Would you consider competitive cheerleading a sport?

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  • InTheDrink
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    • 11-23-09
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    #36
    Originally posted by stevenash
    Definition of a sport:

    Noun:
    An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.
    dancing with the stars is a sport by this definition


    sorry for those who cant make an intelligent subjective decision on something

    cheerleading is not a sport....not ever
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    • keyboarding
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      #37
      Originally posted by stevenash
      Definition of a sport:

      Noun:
      An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.
      I don't give a fukk what the dictionary says.

      If you cannot stop your opponent from scoring points against you, how the fukk is that a sport? Attack and defense are the foundation of any true sport.

      Golf, darts, bowling, and cheerleading are all not sports because you are simply playing against yourself and hoping you, by yourself, do better than someone else.

      Tennis, basketball, MMA, and baseball are all sports because each side has the ability to completely stop their opponent from scoring.

      If you can't see that simple difference then there's no point having the conversation.
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      • Maverick22
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        #38
        ^^^ Co-Sign
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        • sharkbite8
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          #39
          Originally posted by InTheDrink
          they give scholarships for playing the flute too

          whats your point

          its absolutely not a sport....are fukkin ballerinas star athletes in your world?
          Point is that it is a sport.....when different cheerleading groups "teams" compete against each other in a competition.
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          • keyboarding
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            #40
            Originally posted by sharkbite8
            Point is that it is a sport.....when different cheerleading groups "teams" compete against each other in a competition.
            That is a contest, not a sport. If you cannot stop other teams from scoring, how is it sport?
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            • stevenash
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              • 01-17-11
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              #41
              ^
              So track and field is a contest?
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              • Untied
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                • 01-27-11
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                #42
                I used to score on cheerleaders all the time.
                They play terrible defense.
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                • DiggityDaggityDo
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                  • 11-30-08
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                  #43
                  This thread needs two things:

                  1. Less words
                  2. Moar pics




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                  • keyboarding
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                    #44
                    Originally posted by stevenash
                    ^
                    So track and field is a contest?
                    Yes. All races are just contests with no real time scoring. You could argue that in a race you can cut people off and stop them from advancing but we all know that's bullshit. At the end of the day you're in a lane and you're trying to do your best personal time with no real influence from other competitors.
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                    • InTheDrink
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                      • 11-23-09
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                      #45
                      Originally posted by sharkbite8
                      Point is that it is a sport.....when different cheerleading groups "teams" compete against each other in a competition.
                      how is it in your world? so tennis isnt a sport because players aren't on teams?

                      the arguments for cheerleading being a sport in this thread are asinine
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                      • DiggityDaggityDo
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                        • 11-30-08
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                        #46
                        Originally posted by InTheDrink
                        how is it in your world? so tennis isnt a sport because players aren't on teams?

                        the arguments for cheerleading being a sport in this thread are asinine
                        Banging cheerleaders out is a sport and you cant make me believe any different you mother fukker, Drankdrunk.
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                        • InTheDrink
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                          • 11-23-09
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                          #47
                          Originally posted by DiggityDaggityDo
                          Banging cheerleaders out is a sport and you cant make me believe any different you mother fukker, Drankdrunk.
                          banging them is a whole other conversation you mother fukker!
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                          • sharkbite8
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                            #48
                            Did anyone notice that the Olympics are trying to remove wrestling from the 2020 games?
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                            • The Kraken
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                              #49
                              I sure miss dad
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                              • DiggityDaggityDo
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                                • 11-30-08
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                                #50
                                Originally posted by The Kraken
                                I sure miss dad
                                Dad would have made this another epic thread for sure.
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                                • DiggityDaggityDo
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                                  #51
                                  RIP Dad

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                                  • Inkwell77
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                                    #52
                                    Originally posted by keyboarding
                                    I don't give a fukk what the dictionary says.

                                    If you cannot stop your opponent from scoring points against you, how the fukk is that a sport? Attack and defense are the foundation of any true sport.

                                    Golf, darts, bowling, and cheerleading are all not sports because you are simply playing against yourself and hoping you, by yourself, do better than someone else.

                                    Tennis, basketball, MMA, and baseball are all sports because each side has the ability to completely stop their opponent from scoring.

                                    If you can't see that simple difference then there's no point having the conversation.
                                    Is pool (8 ball/9 ball) a sport?
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                                    • James D
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                                      • 01-03-13
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                                      #53
                                      Originally posted by stevenash
                                      Definition of a sport:

                                      Noun:
                                      An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

                                      Winner winner
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                                      • InTheDrink
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                                        • 11-23-09
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                                        #54
                                        Originally posted by James D
                                        Winner winner
                                        Loser loser
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                                        • pavyracer
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                                          • 04-12-07
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                                          #55
                                          If golf is a sport then cheer leading can be a sport.
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                                          • chilidog
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                                            • 04-05-09
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                                            #56
                                            sport

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                                            noun1.an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing,baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

                                            It doesn't matter if you don't agree with the definition or not. People who are much smarter than you know the definition, and they don't need to argue semantics.
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                                            • InTheDrink
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                                              • 11-23-09
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                                              #57
                                              Originally posted by chilidog
                                              sport

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                                              noun1.an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing,baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

                                              It doesn't matter if you don't agree with the definition or not. People who are much smarter than you know the definition, and they don't need to argue semantics.
                                              so youre saying it IS a sport?

