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i have played softball, soccer, ran track and cross country... i've tried out so many sports- but cheerleading from the moment i started is by far the most demanding.

I AM IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE CHEERING. i spend more time practicing for cheer than i have for any other sport. often i go from school to school cheer to all star and get home really late, and then still take a hot bath to soothe my muscles, stretch and condition before going to bed.

agree on the marching band not beinga sport but cheerleading is a sport. You have to have some physical talent to do it and you can get hurt too. Marching band members don't get hurt

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i agree the guy who posted this they are alot of things on here that are considered a sport that shouldnt be and marching band and cheerleading are 2 deffitnates on not being sports

Cheerleading,dancing, and gymnastic is a sport and what anybody have to say dont care. Im a cheerleading and a dancing and they are sports

i have a feeling that anything that takes any talent or work should be a sport. and everything you listed is in the NCAA i dont see a problem with any of the sports listed on this site.

Sport-an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature

if its not in the intramural leagues or in the ncaa its not considered a sport

i takes time to be good at anything. the reason y stuff like marching band is considered a sport on here i think is bc everybody wants a scholarship for wht they love to do. also if %&%*## ping pong is considered a sport, then marching band is definitley a *!*%&% sport.

i think that any opinionated hobbie or "sport" should not be considered a sport if its based on how perfect something is how do you judge perfect if there is no such thing? thats why things such as macrhing band, gymnastics, dance, figure skating, cheering and so fourth should not be considered sports. im not dissin anybody in them i just dont think that sports that are judged should be sports

I hate it when people bring up that bull like, "I'd like to see you do it," or "Their games/practices are so hard,". Well duh it takes work to be good at something.

Here's the way I look at it. If there is another factor that outweighs the factor that makes it considered a sport then it is not a sport. Marching band for example, ability to play a musical instrument is the main factor.

How the fudge is gymnastics not a freskin sport????

Speaking for all the girls( and guys) who have ever been part of a dance team( im sure this goes for cheerleading as well) but if dance isnt considered a sport then nothing should be. I was on my schools varsity dance team for 2 years and can hoenstly say that 95% of my dance practices were more physically challenging then my lacrosse practices. Dance takes every part of your body all the time. For those who say it isnt a sport- I'd love to see you try to preform a 2 1/2 min. routine back to back for 3 1/2 hours. That means kick lines, leaps, turns, the whole deal then condition ((running crunches push ups etc)).

All i got to say is for anyone who doesnt think gymnastics is a sport then i would like to see you lift yourself over a bar and flip over oh and make sure you control your weight dont want it to look sloppy now do ya?????

I just want to know why color guard is not listed as a sport on this website. Because I personally think it is the athletic portion of marching band. And marching band is a sport! Reply if you want me to explain how. I think everything you listed is a sport, mind you cheerleading is only in competitive form. But if you do not believe me. Go to one of their practices, I'm sure they would show you. :)

i would love to c u do gymnastics..if you could

Wow there is ONLY one thing in that list that is not a sport. and that is Marching Band. As far as i am concerned EVERYTHING thing else is. wow....ignorant much?

sideline cheer.. DEFINETLY a sport. hahaha

gymnastics is a sport

Gymnastics is a sport... b/c its physically challenging and requires a lot of physical commitment. However, marching band is definitely not!

anything ya gotta keep in GREAT shape and work out for it EVERY day of yer life,well,in my book,most of these things can be called sports.I'm still begging to let ballet in as a sport.OMG!It's the hardest thing I have EVER had to do.Thank goodness I got too tall for ballet!!! Try putting yer feetsies in a pair of them steel toe pretty pink torture shoes.And then dance!!!With a smile,too!!UGH!! but if Peter the Great doesn't think it is a sport,well,I'll let him decide.hehehehehe......

i think that if you dont compeat it not a sport end of story like the cheerleaders in our school they dont compeat so their for its not a sport then its a clud i do yeardook design and i Always put the cheerteen in clubs now if they went out to a compitition that would be a diffrent story so as i said if it compeats and some body wins it is a sport (that includes competititiv dancing and gymnastics0

SPORTS! NOT SKANKS! SPORTS! NOT SKANKS!

sleeping! even tho it's very physically demanding... I'M SOOOOOOOOO TIRED!!!!

I disagree completely. I believe that any competitive act that takes a curtain physical strenghth or challenges your body in anyway is considered a sport. If you don't participate in it then you can not truely say it is not a sport. you opinion would be biased DUH!

wow the only thing that is so wrong about your statement peter is that gymnastics and dancing are sports. i have been dancing for 13 years and i defintaly consider it a sport. i have 15 hours of dance a week and thats problay more than a football player. and gymnastics is definatly a sport my friend spends 30 hours a week practing gymnastics so i highly doubt that fact that people say its not a sport because it most definatly is. anyways i dont think weightlifting is a sport because the dont do anything besides lift a weight up and down.

