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Originally Posted by DrPhil
There ya go.
This thread is generally about college cheerleading because that's what this policy is regarding. What about high school cheerleading competitions and so forth that have the ability to set the precedent for how cheerleading is perceived in terms of a sport? I think I've seen some high school teams that kicked ass and there are cheerleading scholarships that make it seem more and more like a sport worthy of such recognition.
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Well the ones I see on ESPN, and particular Paul Lawrence Dunbar High in Lexington Kentucky, they do both.
Cheer on the sidelines and when Football season is over they are prepping to go the national cheer competitions.
Personally I respect the work, but don't think it is a sport. But I also believe I have antiquated definitions of what a sport is. I don't believe anything is a sport that has judges on the sideline deciding who wins...except boxing but that has the X-factor of at least winning before it goes to the judges.