                                              because cheerleading is not often of a competitive nature

                                              in fact cheerleading was not created to be competitive at all

                                              it's not a sport
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                                              • keyboarding
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                                                #58
                                                Originally posted by Inkwell77

                                                Is pool (8 ball/9 ball) a sport?
                                                No because the competitors involved are not simultaneously playing. If you have to take turns then you might as well be playing a board game.
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                                                • chilidog
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                                                  #59
                                                  Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                                  so youre saying it IS a sport?

                                                  because cheerleading is not often of a competitive nature

                                                  in fact cheerleading was not created to be competitive at all

                                                  it's not a sport
                                                  Cheerleading itself is not a sport. Competitive cheerleading (where squads compete against others in national tournaments) is a sport.

                                                  Your local high school cheerleaders cheering on a Friday night = not a sport
                                                  The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders working on the sidelines on Sunday = not a sport
                                                  UCA or NCA competitions = is a sport

                                                  What the hell does it matter anyway? If I can't bet on it, then it doesn't concern me.
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                                                  • keyboarding
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                                                    #60
                                                    Originally posted by chilidog
                                                    Cheerleading itself is not a sport. Competitive cheerleading (where squads compete against others in national tournaments) is a sport.

                                                    Your local high school cheerleaders cheering on a Friday night = not a sport
                                                    The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders working on the sidelines on Sunday = not a sport
                                                    UCA or NCA competitions = is a sport

                                                    What the hell does it matter anyway? If I can't bet on it, then it doesn't concern me.
                                                    Going by a dictionary definition is lazy and simple minded. If you don't think it matters don't come into the thread and post a fukking quote from an online dictionary, you fukk.

                                                    God bless.
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                                                    • chilidog
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                                                      #61
                                                      Originally posted by keyboarding
                                                      Going by a dictionary definition is lazy and simple minded. If you don't think it matters don't come into the thread and post a fukking quote from an online dictionary, you fukk.

                                                      God bless.
                                                      But see, the dictionary definition IS the definition. It's not open for interpretation. It doesn't matter what your opinion on the subject is. It is what it is. If you disagree with the definition, that's your own issue. You're wrong.
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                                                      • 8ArIvd5
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                                                        #62
                                                        Originally posted by chilidog
                                                        sport

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                                                        noun1.an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing,baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

                                                        It doesn't matter if you don't agree with the definition or not. People who are much smarter than you know the definition, and they don't need to argue semantics.
                                                        Singing can be considered an athletic activity

                                                        athletic (æθˈlɛtɪk)
                                                        adj
                                                        1. physically fit or strong; muscular or active

                                                        It definitely requires 'skill or physical prowess'.

                                                        And when you're on 'American Idol' it's competitive.

                                                        American Idol is a sport, ladies and gentlemen!!!
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                                                        • InTheDrink
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                                                          • 11-23-09
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                                                          #63
                                                          Originally posted by chilidog
                                                          But see, the dictionary definition IS the definition. It's not open for interpretation. It doesn't matter what your opinion on the subject is. It is what it is. If you disagree with the definition, that's your own issue. You're wrong.
                                                          hate to burst your bubble but dictionaries change all the time....and sometimes it's because definitions are still subjective

                                                          but that's not the point here....the point is that cheerleading is not a sport....in any form

                                                          just because they move from the sideline of a real sport to the stage with judges doesn't make it any different
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                                                          • chilidog
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                                                            #64
                                                            Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                                            hate to burst your bubble but dictionaries change all the time....and sometimes it's because definitions are still subjective
                                                            Yeah? Tell me the last time the definition of the word 'sport' has changed.

                                                            Regardless, I direct you to this:



                                                            A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that cheerleading is indeed a sport. Just face it - you're wrong. The very definiton of the word proves you wrong, and a court of law has also proven you wrong. Just give it up already.
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                                                            • pavyracer
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                                                              #65
                                                              In that definition it says hunting is a sport. I guess if you are hunting with a bow it requires skill and physical ability but if you are hunting with a rifle or shotgun anyone can do it. How hard is it to shout a deer with a scope? Are you telling me that rednecks are athletes?
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                                                              • InTheDrink
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                                                                • 11-23-09
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                                                                #66
                                                                Originally posted by chilidog
                                                                Yeah? Tell me the last time the definition of the word 'sport' has changed.

                                                                Regardless, I direct you to this:



                                                                A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that cheerleading is indeed a sport. Just face it - you're wrong. The very definiton of the word proves you wrong, and a court of law has also proven you wrong. Just give it up already.
                                                                whats funny is that oxford and merriam-webster define the word sport differently

                                                                im sorry that you cant make an obvious subjective judgment and think for your self

                                                                based on the above definition you'd agree that dancing with the stars is a sport? it fits the definition to a T
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                                                                • Cuse0323
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                                                                  #67
                                                                  You guys are funny.
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                                                                  • InTheDrink
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                                                                    • 11-23-09
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                                                                    #68
                                                                    cuuuuuuuuuuuuserrrrrrrrrrrr
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                                                                    • chilidog
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                                                                      #69
                                                                      Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                                                      im sorry that you cant make an obvious subjective judgment and think for your self
                                                                      ad hominem.

                                                                      I don't need to think for myself when the word has been defined quite some time ago. It isn't up for interpretation. There are no judgments to make. It's pretty black and white.
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                                                                      • InTheDrink
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                                                                        • 11-23-09
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                                                                        #70
                                                                        Originally posted by chilidog
                                                                        ad hominem.

                                                                        I don't need to think for myself when the word has been defined quite some time ago. It isn't up for interpretation. There are no judgments to make. It's pretty black and white.
                                                                        just because something is ad hominem doesnt mean it isnt justified....it was completely relevant to the conversation....dont be a bitch

                                                                        and answer the question....you classify dancing with the stars as a sport?
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