deserves respect. If the OHSAA would recognize it as a sport and there was a legitimate conference championship then this argument would go away. Many girls do cheer and play other sports and succeed academically at a level higher than your top notch male athletes. How many of the top athletes in our area actually go to the next level in sports or in life v/s that of a cheerleader?
i do believe were just talking about cheerleaders. you can have a student section without cheerleaders. in all truth full nes our student section is louder and more exciting then cheerleading.
Just picked this up from yahoo. I believe it adds to the conversation.
Cheerleading not a college varsity sport, judge rules Buzz up! Reuters – A cheerleading group takes part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in New York, June 27, 2010. REUTERS/Keith … Slideshow:Cheerleading 1 hr 17 mins ago NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Competitive cheerleading is too "underdeveloped" to qualify as a full-fledged sport for women under federal gender equality rules, and the university which proposed it discriminated against women, a federal judge in Connecticut ruled.
In the 95-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill said Quinnipiac University, located in Connecticut, had discriminated against women when it sought to eliminate the school's varsity volleyball team and create a competitive cheerleading squad in its stead.
Universities are mandated under a federal statute called Title IX modified in 1975 to provide equal opportunity for men and women in athletics programs.
"Quinnipiac discriminated on the basis of sex... by failing to provide equal athletic participation opportunities for women," Underhill said.
Plaintiffs' attorney Jonathan Orleans praised the ruling, saying in a statement "This is a victory not only for the student athletes and their coach, but for women's collegiate sports generally."
Connecticut ACLU executive director Andrew Schneider said the decision "gives force to the law that has opened doors for women over the last 30 years."
"The University's competitive cheerleading team does not qualify as a varsity sport for the purposes of Title IX and, therefore, its members may not be counted as athletic participants under the statute," the judge ruled.
While cheerleading may be recognized in the future, the judge said, "the activity is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be treated as offering genuine varsity athletic participation opportunities for students."
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AP There are numerous cheerleading competitions around the country emphasizing dance and gymnastics moves.
Lynn Bushnell, a spokeswoman for Quinnipiac, said in a statement the school "is disappointed that the court has disallowed competitive cheer as a varsity sport." She said the university would continue to press for competitive cheerleading to become an officially-recognized varsity sport.
The school will add women's rugby to equalize opportunities for women, the spokeswoman said.
(Reporting by Basil Katz; Editing by Greg McCune)
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Neutron Man wrote:ESPN cheerleading YES
local cheerleaders NO (except Greenup)
Local cheerleaders just don't do what you see on TV
its more clapping and timing. like a routine, a dance.
From what I see, if half the ball teams around had a little more timing, and a little
more of a routine the clapping would come from the stands and they would be a whole lot better!
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Cheerleading is a sport!!!! My daughter has done both competitive cheerleading and high school cheerleading for over 12 years now. They are athletes and are in better condition than most of the guys on the field or court!! Also, my daughter can definitely hit a 3 pointer on the court also!!!