Sport, Anything that expends energy by using muscles to perform actions as physical exercise. Also requiring moderate skill and ability to complete, does require time and effort to develop ability and muscle, and is done in a competitive style.

Based off of this definition that someone posted earlier, cheerleading, poms and marching band are definitely sports. Each compete and practice for very long amounts of time under several conditions.

Just because an activity is physically demanding, does not in any way constituted it as a sport. Anything that requires you to come up with a routine and perform that specific routine is not a sport. Sports, are activities in which a quantitative manner take precedence over the qualitative characteristics. In other words, in football, baseball, basketball, or any other sports where you score, is a sport, because the total points are quantitative and not based on individual performance. As long as you get the job done, somehow, and score more points than the other team, you win. Any activity that has a score based on how well it is performed; cheerleading, gymnastics, band, diving, or anything else that you receive points for how well you accomplish something, is not a sport. This is simply because you are not executing the same exact routine, or moves as the other team or person. That is why some activities are sports, and some are just activities :)

I completely disagree. I mean...I'm a synchronized swimmer (which is in the olympics, mind you) and it is very physically challenging, yet there isn't even a categoy for it on takkle.

gymnists work harder then any sport combined so how the hell is gymnastics not a sport!!! they are the most fit and they do skills only people dream of!! and if u dont count gymnastics a sport then ur the one that is jelous and should get a life!!!

dancing, gymnastics, cheerleading, marching band...are sports!!!! i hate thiz question....:p i mean there all physical activities so yea i think they are

Well you know what is a sport? SOFTBALL!!!! If gymnastics is still included in the Olympics, than softball should def be in it! Next thing you know, cheerleaders will be participating! Join my group AND WATCH MY VIDEO! THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD STAY IN THE OLYMPICS www.takkle.com/groups/5083171

peter peter peter....cheerleading is a sport lol

umm just because the sport isn't as physical as your doesn'tmean that its not a sport! the defintion of sport is-an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. and all the things you guys have sid requires theses things!

Competition cheerleading is a sport.. sideline isn't. Thats the way it is.

I hope that my following reasearch and ideas will help to decide the outcome of this topic

I have read all of the argument and i did some research and i categorized sports, here are the definitions of different sports.

Therefore, with these three definitions you should be able to define what is a sport, skill, or hobby. Also some may fit into multiple categories due to the way they are performed or played. And to help the cheerleaders to a certain degree, cheerleading in competitions is a skill sport, but cheerleading on a sideline is a hobby.

and for those who say stuff that gets your blood pumping is a sport, anything can do that, from fear to exercise, you can not base it off of blood pressure

Sport, Anything that expends energy by using muscles to perform actions as physical exercise. Also requiring moderate skill and ability to complete, does require time and effort to develop ability and muscle, and is done in a competitive style

Skill Sport, Anything that does not require large expenditures of energy, but requires the same or more skill or ability to complete. Also requires much time and effort to develop skill, and is done in a competitive manor.

Hobby, Requires little expenditure of energy and is done on a recreational basis, may require skill in some way but extra time and energy to develop skill is not needed also these are not done in competitive form

okay i have a theory to end all arguments. and its a theory so if you think im wrong argue back but dont trash it aight? good. okay in a sport, it requires two things, athletic ability and talent. I think that things that are considered true sports is when athletic ability outweighs talent. (football, track and field, soccer, volleyball, rugby even, etc.). and when talent outweighs athletic ability, its a competition. (dancing, cheerleading (try to do what they do my fellow fit football players, thats TALENT, even though we are athletic), marching band, etc.).

i think it sounds right to me!!! let me know what you think.

Making Tyler angry is not a sport! so cheerleaders, just don't do it!

I have this argument with my guy friends all the time... is skiing a sport? is snowboarding a sport? is rollerblading, skateboarding or biking a sport? What defines "sport"? is it the competitive aspect or the athleticism or talent involved??

Track is a sport. thats all i've got to say. i probably have the most jacked legs i have ever seen on a girl my age. i dont think cheerleading is a sport at all. really i dont. i consider a sport is something that makes you sweat within the first 10 minutes of practice. :]

Skateboarding is a sport and i love it got me 5 sponsors now :D :D im pretty stoked but yea depends on someones opion

Defining what is truly a sport is impossible. It is simply a matter of opinion. Is Bull fighting a sport? What about a rodeo? I'm sure some would say no, but others would vehemently disagree. I think the important thing to realize is that there are a lot of ways to stay active in a competitive environment. Just because you aren't a great mainstream athlete doesn't mean there isn't a sport for you.

