Cheerleaders: Sports or not?

[Double Gator Dad]

I love cheerleaders. My first GF was one and in that outfit she was delectable. But on the sidelines in HS basketball (annoying) in football (never noticed while playing)

In high school my girlfriend got pissed at me for saying that while playing in a football game we paid no attention to the cheerleaders at all.

 

[Himey]

This thread is useless without more pics.

 

[abefroman]

Nope, just a mere fun activity

 

[G8trwood]

There are 2 rules for it to be a sport.

You have to break a sweat while playing and there must be a proponent to keep your opponent from scoring.

Cheerleading doesn't have the latter. Bowling has neither. Billiards plays defense but no swesting. Golf has no defense but can sweat if you drink enough beer.

Cheerleaders don’t have the ability to prevent scoring?

 

[soflagator]

Cheerleaders don’t have the ability to prevent scoring?

Technically yes. But it’s no sweat with enough beer.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Cheerleaders don’t have the ability to prevent scoring?

They certainly do. Multiple ones prevented me from scoring in highschool.

 

[URGatorBait]

They certainly do. Multiple ones prevented me from scoring in highschool.

Yea, many of us have seen what you look like.

We're still trying to figure out how you landed your wife

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Yea, many of us have seen what you look like.

We're still trying to figure out how you landed your wife

Same.

 

[Spurdog98]

I have to say if Golf is considered a sport, then yes.

 

[Spurdog98]

When this turns political (which it will in about 17 seconds), I'll move it to the PF.

It's 7:37 PM BTW. You ever get tired of being wrong?

 

[Gatordiddy]

It's 7:37 PM BTW. You ever get tired of being wrong?

 

[Spurdog98]

I like to poke him every once in awhile.

 

[Egor's Assistant]

I like to poke him every once in awhile.

Sounds like somebody owes Ox a cheeseburger.

 

[MidwestChomp]

To answer the original question.....yes

 

[ThreatMatrix]

A sport? No, of course not. "Sport" implies competition. Competition that is on the field at the same time physically impeding your progress.
It's an exhibition. Like ice dancing or fishing or any track and field.

 

[Nalt]

There are 2 rules for it to be a sport.

You have to break a sweat while playing and there must be a proponent to keep your opponent from scoring.

Cheerleading doesn't have the latter. Bowling has neither. Billiards plays defense but no swesting. Golf has no defense but can sweat if you drink enough beer.

I would agree that cheerleading isn't a sport for the reason that it has no defense. I don't think that sweat has anything to do with it though. IMO, track & field events are sports and most of the time sweat is involved but no defense. The objective of outrunning or out jumping or out throwing by their competitive nature deem them to be sports.

Also, IMO, any activity that relies on judges scoring would not be a sport. i.e., figure skating, cheering, dancing, gymnastics, etc.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Track and Field is no more sport than is a pissing contest. Some, mostly because of genetics, can just piss further than others. Also, sports tend to be interesting to watch.

I'll allow hunting as long as what you are hunting has a good chance of killing you.
And I suppose motor racing. These days drivers have learned that it helps to be in good shape, they actively block if not try to wreck each other, and death or serious injury can occur. So I guess they have an argument.
Pretty much anything that is judged or simply measured ain't sport. Not that it isn't athletic.

Cheerleading is athletic.
But trying to bang a cheerleader is sport. ;-)

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Not sure who got it worse... The dude getting a bull's snout straight to the nuts, or the chick behind him that got either kicked or teabagged or both by the dude as he fell backward.

 

[Lake Gator]

Sport.

 

[Lake Gator]

Sport.