Cheerleading is Not a Sport - Yahoo Voices

Cheerleading is Not a Sport - Yahoo Voices It is unclear exactly when the debate started, about whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport. It is easy to make the argument either way, and people have been arguing this very subject for a long... More

Cheerleading is Not a Sport - Yahoo Voices It is unclear exactly when the debate started, about whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport. It is easy to make the argument either way, and people have been arguing this very subject for a long time. Usually the debate is just among friends or acquaintances. More often than not the argument will be male versus female, with the former maintaining his position that cheerleading is not a sport. The debate could even become very heated and tempers may flare. At some point, the argument ends and everybody goes about their business. The debate never really gets officially settled. This changed recently when the matter was brought all the way to a District court in Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill ruled that cheerleading is not an official sport for schools when it comes to meeting gender-equity requirements. More specifically, this pertains to competitive cheering, but cheerleading nonetheless. Regardless, this ju Less