I know what ppl think about wrestling, that were gay for wrestling around with other guys but were not. Most wrestlers work very hard to get where they are. I would like to see cheerleading try wrestling for a week, they'd get destroyed!

golf i played it for 4 years and now i don't but i still thought that it wasn't a sport .its just a game.

cheerleading is definitely a sport.........if you look it up its been official for a year.....it should have been longer than that but anyways we compete agianst other teams. people like you that say its not a sport are people who only see cheerleading as what they see in high school. you have never seen real chearleading, ALLSTAR CHEERLEADING!!!! this type of cheerleading takes more dedication than any other sport and take 3x the work. id like you to try it and see how you couldnt last 5 minutes........lmao

Cheerleading is a sport!!! Are you kidding me?! I was a cheerleader and its hard work. I've competed at state and we took 1st! Don't even try and tell me cheerleading isn't one, b.c until you've tried it, you have no room to talk. Do you think volleyball shouldn't be considered a sport?!

What about eating???

If you compete. It's a sport.

I agree about the marching band and dance but Gymnastics? Iv seen the Gymnastics training because one of my best friends was nataionally ranked and they work their %%$%@ off with some nasty workouts. And i know a lot of people disagree but Cheerleading is a sport. The day someone comes up to you on the street and tells you to do a round off- backhand spring-back tuck and you whip it out and do it to perfection i give you full right to say cheerleadings not a sport, but i will agree its not nearly as hard to compete in as Boxing or MMA where one slight mistake and your on your back wondering where you are.

some people say that volleyball isn't a sport. that's @*@$. we have to run at least 25 suicides per week plus conditioning day when we run 4 miles and lift weights.

This is how my school considers these "odd" sports... Marching band is considered an Art at our school... Cheerleading is considered an add-on with the other sports... Dancing is same as Band, except it is practiced outside of school, unlike band... gymnastics was at our school for a while and i think our school had a state title in it... I for sure am against chess or anything like that being called a sport... But 1 thing I am sure of is that Golf is a sport, and so is paintball... paintball isn't school sanctioned because it has to deal with weapons...

I don't consider marching band a sport. It may be tough but that doesn't make it a sport. Look at ESPN, they cover: Football, baseball,basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, nascar, boxing, the olympics, and a few others. Cheerleading and marching band aren't there. Why? ESPN only covers sports.

I agree with Mitch. I mean anything that requires dedication, endurance and such is a sport. At my school, we have Band Camp for TWO WEEKS, Mon-Fri 8:30am-9pm. Then we have Tuesday, Thursday, Monday(Percussion), Friday and Saturday practices. While Football practice has been canceled or is in the gym because of the heat WE are outside sweating. We have run laps, carrying heavy instruments, and play while moving. My friend Brian said that he thinks Marching Band is harder then Football because it requires mental and physical endurance. If something is harder then football, are you really going to not call it a sport?? Track and Field is a sport all the way. We all work hard trying to work up to the States and Regionals.

I'm not going to bother reading all the replies because I can guess what tehy are saying. But I think these could all be considered a sport. A sport requires practice, dedication, hard work, some skill, and a form of competition. In marching band, you march around all day long, practice in free time, play at band competitions where you can be judged on how well you march. You compete against other bands. Therefore it could be considered a sport. This could be applied to all the others and I won't waste my time unless someone really needs me to lay it out for them.

What do you consider longboarding and surfing?

in response to kelseys post.... (i wanted everyone to see it haha)..

i actually think that it would probably be worse if you love the activity to make a decent judgement on whether or not it is a sport if you love it dont you think? I think a third person perspective is the perfect view to judge if it is a sport or not. Such as cheerleading, Cheerleaders should not judge themselves as being a sport or not, but neither should football players, hockey players, etc., either. Somebody that is in ballet maybe and has no direct correlation or involvement in cheerleading should judge that.

or for instance, I have a deep passion for poker. Should poker become a profession sport? If I were to win millions off of poker and do nothing but poker to make a living (aka: be a professional), would i be considered a professional athlete if poker was considered a professional sport?

Im not saying anything against anything... i just want to broaden the spectrum a little!

Let the argument begin.

:-)

Ok, I have a question. Some chick named Brianna, posted this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WWmM1jpM8I on my profile. DOES THIS CHANGE ANYONE'S MIND ABOUT MARCHING BAND NOT BEING A SPORT?

ok well after being a cheerleader for over 6 yrs and now being a powerlifter I have to say that cheerleading is a sport i mean yea now i have to lift weights everyday but when i was cheerleading we ran at 5 every morning 3 miles then hit the gym to lift weights then had practice for an hour which consist of jumps and lifts which really is harder than you think i would love to see some of you try and pull half the things cheerleaders do for example one handed lifts!!! Powerlifting and cheerleading are to time demanding sports!!!! and i have nothing against the other sports even though i do agree that marching band and checkers aren't sports sorry!!!

CHEERLEADING IS NOT A SPORT!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOO SOFTBALL!!!!

dancing cheerleading, gymnastics are definitely sports if you've ever seen what they do and have to do for practice you'd know that. marching band not so much they do practice more than anyone tho like Paris said but i just dont think i cud do it but i also dont respect them that much either i just dont now cross country i think i respect them more than anyone i cud never do that