Is Cheerleading A Sport Debate. An article was released by people magazine. The article states that most people would say that cheer or cheerleading is not a sport.
On december 9, 2016, the unthinkable happened; Cheerleading is just sexist, demeaning dancing. Whether it’s a football player in one of your classes, a teacher who talks down about cheerleading, or a friend who doesn’t understand why you’re not involved in something else “more athletic,” you want people to know that cheerleaders are athletes.
Cheerleading should not be considered its own sport since it is really just a lesser from of dance.
However, recognizing drill teams, cheerleading and similar activities as a sport gets far more complicated than whether anyone thinks that cheerleaders are athletes. Surely if golf is a sport then something actually requires an athletic ability as such cheerleeding should be considered a sport as well. Cheerleading is a sport some may argue cheerleading cannot and will not be a sport, but according to oxford dictionary, a sport is defined as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Yes cheerleading is a sport.