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I gotta ask ...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Jims242, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    My wife was a cheerleader. And the homecoming queen. She has a top 25 education and makes a helluva lot more than most of us here, myself included.
     
  2. cougargirl

    cougargirl Active Member

    Not a sport. Involves athletic elements, but definitely not a sport.
     
  3. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    My roommate freshman year was a cheerleader. Smartest woman I've ever met. She's now a doctor somewhere in the Midwest.

    As for cheerleading as a sport, I think that when teams compete and don't cheer on football/basketball/whatever (yes, these exist) then it's a sport. Otherwise, they are really just support for athletics.
     
  4. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    As is band. As is the student newspaper competition.

    They're not sports, either.
     
  5. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    OK, you're like the fourth person who thinks that post was serious. Did y'all not read my post at the beginning of this thread?
     
  6. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    I was adding to your point ... many state associations sanction more than just sports.

    I am, however, fairly certain that I have never been contacted by Latin club parents irate over the lack of coverage, even though they work just as hard as the starters on the football varsity. :D
     
  7. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    I like cheerleaders.

    Thought that should be shared
     
  8. pressmurphy

    pressmurphy Member

    A lot of the state H.S. associations that regard cheering as an activity rather than a sanctioned sport do that for liability reasons (no need to hold championships, therefore no reason to insure it) and to spare member schools the expense of getting coaches certified.

    I believe a recent NYT story said that cheerleading has about eight times as many catastrophic injuries (head and spine) on a per capita basis as does football in college and H.S.
     
  9. Hustle

    Hustle Guest

    I'm no expert. Just someone who was terribly interested in the nuances of strategy and paid attention because I hope one day it'd pay off.

    Unfortunately, in 10 years, I can count on two hands the number of times it helped me write a better story.
     
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