You Should Know Podcast
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Saturday 08 January 2022 15:33:24 GMT
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𝒜𝓁𝒾𝓎𝒶𝒽 ℛ. :
Many people underestimate cheerleading, brushing it off as less intense than football or marching band. But that belief couldn’t be further from the truth. Cheerleading is one of the most physically demanding and dangerous high school activities, and it deserves to be recognized and respected as a serious sport. Unlike marching band, where the primary physical challenge is endurance and synchronization, cheerleading involves extreme risk. Cheerleaders regularly perform high-level stunts that require lifting, catching, flipping, and trusting teammates with their safety. As a flyer, I’ve personally fallen on my back and nearly landed on my head, all because no one caught me. Injuries in cheer aren’t rare. Concussions, fractures, and spinal injuries happen every year, yet many still fail to take the sport seriously. Cheerleaders undergo intense physical training, often the same workouts football players do. We’re not just waving pom-poms. We’re building muscle to throw people in the air and catch them safely. We’re flipping our own body weight, memorizing fast-paced choreography, and performing it all with perfect timing in under two minutes. This is not only physically exhausting, it’s mentally demanding too. One misstep can lead to a dangerous fall. While marching band is no doubt physically tiring, it does not come close to the level of danger and athletic skill involved in cheerleading. The most common risks in marching band are heat exhaustion or muscle fatigue. In cheerleading, people have been permanently injured. The level of risk alone should prove it’s more than just a sideline activity. Cheerleading has already been recognized by the Olympics Committee as a sport, and for good reason. It's competitive, high-impact, and requires real athletic ability. People need to stop viewing cheer through outdated stereotypes and start recognizing it for what it is: a demanding sport that pushes athletes to their limits and deserves the same respect as football, band, or any other team.
2025-05-17 03:07:45
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I agree with the bb player
2022-01-08 16:28:00
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niassupersecretspammm :
You wanna know what’s so funny people say that throwing a 1.5 pound basketball is a sport, but throwing and actually catching a whole human being and flipping and holding them with one hand isn’t
2025-07-15 02:07:23
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@ً: ່ :
comp cheer is a sport. sidline cheer is entertainment and not a sport.
2025-07-16 03:46:51
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user5964826091044 :
Gymnastics, diving, and synchronized swimming are all sports based on judgement with no scoring system. They are olympic sports, not a valid argument
2022-01-08 18:28:59
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paepaethatgirl :
Competitive cheerleading is a sport
2025-07-15 15:03:39
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Nore🇵🇦 :
cheerleading is a sport. they are other sports based of judgement not a set score. if swimming is considered a sport cheerleading is a sport.
2022-01-09 04:00:05
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Mar👌 :
What about boxing then
2022-01-08 15:59:59
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ChildMuncher :
Competitive cheerleading, yes, normal cheerleading at games, no
2022-01-30 20:03:54
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Bran :
Not sure if the “no defense” argument really holds. Is track not a sport? Swimming?
2022-01-31 00:13:52
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allie🌷 :
But how does that make it not a sport?
2025-06-29 02:19:44
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user948173787769 :
No one is blocking in track and field so is it not a sport? Or the Olympic Sport of gymnastics
2022-01-16 13:50:37
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Jeremy Davis :
What about a defense for golf? Would golf fall under a sport?
2022-10-24 16:02:36
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Peezonthekeys :
What about 90% of the Olympics?
2022-01-08 16:44:28
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Mr. Allmond :
What about cross country/ track and field? Those are def sports and have no defense 🤔
2022-02-04 18:06:25
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Ant :
It’s a performing arts competition yes it’s tiering yes you train a lot but, just like competitive dance it’s a preforming art that takes a lot of effort that is chalenging but no it’s not a sport
2024-12-22 12:25:49
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Grace :
A human activity involving physical exertion and skill as the primary focus of the activity, with elements of competition
2023-06-30 20:52:06
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Joseph Walker :
This means have the “sports” in the Olympics are not sports … and marching band is a sport
2022-02-08 08:43:48
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Chris Jordan :
Sport definition: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another for entertainment….
2022-02-01 00:08:38
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Shaefer ♱ :
ITS NOT A SPORT😂
2022-02-19 15:53:33
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1rickthegreat :
Figure skating is a sport also has judges bro so y’all can’t say that
2022-01-08 16:12:43
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sonie😇😇 :
no it’s is a set scoring it’s about if you do the right technique and thete part of the scoring.
2024-12-26 23:01:00
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CheerCheer2021 :
Football players be throwing around 2 pound footballs watch cheerleaders throw 60 pound girls and that’s not a sport?
2025-03-10 04:42:21
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Captain Rex :
there are performing sports, and contact sports. cheer is a performing sport, but spirts like hockey baseball and basketball are contact sports
2025-02-25 11:59:44
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