First of all Cheerleading is a physical activity which includes groups of people performing routines and reciting cheers (Harmon Angela). Cheerleading can be traced back to the nineteenth century in the united states (Harmon Angela). In 1869 at the first intercollegiate football game people chanted and yelled out cheers (Harmon Angela). Cheerleading can help you gain more confidence about yourself (Wofford Brittany). It can also improve your posture (Wofford Brittany). Cheerleading can help you work better with others (Wofford Brittany).Cheerleading will help you stay healthy and fit so therefore it is a sport (Wofford Brittany). “For today's cheerleaders, it's much more of a sport. They do a lot of gymnastics and flexibility stuff that there's no way I could do. At the same time, I'd much rather be playing” (web.b.ebscohost.com). …show more content…
Just because cheerleaders might sweat a little bit doesn’t make it a sport (web.b.ebscohost.com). According to debate.org twenty eight percent of people that responded on debate.org said that cheerleading is not a sport (debate.org). Cheerleading is expression, it involves dancing it is more of an art form so therefore it is should not be a sport (Christina Orland). Competitive cheerleading keeps score so therefore it is a sport. So what is being said is that just because someone sweats a little bit does not make what their doing a sport, so that's’ pretty much saying all the other activities like basketball and baseball that people consider a sport are not sports. So cheerleading is being considered to not a sport, well that’s wrong because there is more than one type of cheerleading so it depends on what type of cheerleading you are talking about. So what’s being said is that cheerleading is not a sport well that is like saying gymnastics is not a