Good day fellow Vizzed members.

When I was attempting to make my Underrated sports thread, I couldn't decide if I should add Cheerleading. I then remembered that there is a huge debate as to whether Cheerleading is a sport. I read somewhere a couple of years ago about how some colleges when attempting to cut back funds to sports; they tend to cut money for the Cheerleading side and say that Cheerleading isn't a sport. Here is what both sides argue...

On the Pro-Cheerleading side; they say that Cheerleading requires the person to train and maintain their body. Cheerleading also requires practice to get some of the cheers and moves correct. Cheerleading also requires teamwork (especially if your doing a pyramid). There is also a risk of injury with Cheerleading as a Cheerleader could be injured practicing or doing the cheer event

On the Anti-Cheerleading side; they say that Cheerleaders don't face as much of an injury as a Football player, Soccer player, or Baseball player. They also say that Cheerleading also doesn't have a "score" or any sort of competition between other Cheerleading teams. They also point out that most Cheerleading doesn't require any talent or training as its only clapping your hands, dancing, and reciting chants. They also say that Cheerleading doesn't have national sports teams like Football, Basketball, Soccer, etc.

Both sides make a decent case, so I figure this would be a good topic for the Sports page (and if it gets moved, then we know a Cheerleading thread doesn't belong in the Sports forum). So...

Do you guys think Cheerleading is a sport (Competitive Cheerleading and/or the type of Cheerleading you see on Football games, High School games, etc).